Buckfield, ME is a small town with a population of approximately 1,000 people. While the town is not known for its political activity or presence on the state level, civic organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce and local fire departments have worked hard to ensure that Buckfield remains a safe and hospitable place to live. The local government consists of a Board of Selectmen made up of five elected officials who serve four-year terms. They are responsible for setting property taxes, approving budgets, enacting laws, and other decisions that affect the town. The town also elects representatives to the state legislature in Augusta. These representatives help to keep Buckfield's interests at heart when it comes to matters such as education funding and environmental protection. Overall, the citizens of Buckfield take great pride in their community and strive to create a thriving environment for all who live there.
The political climate in Buckfield, 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
Buckfield, 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.
Buckfield, 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 Buckfield, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 89 contributions totaling $2,643 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $1,429 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)