Brownfield, ME is a small town located in western Maine and has its own unique political climate. Brownfield is served by the Oxford County Commission, which is responsible for providing services to the citizens of the county. The town also has its own local government, which consists of a mayor and a Board of Selectmen. The Mayor and Board of Selectmen work together to provide the best possible services to Brownfield residents. Residents are encouraged to be involved in their local politics by attending meetings, voting in town elections and offering input on issues that affect them personally. Brownfield residents have prided themselves on their involvement in local politics and have made many positive changes to the community since they began taking part in local decision making processes.
The political climate in Brownfield, ME is moderately conservative.
Oxford County, ME is somewhat conservative. In Oxford County, ME 44.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oxford county remained moderately Republican, 52.8% to 44.1%.
Oxford county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brownfield, ME is moderately conservative.
Oxford County, Maine 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.
Brownfield, 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 Brownfield, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 62 contributions totaling $1,815 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $660 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)