Port Clyde, ME (04855) is a small fishing village on the Maine coast. It is politically affiliated with the Republican Party and has a mayor/selectman form of government. The current mayor is Donna Damon, who was elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2019. There are two selectmen, Elmer Smith and John Simpson; both were elected in 2020. The majority of citizens in Port Clyde generally share conservative views on social issues such as gun rights, pro-life initiatives, and religious freedom. Additionally, residents support economic policies that focus on creating jobs and strengthening the local economy through initiatives like tourism promotion and improved infrastructure. Much of the town's political discourse revolves around issues such as fisheries management, coastal preservation regulations, water quality standards, and land conservation efforts.
The political climate in Zip 04855 (Port Clyde, ME) is leaning liberal.
Knox County, ME is moderately liberal. In Knox County, ME 58.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Knox county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.7% to 38.8%.
Knox county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04855 (Port Clyde, ME) is leaning liberal.
Port Clyde, Maine is leaning liberal.
Knox County, Maine is moderately liberal.
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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.
Port Clyde, Maine: d D D D D D
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 04855 (Port Clyde)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 60 contributions totaling $2,449 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $43,840 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $933 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)