04290 Peru, ME is a small town in Maine located about 10 miles northwest of Bangor. The town has a rich history and is home to many local and historic sites. Although it is a small town, politics are still an important part of life in 04290 Peru, ME. The government of 04290 Peru, ME consists of the Town Manager, select board members, assessors, treasurer/collector and other officials responsible for running the day-to-day operations of the municipality. Elections are held every two years to elect new representatives to the select board and other posts. Local issues important to the citizens of 04290 Peru, ME include taxes, public safety, infrastructure improvements and access to services such as healthcare and education. The town also works closely with local organizations to make sure that everyone has access to resources they need for success in their community.
The political climate in Zip 04290 (Peru, ME) is somewhat conservative.
Oxford County, ME is somewhat conservative. In Oxford County, ME 44.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oxford county remained moderately Republican, 52.8% to 44.1%.
Oxford county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04290 (Peru, ME) is somewhat conservative.
Peru, Maine is somewhat conservative.
Oxford County, Maine is somewhat 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.
Peru, 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 04290 (Peru)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $333 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)