Vinalhaven, ME is a small island community located off the coast of Maine. The town has a population of 1,165 people and serves as an important center for fishing and lobstering in the region. The town is home to several political organizations that advocate for local issues related to the water industry and other environmental concerns. Local politicians also work hard to ensure that residents have access to quality public services such as education, healthcare, transportation, and emergency services. At the state level, Vinalhaven's representatives are actively involved in improving infrastructure and expanding economic opportunities for businesses on the island. Most recently, they have been working on legislation to address climate change mitigation strategies and increase energy efficiency standards. Residents can get involved by attending meetings with their representatives or joining one of many local organizations that focus on political issues affecting them.
The political climate in Zip 04863 (Vinalhaven, 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 04863 (Vinalhaven, ME) is leaning liberal.
Vinalhaven, 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.
Vinalhaven, 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 04863 (Vinalhaven)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 336 contributions totaling $17,990 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $681 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)