The town of Stetson, Maine is a small rural community located in the northern part of the state. As with many small towns, politics plays an important role in how the town is run. The local government is comprised of elected officials and appointed volunteers who make decisions in the best interests of their constituents. Elections are held every two years for the town's mayor and four selectmen who serve on the board of selectmen. Members of the community also have a say in local issues by voting on budget issues, capital projects, and school districts. Local candidates often run campaigns to bring attention to initiatives that may benefit their constituents. In addition, residents can become active in politics by attending public meetings or joining civic organizations to gain a better understanding of how local politics works.
The political climate in Stetson, ME is moderately 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
Stetson, ME is moderately 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.
Stetson, 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 Stetson, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $312 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $22,251 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,854 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)