The small town of Dennistown, ME is politically divided. There are two main political parties that dominate the local elections, Democrat and Republican. Local candidates for mayor, city council, school board, and other positions make their campaigns based on their party affiliation. As a result, political events often have a partisan feel to them as candidates fight to gain an advantage over their opponent. The citizens of Dennistown are passionate about politics and take part in local debates and rallies to show their support for the candidates they believe will best represent their interests and values. With its unique blend of rural and urban lifestyles, Dennistown offers a diverse mix of perspectives on the issues that matter most to its residents.
The political climate in Dennistown Plantation, ME is moderately conservative.
Somerset County, ME is moderately conservative. In Somerset County, ME 37.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Somerset county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.4% to 37.0%.
Somerset county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dennistown Plantation, ME is moderately conservative.
Somerset 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.
Dennistown 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 Dennistown Plantation, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 58 contributions totaling $2,393 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $9,498 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $339 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)