Weston, ME is a small town located in the southern part of the state. It is known for its rural atmosphere and strong sense of community. With such a tight-knit population, politics naturally play an important role in Weston's daily life. Local residents are passionate about their community and take great pride in determining who will lead them into the future. Every election season, voters come out to cast their ballots for candidates from all major political parties, from Republican to Democrat to Green Party and more. Issues such as healthcare, education funding, economic growth and environmental protection are carefully discussed before votes are cast. The town of Weston values its citizens' opinion and works hard to ensure that each person's voice is heard during this important process.
The political climate in Weston, ME is moderately conservative.
Aroostook County, ME is moderately conservative. In Aroostook County, ME 39.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Aroostook county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.1% to 39.0%.
Aroostook county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Weston, ME is moderately conservative.
Aroostook 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.
Weston, 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 Weston, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $2,047 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $227 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $155 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)