Residents of politically divided Hampden tread carefully with their neighbors

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

77% : When told that Hampden supported Trump in 2016 and then Biden in 2020, Sherwood said he was surprised.
56% : Brasslett, 35, grew up in Hampden and was surprised to learn the town had shifted from Trump to Biden between 2016 and 2020.
55% : Both are retired and their views are traditionally conservative, but they stopped short of saying Trump has their support.
47% : "I thought Trump really won everybody over, to be honest.
47% : The media is as bad as the politicians."Asked what matters most to them, the Sherrards said Social Security and spending.
39% : "Although she doesn't mention Trump by name, it's clear that's who she means when she talks about character.
36% : Has the town become an electoral tossup?Vice President Kamala Harris has a moderate-sized lead overall in Maine, according to the few public polls that have been released, but Trump has the edge among voters in the vast, mostly rural 2nd Congressional District where Hampden sits.

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