Dallas, ME is a small town in the state of Maine with a population of just over 400 people. Despite its small size, the community is very politically active and involved in local government. The town elects members to the Board of Selectmen, which is responsible for setting policy and making decisions regarding the town's finances, zoning laws, and other important matters. In addition to the Board of Selectmen, Dallas also has a number of other elected positions such as Town Clerk, Tax Assessor, Treasurer, and Moderator. Most recently the town has seen a surge in interest in local politics as candidates from both major political parties have filed to run for office in the upcoming election. While there are still many issues that need to be addressed in Dallas, ME politicians from both sides have expressed optimism that they can work together to bring progress and positive change to the community.
The political climate in Dallas Plantation, ME is somewhat conservative.
Franklin County, ME is leaning conservative. In Franklin County, ME 46.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained Republican, 50.3% to 46.4%.
Franklin county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dallas Plantation, ME is somewhat conservative.
Franklin County, Maine is leaning 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.
Dallas Plantation, 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 Dallas Plantation, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $1,488 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $4,362 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $545 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)