Fort Fairfield, ME is a small, rural town located in Aroostook County. It has a population of around 2,200 people and is known for its agriculture and forestry industries. The town's government consists of a five-member Select Board that makes decisions on the local issues facing the citizens. They are responsible for setting tax rates, managing municipal services, and approving new development. Residents of Fort Fairfield have the opportunity to participate in the political process by voting for their local candidates during elections. The town also encourages civic engagement by sponsoring forums and meetings where citizens can voice their opinions on current topics and share ideas on how to make their community a better place to live. Local activists are also involved in organizing events such as marches and rallies to draw attention to important causes in the area. Overall, politics in Fort Fairfield are an important part of everyday life for many residents who take pride in being involved and making their voices heard in this small Maine community.
The political climate in Fort Fairfield, ME is somewhat 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
Fort Fairfield, ME is somewhat 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.
Fort Fairfield, 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 Fort Fairfield, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 628 contributions totaling $6,302 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $10 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $2,524 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)