Dexter, ME (zip code 04930) is a small town located in Penobscot County. It is home to many families and businesses that work hard to maintain the local economy. Politically speaking, Dexter has voted for Democratic candidates since 1992. In recent years, the town has become more diverse in its political representation, with some voting for Republican candidates as well. At the local level, both parties have been known to come together to tackle issues involving taxes, infrastructure, education and public safety. Local government meetings are often held in Town Hall for residents to voice their opinions on how they would like their tax money spent and other important matters of the town. Overall, Dexter is an area that appreciates its diversity of political thought while remaining committed to collaboration and working together for the betterment of their community.
The political climate in Zip 04930 (Dexter, ME) is somewhat conservative.
Penobscot County, ME is somewhat conservative. In Penobscot County, ME 44.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Penobscot county remained moderately Republican, 52.6% to 44.2%.
Penobscot county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04930 (Dexter, ME) is somewhat conservative.
Dexter, Maine is somewhat conservative.
Penobscot County, Maine is somewhat conservative.
Bangor Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Dexter, Maine: r 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 04930 (Dexter)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $1,296 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $155 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)