Alton, ME is a small town located in Washington County with a population of approximately 1,500. The local politics in Alton are primarily focused on the town's infrastructure and quality of life for residents. The town is governed by a five-member Board of Selectmen who are elected by the citizens of Alton every year to manage the town's budget and resources. They also oversee public safety, road maintenance, and other municipal services. Additionally, Alton has its own school district which is overseen by an elected school board that works to ensure all students receive an education that prepares them for success after graduation. Each year, candidates from both major political parties run for office in Alton so there is a wide variety of political perspectives represented in the local government.
The political climate in Alton, ME is moderately 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
Alton, ME is moderately 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.
Alton, 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 Alton, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 215 contributions totaling $31,322 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $27,745 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $694 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)