The politics in Anson, ME are mainly focused on local issues that affect the community. This includes topics such as infrastructure, education, economic development, and public safety. Local political candidates strive to represent the needs of the citizens by researching these issues and understanding what they want out of their elected officials. The town works hard to ensure that its constituents have access to resources and services that can help them have a successful life. Additionally, the town takes part in regional collaborations with other towns in the area to ensure its residents have access to common resources such as libraries and public transportation. In all, Anson's local politics are focused on the best interests of its citizens.
The political climate in Anson, ME is moderately conservative.
Somerset County, ME is moderately conservative. In Somerset County, ME 37.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Somerset county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.4% to 37.0%.
Somerset county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Anson, ME is moderately conservative.
Somerset 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.
Anson, Maine: d 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 Anson, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 62 contributions totaling $3,228 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 76 contributions totaling $57,854 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $761 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)