The small town of Searsmont, Maine (zip code 04973) is a rural community located in Waldo County. The town has a strong sense of community and is home to an engaged and active local government. As of the 2020 census, Searsmont had a population of over 1,500 people. With so many residents actively participating in local politics, it makes for a vibrant political atmosphere. Local elections are always hotly contested as citizens take great pride in their community and strive to ensure their voices are heard. Upcoming elections will include races for selectmen, planning board members, fire commissioners and school board members, among others. There is no shortage of dedicated public servants in Searsmont who are willing to step up and help shape the future of the town.
The political climate in Zip 04973 (Searsmont, ME) is leaning conservative.
Waldo County, ME is leaning liberal. In Waldo County, ME 50.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Waldo county remained Democratic, 50.8% to 46.0%.
Waldo county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04973 (Searsmont, ME) is leaning conservative.
Searsmont, Maine is leaning conservative.
Waldo County, Maine is leaning 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.
Searsmont, Maine: r 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 04973 (Searsmont)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 273 contributions totaling $7,814 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $1,650 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $413 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)