04686 Wesley, ME is a small town located in southern Maine. It has a rich and vibrant history with its citizens having an active role in the local political environment. The town is mostly represented by municipal officials that are elected by the constituents of the community. These officials are responsible for making decisions that will help shape the future of the town. They strive to create policies and regulations that ensure fairness, progress, and sustainability for all residents of 04686 Wesley, ME. Residents of 04686 Wesley have recently become more politically active and engaged due to a variety of issues such as economic development, infrastructure maintenance, public safety initiatives, and environmental protection efforts. In addition, many citizens have become involved in campaigns related to social justice issues such as civil rights and immigrant rights. The citizens of 04686 Wesley continue to play an important role in local politics through their participation in elections as well as various other events throughout the year including debates, rallies, and meetings with elected representatives.
The political climate in Zip 04686 (Wesley, ME) is moderately conservative.
Washington County, ME is moderately conservative. In Washington County, ME 39.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained very strongly Republican, 58.7% to 39.0%.
Washington county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04686 (Wesley, ME) is moderately conservative.
Wesley, Maine is moderately conservative.
Washington County, Maine is moderately conservative.
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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.
Wesley, Maine: r r d d R R
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 04686 (Wesley)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $292 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $12 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)