Plymouth, Maine is a small town located in Penobscot County. While there is no local government or leadership in the town itself, the politics of Plymouth are shaped by its representation in the Penobscot County government. The county is represented by several elected officials including representatives from each of the towns in the county and one commissioner. These representatives work together to make decisions that affect the lives of people living in Plymouth and throughout Penobscot County. Each elected official represents different interests and beliefs, creating a diverse system with varying opinions on how to best serve their constituents. Through this strong representation in the local government, Plymouth’s citizens can be sure that their voices will be heard and taken into account when decisions are made about their community.
The political climate in Zip 04969 (Plymouth, 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 04969 (Plymouth, ME) is somewhat conservative.
Plymouth, 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.
Plymouth, 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 04969 (Plymouth)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $1,102 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $115 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)