The politics in Mount Vernon, ME (04352) are largely influenced by the local government. The town has two representatives in the Maine House of Representatives, who work to support the interests of its citizens. The town also elects a selectboard, providing residents with a direct line to their local officials and giving them a voice in the decision-making process. The selectboard works on behalf of the citizens, helping to shape policies and development that will benefit all members of the community. Additionally, Mount Vernon is part of Kennebec County, which has its own legislative body and plays an important role in deciding laws and policies that affect all county residents.
The political climate in Zip 04352 (Mount Vernon, ME) is somewhat conservative.
Kennebec County, ME is leaning liberal. In Kennebec County, ME 48.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kennebec county flipped narrowly Democratic, 48.6% to 48.3%.
Kennebec county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04352 (Mount Vernon, ME) is somewhat conservative.
Mount Vernon, Maine is somewhat conservative.
Kennebec County, Maine is leaning liberal.
Augusta-Waterville Metro Area is leaning 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.
Mount Vernon, Maine: D d D D r 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 04352 (Mount Vernon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 105 contributions totaling $18,009 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $375 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)