The small town of Castine, Maine is located in Hancock County and has a rich history dating back to the 1600s. It is a peaceful place with an estimated population of just over 1,400 people according to the 2010 census. Despite its small size, politics play a large role in the community of Castine. There are many local political candidates running for office in Castine this year who come from different backgrounds and perspectives. These candidates are campaigning on issues such as tax reform, education, healthcare reform, economic growth and job creation. The citizens of Castine will decide which candidate they feel best represents their interests when it comes time to head to the voting booths on Election Day. Ultimately, they will choose who can make the biggest difference for Castine in these challenging times.
The political climate in Castine, ME is leaning liberal.
Hancock County, ME is somewhat liberal. In Hancock County, ME 54.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hancock county remained strongly Democratic, 54.8% to 42.4%.
Hancock county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Castine, ME is leaning liberal.
Hancock County, Maine is somewhat 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.
Castine, 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 Castine, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,190 contributions totaling $58,412 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 384 contributions totaling $13,572 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)