Pownal, ME is a small town located in Cumberland county with a population of around 3,400 people. The town is served by the local government which includes three elected officials: a Board of Selectmen, Town Manager and Town Clerk. Each official is elected for a three-year term. The Board of Selectmen consists of three members who are responsible for setting policy in the town and overseeing the budget, while the Town Manager handles day-to-day operations. The Town Clerk serves as the main record keeper for all official documents such as birth certificates and property records. Pownal has an active local political scene with residents engaging in various civic activities such as attending town meetings and volunteering on various committees. Residents also have access to their legislators in Augusta who regularly hold events throughout the year to discuss legislative issues affecting Maine communities like Pownal. Overall, Pownal residents are very involved in their community's politics and take pride in being informed about the decisions that impact their small but vibrant town.
The political climate in Zip 04069 (Pownal, ME) is somewhat liberal.
Cumberland County, ME is very liberal. In Cumberland County, ME 66.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cumberland county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.5% to 30.8%.
Cumberland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04069 (Pownal, ME) is somewhat liberal.
Pownal, Maine is somewhat liberal.
Cumberland County, Maine is very liberal.
Portland-South Portland Metro Area is strongly liberal.
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.
Pownal, 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 04069 (Pownal)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 280 contributions totaling $26,348 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $5,951 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $372 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)