Smithfield, ME is a small town in the northern part of the state known for its rural charm and tight-knit community. Despite its size, Smithfield has a thriving local politics scene that serves the interests of its citizens. The town elects several representatives to Smithfield's Town Council, which is responsible for setting policies and budgets to govern the town. Additionally, Smithfield has a Mayor who is elected in a popular vote every four years. This Mayor works together with the Town Council to ensure that Smithfield is fiscally and socially resourced to meet the needs of its residents. With regular elections for these positions, residents have an opportunity to make their voices heard on local issues and provide input on important decisions that affect their day-to-day lives.
The political climate in Smithfield, ME is strongly conservative.
Somerset County, ME is moderately conservative. In Somerset County, ME 37.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Somerset county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.4% to 37.0%.
Somerset county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Smithfield, ME is strongly conservative.
Somerset 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.
Smithfield, 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 Smithfield, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 123 contributions totaling $14,621 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $3,829 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)