The Bangor, ME Metro Area is the third largest city in the state of Maine. It is home to a diverse population of over 30,000 people, and it is a bustling hub of business and culture. The political landscape in the Bangor Metro Area reflects this diversity, with a wide variety of candidates from both major parties vying for seats in local government. Major issues on the ballot in recent elections have included increasing funding for public schools, improving infrastructure, and promoting economic development. There are also several initiatives aimed at protecting natural resources and improving services for those living in poverty. The local political scene has been active and competitive in recent years with contested races for mayor, councilors, and other offices. Ultimately, voters are presented with a diverse selection of candidates to choose from when casting their ballots, ensuring that their voices will be heard come election day.
The political climate in Bangor Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
In Bangor Metro Area 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, the Bangor metro area remained moderately Republican, 52.6% to 44.2%.
The Bangor metro area voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Bangor, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Bangor Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,394 contributions totaling $656,022 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,252 contributions totaling $590,066 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $471 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)