Wells, Maine is a small coastal town located in the heart of the state. With a population of about 10,000 residents, Wells is a tight-knit community with a strong sense of civic pride and participation. Even though Wells does not have any local political candidates, there is still strong engagement in politics within the community. Residents take an active interest in state and national politics, and many participate in local campaigns that support their favorite candidates. Issues like healthcare, education, transportation and the economy are discussed locally and acted upon through various initiatives to support positive change. The people of Wells are passionate about protecting their rights and ensuring a better quality of life for their families and neighbors.
The political climate in Wells, ME is leaning conservative.
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
Wells, ME is leaning conservative.
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 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 Wells, ME
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)