Burlington, Maine is a small town with a population of about 500 people. Although the town is small, it still has a vibrant political landscape that is concerned with local issues. The town has an elected representative on the Board of Selectmen and Town Meeting participants who serve as the legislative body for Burlington. Residents also have the opportunity to vote for their local representatives in state and national elections. Additionally, there are several organizations in Burlington that provide outreach and advocacy around important topics such as education, economic development, public safety and environmental protection. All of these activities help ensure that Burlington’s voice is heard in both local and state politics.
The political climate in Burlington, ME is somewhat conservative.
Penobscot County, ME is somewhat conservative. In Penobscot County, ME 44.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Penobscot county remained moderately Republican, 52.6% to 44.2%.
Penobscot county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Burlington, ME is somewhat conservative.
Penobscot County, Maine is somewhat conservative.
Bangor Metro Area 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.
Burlington, Maine: r 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 Burlington, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 68 contributions totaling $6,841 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 74 contributions totaling $27,768 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $375 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)