Amherst is a small town located in Maine with a population of just over 1,000 people. Its politics are reflective of the values of its residents which emphasize on conservation and protection of natural resources. In recent years, local political candidates have focused on improving infrastructure such as roads, investing in sustainable energy sources, and creating job opportunities for the community. The town also seeks to maintain an open dialogue between the residents and their representatives to ensure that all voices can be heard. Furthermore, there has been an increased effort to engage with local nonprofit organizations and businesses in order to promote a more vibrant economy. Amherst is committed to making the best decisions for its citizens in order to continue providing a safe and prosperous environment for generations to come.
The political climate in Amherst, ME is leaning conservative.
Hancock County, ME is somewhat liberal. In Hancock County, ME 54.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hancock county remained strongly Democratic, 54.8% to 42.4%.
Hancock county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Amherst, ME is leaning conservative.
Hancock County, Maine is somewhat liberal.
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.
Amherst, Maine: d D D D d D
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 Amherst, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 794 contributions totaling $40,106 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 137 contributions totaling $22,826 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)