Mattawamkeag, Maine is a small town in Penobscot County with a population of 876 people. The town's political landscape is focused on local and county issues, and the elected officials are dedicated to serving the needs of their constituents. On the local level, Mattawamkeag has a three-member Board of Selectmen as its governing body. These board members are elected to three-year terms by popular vote and are responsible for setting policies that guide the town’s growth and development. At the county level, all five towns within Penobscot County elect representatives to serve in various county government roles. These representatives work together to develop and implement programs that benefit all of Penobscot County’s citizens. In addition to these elected officials, there are several nonpartisan organizations in Mattawamkeag that advocate for environmental protection, education reform, public health initiatives, and other important local causes. All of these groups help bring attention to important issues at both the local and regional levels.
The political climate in Mattawamkeag, ME is somewhat conservative.
Penobscot County, ME is somewhat conservative. In Penobscot County, ME 44.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Penobscot county remained moderately Republican, 52.6% to 44.2%.
Penobscot county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mattawamkeag, ME is somewhat conservative.
Penobscot County, Maine is somewhat conservative.
Bangor Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Mattawamkeag, Maine: r 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 Mattawamkeag, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $493 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)