Wesley, ME is a small town located in the Northeastern United States. It has a long political history and is home to many passionate citizens who are eager to take part in local politics. The town's government consists of an elected mayor, Town Council, School Board, and various other committees and organizations. Local elections are held annually for each position and all registered voters have the opportunity to cast their ballots for their chosen candidates. The residents of Wesley take great pride in their town and are highly engaged in town politics, often getting very involved by attending Town Council meetings or organizing events to bring attention to local issues. The issues most commonly discussed include environmental protection, economic development, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and education reform. Given its small size, Wesley is able to move quickly on decisions made by elected officials compared to larger towns with more bureaucracy. Residents can rest assured knowing that they have a direct voice in determining the future of their community.
The political climate in Wesley, ME is moderately 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
Wesley, ME is moderately 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.
Wesley, 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 Wesley, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $292 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $12 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)