Calais, ME is a small city located in Washington County that has a population of just over 3,500 people. Although the town is small and relatively quiet, it still plays an important role in local politics. The government of Calais consists of a mayor and five city councilors who are elected to two-year terms. Elections take place every November and candidates typically focus on local issues such as housing, infrastructure, economic development, public health, environmental protection, and crime prevention. Through the leadership of these elected officials Calais works to create a safe and prosperous environment for all its residents. Furthermore, the City of Calais also takes part in countywide initiatives to ensure that all citizens of Washington County can benefit from regional growth.
The political climate in Calais, ME is somewhat conservative.
Washington County, ME is moderately conservative. In Washington County, ME 39.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained very strongly Republican, 58.7% to 39.0%.
Washington county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Calais, ME is somewhat conservative.
Washington County, Maine is moderately conservative.
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.
Calais, Maine: r r 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Calais, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 69 contributions totaling $4,626 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $4,502 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $322 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)