Eastport, ME is a small coastal city located in Washington County on the Bay of Fundy. While the city of only 1,300 inhabitants does not have any local political candidates, it does have a vibrant political culture and many people active in civic engagement. Residents of Eastport take part in debates about issues facing their community, such as infrastructure improvements and economic development. They are also very politically active at the national level, engaging with representatives from both major parties to ensure that their voices are heard in larger-scale discussions. Furthermore, Eastport is home to a handful of organizations like the Eastport Democratic Club that work to support progressive candidates and promote democratic values. Therefore, even though there are no local political candidates, Eastport has an engaged population and strong sense of civic participation.
The political climate in Eastport, ME is somewhat conservative.
Washington County, ME is moderately conservative. In Washington County, ME 39.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained very strongly Republican, 58.7% to 39.0%.
Washington county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Eastport, ME is somewhat conservative.
Washington 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.
Eastport, Maine: r r 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 Eastport, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,413 contributions totaling $40,566 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $1,240 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)