Brownville, ME is a small yet vibrant community located in the heart of Maine. Politically, Brownville is part of Aroostook County and is represented by two members on the County Board of Supervisors. The team works together to develop policies that benefit the area and its residents. Through careful planning and consideration for local values and needs, the board has been successful in balancing environmental protection with economic development. Significant investments have been made in infrastructure such as roads, bridges, parks, and sewage systems. Additionally, several new businesses have opened up in recent years which has resulted in an increase in jobs and economic growth for the area. Civic engagement is also a priority for Brownville's citizens who often participate in open meetings held by their representatives to ensure their voices are heard. In all, Brownville offers its residents access to a strong political system that helps them progress towards better futures.
The political climate in Brownville, ME is moderately conservative.
Piscataquis County, ME is strongly conservative. In Piscataquis County, ME 35.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Piscataquis county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.0% to 35.5%.
Piscataquis county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brownville, ME is moderately conservative.
Piscataquis County, Maine is strongly 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.
Brownville, Maine: R r r r 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 Brownville, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $459 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $1,845 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)