Chelsea, Maine is a small town located in the western part of the state. The town has a total area of 17.3 square miles and is home to many diverse residents. Politics in Chelsea are largely focused on local issues related to public safety, infrastructure, education, and economic development. The town council works to pass legislation that benefits all members of the community and makes sure that services are provided equitably. During election season, local candidates often run for office to represent their constituents’ interests in town hall meetings and other important happenings. Most recently, candidates have focused on establishing a budget that includes programs for youth development, providing more resources for small businesses, and improving public transportation within the city limits.
The political climate in Chelsea, ME is somewhat conservative.
Kennebec County, ME is leaning liberal. In Kennebec County, ME 48.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kennebec county flipped narrowly Democratic, 48.6% to 48.3%.
Kennebec county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chelsea, ME is somewhat conservative.
Kennebec County, Maine is leaning liberal.
Augusta-Waterville Metro Area is leaning 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.
Chelsea, Maine: D d D D r 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Chelsea, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,264 contributions totaling $159,967 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 121 contributions totaling $22,870 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)