Hamlin, ME is a small town located in the northeastern part of Maine. It is known for its beautiful coastline and its vibrant community. The politics in Hamlin are based on local issues such as education, public safety, and taxation. Locals are passionate about their political views and work together to ensure that the town's needs are met. There are several local political candidates running for office, whose platforms will focus on making decisions that benefit the citizens of Hamlin. They will aim to create policies that bring economic growth to the area while keeping taxes low. Locals have a strong sense of civic duty and are passionate about protecting their rights as citizens. Ultimately, they strive to ensure that their voices are heard at all levels of government so that everyone in Hamlin can enjoy a bright future.
The political climate in Hamlin, ME is moderately conservative.
Aroostook County, ME is moderately conservative. In Aroostook County, ME 39.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Aroostook county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.1% to 39.0%.
Aroostook county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hamlin, ME is moderately conservative.
Aroostook 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.
Hamlin, 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 Hamlin, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $8 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 83 contributions totaling $20,413 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $246 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)