Milbridge is a small town in Maine with an estimated population of 1,400 people. The town has a long history of politics that dates back to the early 1900s when the first local political candidate was elected mayor. Today, the Milbridge Town Council is composed of five members who are elected by local residents and serve three-year terms. The council meets regularly to discuss upcoming issues and make decisions for the betterment of their community. Milbridge prides itself on being a close-knit town with a strong sense of civic responsibility, where every resident鈥檚 opinion matters. As such, political campaigns tend to be competitive and spirited as candidates strive to represent the values of the people living in Milbridge. There are plenty of opportunities for local residents to get involved in politics through attending meetings or volunteering on a campaign, so no matter what your opinion may be about politics in Milbridge you can have your say!
The political climate in Milbridge, 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
Milbridge, ME is moderately conservative.
Washington County, Maine is moderately conservative.
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.
Milbridge, 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 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 Milbridge, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 153 contributions totaling $6,791 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $2,105 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $421 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)