Tenants Harbor, ME (04860) is a small fishing village located on the midcoast of Maine. It is a peaceful community with a population of around 400 people. Politically, Tenants Harbor has traditionally leaned conservative and there are no local political candidates currently running for office. The closest political representation comes from the state level, where citizens can turn to their elected representatives for assistance and guidance. At the state level, Maine residents have the opportunity to vote in all major elections for Senators, Representatives, and Governors. Tenants Harbor citizens also support various initiatives such as environmental protection and preservation of open space in order to maintain its rural character. The town also supports local businesses and offers several programs that provide job training and other services to those in need. Residents participate actively in local government meetings and take part in decision-making processes that affect their community.
The political climate in Zip 04860 (Tenants Harbor, ME) is leaning liberal.
Knox County, ME is moderately liberal. In Knox County, ME 58.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Knox county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.7% to 38.8%.
Knox county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04860 (Tenants Harbor, ME) is leaning liberal.
Tenants Harbor, Maine is leaning liberal.
Knox County, Maine is moderately 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.
Tenants Harbor, 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 04860 (Tenants Harbor)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 348 contributions totaling $132,539 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $381 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $6,700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)