The small town of Sorrento, ME (04677) is known for its coastal beauty and small-town charm. While the population of this rural coastal town is unknown, there are local politics in place that focus on protecting the town’s unique character and providing public services to the citizens. The town has a three-member Board of Selectmen which oversees all operations related to public service delivery and works with local government officials to maintain local laws. The town also has its own police force and fire department, both of which are very active in the community. Every election season, local candidates run for office to ensure that their ideas are represented in the state government. Political engagement runs deep in Sorrento, with residents actively participating in educational forums about current issues such as environmental conservation and public safety. All these efforts help keep the little town of Sorrento connected to politics and help shape its future for generations to come.
The political climate in Zip 04677 (Sorrento, 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 04677 (Sorrento, ME) is leaning liberal.
Sorrento, 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.
Sorrento, 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 04677 (Sorrento)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 39 contributions totaling $2,235 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 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)