Starks, ME is a small rural town with a population of around 1500 people. The local politics in Starks are largely driven by the community's shared values and desire for progress. The local political candidates that run for office in Starks focus on issues such as economic development, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and environmental sustainability. They strive to ensure that the town's resources are used effectively and responsibly so that everyone can benefit from good governance. Additionally, they work to keep taxes low while still providing essential services to the residents of Starks. Local politics in Starks is an ongoing process which allows citizens to have a say in how their community is run and helps ensure the town has a bright future ahead.
The political climate in Starks, ME is moderately 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
Starks, ME is moderately 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.
Starks, 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 Starks, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27 contributions totaling $964 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $27,801 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,738 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)