The small town of Greenwood, ME is home to just over 1,000 people and is known for its charming downtown and picturesque scenery. Politically, the town has an independent streak with residents tending to vote for candidates from both major parties. Residents are passionate about their rights and take pride in their community. Local leaders work to ensure that the needs of all citizens are met and that any issues facing Greenwood are addressed in a timely manner. Issues such as economic growth, education reform, environmental protection, infrastructure upgrades and public safety all play a role in how residents view their local politicians. Every election season brings new excitement as Greenwooders come together to elect a leader who will best represent their interests.
The political climate in Greenwood, ME is somewhat conservative.
Oxford County, ME is somewhat conservative. In Oxford County, ME 44.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oxford county remained moderately Republican, 52.8% to 44.1%.
Oxford county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Greenwood, ME is somewhat conservative.
Oxford County, Maine is somewhat 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.
Greenwood, 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 Greenwood, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 486 contributions totaling $41,064 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 132 contributions totaling $134,802 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,021 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)