Bristol, Maine is a small town located in Lincoln County along the Penobscot River. The town has a vibrant community and is known for its rich history and beautiful scenery. Politically, Bristol is a heavily Republican-leaning town, as demonstrated by the election results in recent years. The current mayor of Bristol is Christopher Cayer, who was elected to the position in 2018. Mayor Cayer has taken initiatives to improve the quality of life for all citizens, including providing more access to recreational opportunities and improving public safety measures. He also works to promote economic development within the town through supporting local businesses and bringing new jobs to the area. Additionally, at the state level, Lincoln County is currently represented by Senator Bradlee Farrin (R) who advocates for issues such as infrastructure improvements and protecting Maine’s environment. All these efforts combined make Bristol an appealing place for people looking for a safe and pleasant environment to live in.
The political climate in Bristol, ME is leaning conservative.
Lincoln County, ME is somewhat liberal. In Lincoln County, ME 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained strongly Democratic, 53.8% to 43.5%.
Lincoln county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bristol, ME is leaning conservative.
Lincoln 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.
Bristol, Maine: r 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 Bristol, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 735 contributions totaling $30,087 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 54 contributions totaling $10,410 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)