The small community of Rockwood, ME (04478) is a largely rural area with a population of about 2,500 people. It is governed by the Town Manager and Board of Selectmen, who are responsible for setting local tax rates, zoning regulations, and other policies. Every two years, residents of Rockwood can vote in local elections to choose their representatives on the Town Council and other local boards. Recent elections have been dominated by candidates from the Democratic Party, but there is also a strong contingent of independent voters in the area. The most pressing issues facing Rockwood currently include environmental protection and economic development. As part of ongoing efforts to improve the town's economy, local leaders are working with state officials to bring more businesses and investments into the area. Additionally, they are prioritizing initiatives that promote sustainability and protect natural resources.
The political climate in Zip 04478 (Rockwood, 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 04478 (Rockwood, ME) is moderately conservative.
Rockwood, 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.
Rockwood, 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 04478 (Rockwood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $85 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)