Newcastle, Maine (04553) is a small town in the mid-coast region of Maine with a population of about 2,300 people. It has a rich history dating back to its settlement in 1790 and features several historic buildings. The town is served by a Town Council which oversees all local government operations. All residents are invited to attend the Town Council meetings and participate in their local governance. The council is comprised of five members elected by the citizens for three year terms. In addition to Town Council, Newcastle also has two representatives who serve in the state House of Representatives and one representative in Maine's Senate. Local political candidates typically come from the ranks of the community and are chosen for their knowledge of local issues and commitment to public service. This allows Newcastle residents to have direct representation at both the state and local level.
The political climate in Zip 04553 (Newcastle, ME) is leaning liberal.
Lincoln County, ME is somewhat liberal. In Lincoln County, ME 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained strongly Democratic, 53.8% to 43.5%.
Lincoln county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04553 (Newcastle, ME) is leaning liberal.
Newcastle, Maine is leaning liberal.
Lincoln County, Maine is somewhat liberal.
Not Found Metro Area is 0.
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.
Newcastle, 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 04553 (Newcastle)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 633 contributions totaling $14,235 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $4,709 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)