Appleton, ME is a small town located in the Mid-Coast region of Maine. This town has a rich history and vibrant culture that make it a great place to live. Politically, Appleton is part of Knox County, which is currently represented by independent Rep. Heidi Brooks in the Maine House of Representatives. In addition to Rep. Brooks' representation in Augusta, Appleton also has its own local government that consists of a Board of Selectmen, School Committee, and other committees formed to help shape and guide the town's policies and initiatives. Although there are no local political candidates at the moment, Appleton residents can always stay informed about issues impacting their community by attending local meetings or reading news stories online. Local civic involvement is an important part of maintaining a strong democratic society in Appleton and throughout Maine.
The political climate in Appleton, ME is leaning conservative.
Knox County, ME is moderately liberal. In Knox County, ME 58.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Knox county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.7% to 38.8%.
Knox county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Appleton, ME is leaning conservative.
Knox County, Maine is moderately liberal.
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.
Appleton, Maine: d D D D D D
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 Appleton, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 198 contributions totaling $42,487 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $215 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $3,170 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)