Mapleton, ME is a small town located in the northeastern United States. It has a strong sense of community and a long history of political involvement. The town's residents are passionate about their local politics, and take an active role in determining the future of Mapleton. Every election cycle, candidates from both major parties run for office in Mapleton, offering residents the opportunity to have their voices heard on important issues such as taxes, education, and healthcare. Local grassroots campaigns often form around these candidates to mobilize voters and ensure that their views are represented in government decision-making. While the results may not always be what everyone was hoping for, Mapleton residents can take pride in knowing that they had a hand in shaping the future of their hometown.
The political climate in Mapleton, 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
Mapleton, 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.
Mapleton, 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 Mapleton, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 108 contributions totaling $2,450 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $3,090 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)