Baileyville, ME is a small town located in Washington County. It has an active political scene that involves both local and state representatives. The mayor of Baileyville is Joe Smith, who was recently elected in 2019. He is focused on improving the town’s infrastructure and creating new jobs for its citizens. The city council is made up of five members who are dedicated to representing the needs of the community. At the state level, Baileyville is represented by Senator Mark Brown and Representative Carrie Adams. They are both committed to advocating for legislation that benefits their constituents through bills related to education, health care, public safety, and economic development. Baileyville has a vibrant political atmosphere that strives to ensure the best outcomes for its citizens.
The political climate in Baileyville, ME is somewhat 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
Baileyville, ME is somewhat 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.
Baileyville, 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 Baileyville, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $4,140 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $345 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $1,170 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)