Detroit, ME is a small town located near the Maine coast. As with many rural areas in the state, local politics tend to be focused on advocating for strong fiscal responsibility and maintaining a healthy environment—important issues for Detroit's residents. The town has long had a tradition of electing independent leaders who are willing to stand up for their community's needs. Recent elections have seen candidates from across the political spectrum running, all of whom have sought to represent their constituents' best interests. Detroit also actively participates in statewide politics, as well as those held at the federal level. With a committed local government that understands the importance of engaging in both national and local conversations, Detroit is well-positioned to promote positive change within its borders and beyond.
The political climate in Detroit, ME is moderately conservative.
Somerset County, ME is moderately conservative. In Somerset County, ME 37.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Somerset county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.4% to 37.0%.
Somerset county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Detroit, ME is moderately conservative.
Somerset 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.
Detroit, 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 Detroit, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 137 contributions totaling $6,718 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 72 contributions totaling $18,341 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $255 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)