Lake Arrowhead, ME is a quaint town located in the foothills of Maine. It has a long history of local politics that dates back to the town’s formation in the late 18th century. Ever since then, the town has been governed by a small board of local selectmen who are elected every two years. While they handle most of the day-to-day operations of the town, there are few other opportunities for residents to get involved in local politics. The nearest state and federal representatives are all located in Augusta, so locals must travel there if they wish to participate in any sort of political action at those levels. For those looking to get more involved locally, some organizations offer occasional seminars and meet-ups throughout the year where residents can learn more about current issues and work together on solutions for their community. These events provide an opportunity for locals to connect with one another and work to make Lake Arrowhead a better place to live.
The political climate in Lake Arrowhead, ME is leaning conservative.
York County, ME is somewhat liberal. In York County, ME 54.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, York county remained strongly Democratic, 54.9% to 42.3%.
York county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lake Arrowhead, ME is leaning conservative.
York County, Maine is somewhat liberal.
Portland-South Portland Metro Area is strongly 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.
Lake Arrowhead, Maine: d 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 Lake Arrowhead, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 386 contributions totaling $10,633 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $530 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)