Pittsfield, ME is a small rural town located in central Maine. With a population of just over 4,000 people, Pittsfield is a tight-knit community with strong local roots. The politics in 04967 Pittsfield are mainly focused on issues concerning local businesses, public education, and promoting sustainability within the community. Local government representatives are dedicated to creating and passing laws that benefit all members of the community. Though there are no current political candidates from 04967 Pittsfield, local citizens often get involved with state and national elections by participating in voter registration drives and attending debates hosted by candidates from nearby towns. Despite having a small population, 04967 Pittsfield is an active member of the larger Maine political landscape.
The political climate in Zip 04967 (Pittsfield, 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 04967 (Pittsfield, ME) is moderately conservative.
Pittsfield, 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.
Pittsfield, 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 04967 (Pittsfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 115 contributions totaling $6,483 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 71 contributions totaling $18,136 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $255 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)