Stoneham, ME is a small town with a population of just over 500 people. It has a long history of support for the local Republican party, with most of its residents staunchly backing conservative values. Voters in Stoneham are fiercely independent and take pride in their town's autonomy and involvement in civic life. In recent elections, the town has seen a growing presence from Democratic candidates, giving voters more choices at the ballot box. Residents tend to vote on issues rather than party affiliation, making sure that their voice is heard and represented. Though there are no local political candidates at this time, the future looks promising for increased engagement from all sides.
The political climate in Stoneham, ME is moderately conservative.
Oxford County, ME is somewhat conservative. In Oxford County, ME 44.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oxford county remained moderately Republican, 52.8% to 44.1%.
Oxford county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Stoneham, ME is moderately conservative.
Oxford County, Maine 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.
Stoneham, 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 Stoneham, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21 contributions totaling $1,271 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $625 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)