The politics in Palmyra, ME (zip code 04965) are reflective of the state at large. Maine is known for its independent streak and Palmyra follows this trend. Voters typically split their ballots between Republican and Democratic candidates, with incumbents often having an advantage. In local elections, voter turnout is usually quite high as residents take pride in participating in the democratic process. Though there are no local political candidates at this time, the people of Palmyra can be sure that whoever is elected will work hard to represent their interests.
The political climate in Zip 04965 (Palmyra, ME) is strongly 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 04965 (Palmyra, ME) is strongly conservative.
Palmyra, Maine is strongly 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.
Palmyra, 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 04965 (Palmyra)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 45 contributions totaling $3,679 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)