The politics in Glenburn, ME are largely centered around issues that affect the everyday lives of its citizens. This includes topics such as education, economic development, public safety, and infrastructure maintenance. Local politicians are elected to represent Glenburn residents in city council meetings and other official proceedings. A variety of interests and perspectives are represented in Glenburn’s politics. Most political decisions take into account the opinion of local business owners, community leaders, and other constituents. There is strong support for initiatives that benefit the local economy and create jobs for Glenburn residents. Additionally, there is also a focus on protecting the environment and keeping Glenburn an attractive place to live. The city council strives to make decisions that balance these interests while promoting responsible public policies that benefit all members of the community.
The political climate in Glenburn, ME is somewhat conservative.
Penobscot County, ME is somewhat conservative. In Penobscot County, ME 44.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Penobscot county remained moderately Republican, 52.6% to 44.2%.
Penobscot county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Glenburn, ME is somewhat conservative.
Penobscot County, Maine is somewhat conservative.
Bangor Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Glenburn, Maine: r 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 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 Glenburn, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,198 contributions totaling $325,972 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 476 contributions totaling $284,065 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $597 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)