Dayton, Maine is a small town nestled in the foothills of the White Mountains. It is a friendly community with a history steeped in New England tradition. The town is home to around 600 people and provides them with all of the necessary amenities for modern life. Politics in Dayton is an important part of the town's culture. Local politicians are dedicated to ensuring that citizens have access to resources they need, such as health care, education, and reliable public services. They also work hard to make sure that businesses have the chance to thrive and create jobs for local residents. These elected officials strive to represent their constituents and keep their voices heard on both state and local levels. They are passionate about making sure that Dayton remains a vibrant place to live and work for generations to come.
The political climate in Dayton, ME is leaning conservative.
York County, ME is somewhat liberal. In York County, ME 54.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, York county remained strongly Democratic, 54.9% to 42.3%.
York county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dayton, ME is leaning conservative.
York County, Maine is somewhat liberal.
Portland-South Portland Metro Area is strongly 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.
Dayton, Maine: d 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 Dayton, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 890 contributions totaling $52,042 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 83 contributions totaling $16,700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $201 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)