The Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metro Area is a lively community comprised of two distinct cities sharing a common history and culture. Politically, the area is largely represented by local government officials from both cities. Lewiston and Auburn both have their own city councils who meet regularly to discuss matters that directly affect the citizens of the metro area, such as taxation, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and zoning regulations. The two cities also collaborate on regional issues such as economic development and education. Additionally, state elected officials from throughout Maine represent constituents of the Lewiston-Auburn Metro Area in Augusta at the State House. At the federal level, residents are served by US senators and representatives in Washington D.C., advocating for their interests in Congress. Thus, it can be seen that politics plays an influential role in determining how austerity measures are enacted and services are provided in this vibrant metropolitan area.
The political climate in Lewiston-Auburn Metro Area is leaning conservative.
In Lewiston-Auburn Metro Area 47.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Lewiston-Auburn metro area remained narrowly Republican, 49.9% to 47.0%.
The Lewiston-Auburn metro area voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previ.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lewiston-Auburn Metro Area is leaning 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.
Lewiston-Auburn, Maine: D D 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Lewiston-Auburn Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,648 contributions totaling $277,171 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 774 contributions totaling $153,520 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)