The small town of Millinocket, ME (04462) has a politics that is deeply rooted in its tight-knit community. The town is governed by the Town Council, which consists of five volunteer members who are elected by the citizens to serve three-year terms. The Town Council works closely with the residents to determine what legislation or programs will best address their needs and represent their interests. The Mayor is also elected by the citizens and serves a two year term. Local elections are held regularly and all eligible voters are encouraged to participate in order to ensure that their voices are heard and respected. Millinocket's local government works hard to ensure that all members of the community feel included and represented in its political process.
The political climate in Zip 04462 (Millinocket, ME) is leaning 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 04462 (Millinocket, ME) is leaning conservative.
Millinocket, Maine is leaning 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.
Millinocket, 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 04462 (Millinocket)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 45 contributions totaling $3,127 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $929 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)