04281 South Paris, ME is a small rural town located in Oxford County. Despite its small population of 2,259 people, the town has active local politics and is home to several political candidates. The most prominent political candidate from South Paris is former Maine House Representative Mark Eves, who ran for Governor of Maine in 2018. He is currently running for the State Senate seat representing the 30th District of Maine, which includes the towns of South Paris and Rumford. Additionally, there are several other local candidates who aim to make a difference in their hometown. These candidates include Thomas Longstaff - County Commissioner Candidate; Darryl Wood - House Representative Candidate; and Ned Gordon - Town Council Chairperson Candidate. All these candidates bring strong leadership skills and diverse perspectives to their respective races. Ultimately, South Paris continues to be a place where voters have many options when it comes to choosing political candidates that best represent their needs and interests.
The political climate in Zip 04281 (South Paris, ME) is somewhat conservative.
Oxford County, ME is somewhat conservative. In Oxford County, ME 44.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oxford county remained moderately Republican, 52.8% to 44.1%.
Oxford county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04281 (South Paris, ME) is somewhat conservative.
South Paris, Maine is somewhat conservative.
Oxford County, Maine is somewhat conservative.
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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.
South Paris, Maine: d 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 04281 (South Paris)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 81 contributions totaling $4,121 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 43 contributions totaling $9,136 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $212 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)