Norridgewock, ME is a small town in central Maine with a population of 2,681 as of 2019. The town is known for its strong community ties and its active involvement in local politics. It has an elected board of selectmen with three members representing the town at the local level. Norridgewock is also home to two state representatives, Jeff Timberlake and Thomas Skolfield, who are active in state legislative discussions concerning issues that impact their community. In addition to their state representatives, Norridgewock residents are encouraged to stay informed about local political issues by attending the monthly Town Meeting where citizens can discuss and vote on topics that directly affect their lives. All residents are invited to participate in these meetings or simply stay up-to-date on current events by reading the local newspaper or visiting the town's website.
The political climate in Zip 04957 (Norridgewock, ME) is moderately conservative.
Somerset County, ME is moderately conservative. In Somerset County, ME 37.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Somerset county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.4% to 37.0%.
Somerset county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04957 (Norridgewock, ME) is moderately conservative.
Norridgewock, Maine is moderately conservative.
Somerset County, Maine is moderately conservative.
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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.
Norridgewock, Maine: d 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 04957 (Norridgewock)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 61 contributions totaling $11,413 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $3,129 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)