Old Town, ME is a small community with a strong sense of local pride. Despite its size, the town has a robust political presence that includes many dedicated and passionate candidates for office. Local politics in Old Town are focused on issues such as education funding, public safety, economic development and environmental stewardship. Candidates come from all walks of life and offer different points of view on how to best serve the people of Old Town. As residents of Old Town, it is important to stay informed about local politics and get involved in the process by voting for candidates who best represent our values and priorities.
The political climate in Old Town, ME is leaning 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
Old Town, ME is leaning 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.
Old Town, 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 Old Town, 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 484 contributions totaling $284,457 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $588 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)