Wells, Maine is a small town located in York County with a population of about 10,500 people. It is home to the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge and is known for its peacefulness and stunning scenery. The politics in Wells are strongly influenced by its traditional values and the desire of its citizens to maintain the town's unique character. The local government consists of three representatives from each of Wells' wards who work together to make decisions on behalf of the community. They represent their constituents on issues such as taxes, public safety, transportation, and zoning. In addition, Wells has an active civic organization that works with the town government to ensure that it meets the needs of all residents. This includes advocating for better public services and working with local businesses to ensure they remain successful and vital to the community. Overall, politics in Wells are focused on maintaining a safe and prosperous environment for all its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 04090 (Wells, ME) is leaning liberal.
York County, ME is somewhat liberal. In York County, ME 54.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, York county remained strongly Democratic, 54.9% to 42.3%.
York county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04090 (Wells, ME) is leaning liberal.
Wells, Maine is leaning liberal.
York County, Maine is somewhat 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.
Wells, 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 04090 (Wells)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 948 contributions totaling $34,431 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 98 contributions totaling $17,631 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)