Chapman is a small town located in Waldo County, Maine. It is home to approximately 500 people and is known for its close-knit community and rural charm. Like much of Maine, the political climate in Chapman is heavily influenced by both local and state politics. The town has had a variety of different local candidates over the years, with the current mayor being John Smith, who was elected in 2018. He ran on a platform of supporting small businesses and increasing access to health care for residents. At the state level, the main issues of importance to Chapman include education funding, support for local farmers, and infrastructure improvements. Many of these initiatives are supported by both major political parties in the state legislature, as they are seen as important for the continued success of not just Chapman but all of Maine's rural communities.
The political climate in Chapman, ME is strongly conservative.
Aroostook County, ME is moderately conservative. In Aroostook County, ME 39.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Aroostook county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.1% to 39.0%.
Aroostook county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chapman, ME is strongly conservative.
Aroostook County, Maine is moderately 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.
Chapman, Maine: d 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 Chapman, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 54 contributions totaling $1,225 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $1,545 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)