The small town of 04358 South China, ME is part of a larger area in the state of Maine that is heavily focused on local politics. The local government is elected by the constituents living within the town’s limits and consists of various city councils, committees, and boards. Major issues that are supported by its residents include protection of natural resources, public safety, economic development, and education. A number of local civic organizations also advocate for their respective causes to make sure that their voices are heard in the political landscape. As such, it is clear that this small town takes its local politics seriously as its constituents strive to maintain a healthy and prosperous community.
The political climate in Zip 04358 (South China, ME) is leaning conservative.
Kennebec County, ME is leaning liberal. In Kennebec County, ME 48.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kennebec county flipped narrowly Democratic, 48.6% to 48.3%.
Kennebec county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04358 (South China, ME) is leaning conservative.
South China, Maine is leaning conservative.
Kennebec County, Maine is leaning liberal.
Augusta-Waterville Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
South China, Maine: D d D D r 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 04358 (South China)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 145 contributions totaling $5,403 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $9,398 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)