The town of Brunswick, Maine is a vibrant and diverse community located in Cumberland County. The population of 04011 Brunswick is approximately 21,172 residents, with a median age of 35.9 years. In this small town, the political climate is an important part of the local culture.
The city is currently governed by a Board of Selectmen which consists of five members elected at large by the citizens. Each member serves three year terms and are responsible for setting policy for the city. There are several local political candidates who come from various backgrounds that are running in upcoming elections. Some of them promise to keep taxes low while others hope to increase funding for public services such as education and healthcare. Residents here have different opinions about how their town should be managed but all agree that they want a safe place to live with fair opportunities for their families and businesses.
The political climate in Zip 04011 (Brunswick, ME) is moderately liberal.
Cumberland County, ME is very liberal. In Cumberland County, ME 66.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cumberland county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.5% to 30.8%.
Cumberland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04011 (Brunswick, ME) is moderately liberal.
Brunswick, Maine is moderately liberal.
Cumberland County, Maine is very 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.
Brunswick, 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 04011 (Brunswick)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,704 contributions totaling $431,756 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 302 contributions totaling $70,626 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $234 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)