York Harbor, Maine is located in the heart of York County, and is rich in both history and politics. The town is governed by an elected Board of Selectmen that work together to make decisions for the community. Local elections are held every two years, with residents voting for candidates who will best represent their interests in town politics. There have been several notable political figures from York Harbor, including U.S. Senator Susan Collins and former U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree. Residents are actively engaged in local politics, attending Town Meetings to discuss issues such as infrastructure improvements, taxation, and budgeting for public services like schools and libraries. With its strong sense of civic pride and commitment to preserving its unique culture, York Harbor continues to be a thriving town with an active political presence.
The political climate in Zip 03911 (York Harbor, 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 03911 (York Harbor, ME) is leaning liberal.
York Harbor, 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.
York Harbor, 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 03911 (York Harbor)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 154 contributions totaling $18,373 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 33 contributions totaling $5,051 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)