Seal Cove, Maine is a small coastal community located in Hancock County. With a population of only 338 residents as of the 2010 census, it is one of the smallest communities in the area. Despite its size, Seal Cove is a vibrant and engaged community when it comes to local politics. The town has an active Town Meeting that meets twice a year to discuss and vote on matters related to the local governance and community well-being. The local Board of Selectmen also meets monthly to review potential legislation and address important issues facing the town. Local elections are held every two years for Town Meeting Representatives, the Board of Selectmen, and other important positions such as Assessors, Fire Department members, Library Trustees, and Planning Board Members.
The political climate in Zip 04674 (Seal Cove, ME) is leaning liberal.
Hancock County, ME is somewhat liberal. In Hancock County, ME 54.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hancock county remained strongly Democratic, 54.8% to 42.4%.
Hancock county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04674 (Seal Cove, ME) is leaning liberal.
Seal Cove, Maine is leaning liberal.
Hancock County, Maine is somewhat 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.
Seal Cove, 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 04674 (Seal Cove)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 222 contributions totaling $10,076 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $245 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)