Islesboro is a small town in Maine with a population of approximately 514 people. Despite its size, Islesboro has a strong political presence and is home to many local political figures. Local politicians are active in the community and regularly engage with residents to address issues that affect the town. These issues range from education to economic development, environmental protection, and more. The local government works hard to ensure that the needs of Islesboro’s citizens are met. In addition to local politicians, the town also has representatives in both state and federal government who work on behalf of Islesboro’s interests. With their help, Islesboro is able to maintain its unique identity and quality of life while continuing to grow and thrive.
The political climate in Islesboro, ME is leaning conservative.
Waldo County, ME is leaning liberal. In Waldo County, ME 50.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Waldo county remained Democratic, 50.8% to 46.0%.
Waldo county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Islesboro, ME is leaning conservative.
Waldo County, Maine is leaning 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.
Islesboro, Maine: r 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 Islesboro, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 417 contributions totaling $59,058 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)