The town of Sabattus, ME (04280) is a small rural community located in central Maine. It is home to around 4,000 residents who enjoy its quiet small-town atmosphere. The town has a Council-Manager form of government with three elected councilors and the Town Manager who are responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the municipality. Every year, local residents elect candidates to serve as their representatives on the Town Council. Candidates typically come from various backgrounds and include long-time residents as well as newcomers to the area. All candidates must be registered to vote in order to participate in municipal elections, and all positions are filled by democratic vote. The councilors strive to represent Sabattus’s diverse interests while balancing fiscal responsibility with providing essential services for all citizens.
The political climate in Zip 04280 (Sabattus, ME) is somewhat conservative.
Androscoggin County, ME is leaning conservative. In Androscoggin County, ME 47.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Androscoggin county remained Republican, 49.9% to 47.0%.
Androscoggin county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04280 (Sabattus, ME) is somewhat conservative.
Sabattus, Maine is somewhat conservative.
Androscoggin County, Maine is leaning conservative.
Lewiston-Auburn Metro Area is leaning 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.
Sabattus, 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 04280 (Sabattus)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $283 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $5,627 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)