South Berwick, ME 03908 is a town located at the border of Maine and New Hampshire with a population of about 7,000 people. It is known for its picturesque downtown area and historic buildings. As a small town, politics in South Berwick are mainly focused on local issues and pressing needs that affect the community. The local government is comprised of a Town Council with six elected representatives who serve two-year terms. Additionally, the town has a Board of Selectmen who provide guidance to Town Council members on matters regarding the budget, public works, planning, recreation and other important areas. During election times, residents can vote for candidates running for these positions as well as representatives in the state legislature who focus on broader issues such as healthcare, education, environment and transportation. In this way, South Berwick鈥檚 political landscape offers voters an opportunity to be involved in both local and larger regional issues which impact their daily lives.
The political climate in Zip 03908 (South Berwick, ME) is leaning liberal.
York County, ME is somewhat liberal. In York County, ME 54.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, York county remained strongly Democratic, 54.9% to 42.3%.
York county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 03908 (South Berwick, ME) is leaning liberal.
South Berwick, Maine is leaning liberal.
York County, Maine is somewhat 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.
South Berwick, 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 03908 (South Berwick)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,087 contributions totaling $36,856 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $4,757 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)