Orono, ME is a small town located in Penobscot County, providing a peaceful living environment for its residents. Politically, the town falls under the jurisdiction of the Maine House of Representatives and Senate districts. The current representatives are Matthea Daughtry (District 149) and Jared Golden (District 2). Their main focus is on providing effective legislation that will benefit their constituents in Orono. Local elections are held every four years to select new representatives and senators who will represent Orono at the state level. In addition to this, Orono also has various local committees that help ensure that the town remains prosperous and secure for its citizens. The Town Council plays an important role in making decisions about how best to meet the needs of its residents and maintain a healthy balance between economic growth and community safety. Through these efforts, Orono is able to remain a vibrant place to live with plenty of opportunities available for its citizens.
The political climate in Orono, ME is leaning liberal.
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
Orono, ME is leaning liberal.
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.
Orono, 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 Orono, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,780 contributions totaling $240,718 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 248 contributions totaling $34,650 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)