Politics in Deer Isle, ME are largely influenced by the small population of the town. The town's government consists of a selectboard and other boards and committees that deal with the local affairs of the community. Local elections take place every two years, allowing residents to vote for members of the board and various committees. These elected officials then help shape the future of Deer Isle by making important decisions on town matters. While there are no official political parties in Deer Isle, many citizens identify as either liberal or conservative in their views on local issues. Overall, the politics in Deer Isle revolve around protecting the small-town charm while also promoting progress and growth through careful decision-making from its elected officials.
The political climate in Deer Isle, ME is leaning conservative.
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
Deer Isle, ME is leaning conservative.
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.
Deer Isle, 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 Deer Isle, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 608 contributions totaling $51,094 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $3,090 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)