Jonesport, ME is a small town located in the coastal region of Maine. While it is home to only a few hundred people, the politics of Jonesport have still been an important part of local life. Local elections are held every year and residents come out to support their chosen candidates for office. In recent years, issues such as economic development, environmental protection and community safety have been at the forefront of debates between candidates. The local government has worked with community organizations to develop projects that create jobs and boost the economy while also protecting natural resources and providing services to keep the town safe. Jonesport has always been committed to finding solutions that benefit both its citizens and its environment—allowing residents to enjoy all that this unique town has to offer.
The political climate in Jonesport, ME is moderately 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
Jonesport, ME is moderately 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.
Jonesport, 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 Jonesport, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 47 contributions totaling $4,035 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $930 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $233 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)