Belmont, ME is a small town in the state of Maine with a population of about 1,318 people as of 2019. It is a rural area and its politics are dominated by local issues such as community development and protecting the town's unique rural character. Belmont does not have any local political candidates, but decisions made at the state level can affect the town. For instance, recent changes in state education policy have had an impact on school budgets in Belmont, leading to debates between members of different districts over how to meet their funding goals. Additionally, some locals believe that Belmont should be doing more to invest in local infrastructure projects and attract new businesses to the area. All these issues are discussed passionately during town meetings held throughout the year.
The political climate in Belmont, ME is somewhat conservative.
Waldo County, ME is leaning liberal. In Waldo County, ME 50.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Waldo county remained Democratic, 50.8% to 46.0%.
Waldo county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Belmont, ME is somewhat conservative.
Waldo County, Maine is leaning 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.
Belmont, Maine: r 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 Belmont, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $1,748 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $2,825 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $235 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)