Newport, Maine (zip code 04953) is a small rural town located in Penobscot County. It has a strong sense of community spirit and a proud history of political involvement. The town is led by an elected Board of Selectmen, who are responsible for conducting the affairs of the town and setting policy. Local elections are held every June, when residents have the opportunity to vote for their representatives on the Board of Selectmen. Other local political offices include Town Manager, Roads Commissioner, Treasurer/Tax Collector, and Clerk/Registrar of Voters. Each officeholder serves for a four-year term and is responsible for managing various aspects of municipal government. Newport residents take pride in their civic engagement and actively participate in elections to ensure that their voices are heard concerning issues important to them.
The political climate in Zip 04953 (Newport, ME) is somewhat conservative.
Penobscot County, ME is somewhat conservative. In Penobscot County, ME 44.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Penobscot county remained moderately Republican, 52.6% to 44.2%.
Penobscot county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04953 (Newport, ME) is somewhat conservative.
Newport, Maine is somewhat conservative.
Penobscot County, Maine is somewhat conservative.
Bangor Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
Maine is somewhat liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Newport, Maine: r d d d R r
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 04953 (Newport)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 95 contributions totaling $4,831 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $14,051 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $669 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)