Randolph, Maine is a small town in Somerset County with a population of just over 400 people. It does not have any local political candidates or representatives, as its size does not warrant it. However, the residents of Randolph are still very politically active and have strong opinions on various issues. They actively participate in the elections at both the state and national level, making sure their voices are heard when it comes to policy decisions that affect them directly. Additionally, Randolph is part of the wider community of Somerset County and supports other towns in the region when it comes to political issues such as economic development, education reform, and environmental protection. With such an active involvement in politics from the citizens of Randolph, it's clear they are dedicated to ensuring all voices are heard from their small town.
The political climate in Zip 04346 (Randolph, ME) is leaning conservative.
Kennebec County, ME is leaning liberal. In Kennebec County, ME 48.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kennebec county flipped narrowly Democratic, 48.6% to 48.3%.
Kennebec county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04346 (Randolph, ME) is leaning conservative.
Randolph, Maine is leaning conservative.
Kennebec County, Maine is leaning liberal.
Augusta-Waterville Metro Area is leaning 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.
Randolph, Maine: D d D D r 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 04346 (Randolph)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 58 contributions totaling $1,908 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $60 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)