Monroe, Maine (zip code 04951) is a small community located in the central part of the state. It has a long history of political involvement and has seen numerous candidates from both major parties in state and national elections over the years. The town is currently represented by Senator Susan Collins in Washington, DC, and Representatives Martha McLeod and Braden Farragut in Augusta. Locally, Monroe is run by a select board of five members who are elected to serve four-year terms. Monroe voters have consistently shown their support for progressive policies when choosing representatives for local office, making it one of the most progressive towns in the area. Although there are no current local political candidates running for office in Monroe, residents are still involved with politics on all levels and actively participate in public debates about important issues facing their community.
The political climate in Zip 04951 (Monroe, ME) is leaning conservative.
Waldo County, ME is leaning liberal. In Waldo County, ME 50.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Waldo county remained Democratic, 50.8% to 46.0%.
Waldo county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04951 (Monroe, ME) is leaning conservative.
Monroe, Maine is leaning conservative.
Waldo County, Maine is leaning liberal.
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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.
Monroe, Maine: r 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 04951 (Monroe)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 143 contributions totaling $72,703 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $508 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $550 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $275 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)