The small town of Steep Falls, ME (zip code 04085) is located in Cumberland County and is home to approximately 1,700 people. It is known for its scenic views, friendly neighbors, and active community spirit. Politically, the area is represented by Democrat Jared Golden in the U.S. House of Representatives at the national level. At the state level, bills have been sponsored by Senator Heather Sanborn and Representative Jessica Fay that support conservation efforts in Steep Falls. Locally, the town’s government consists of a select board of five members who are elected every two years to govern the town's affairs. Elections take place each November and there are no political parties involved with local elections.
The political climate in Zip 04085 (Steep Falls, ME) is somewhat liberal.
Cumberland County, ME is very liberal. In Cumberland County, ME 66.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cumberland county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.5% to 30.8%.
Cumberland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04085 (Steep Falls, ME) is somewhat liberal.
Steep Falls, Maine is somewhat liberal.
Cumberland County, Maine is very liberal.
Portland-South Portland Metro Area is strongly 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.
Steep Falls, 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 04085 (Steep Falls)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 51 contributions totaling $2,841 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $405 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)