Hammond, Maine is a small town with a population of just over 1,900 people. As such, it has a small government that consists of a board of selectmen and several committees that advise them on various matters throughout the year. The board oversees the budget and manages the day-to-day operations of the town. Hammond also boasts a vibrant civic life, with residents frequently engaging in local politics and attending community meetings to address their concerns. Local elections are held every year in which citizens elect representatives for district offices such as Mayor and Town Councilor. Additionally, residents often come together to voice their opinions on issues affecting their community through public forums or ballot initiatives. Overall, the citizens of Hammond take an active role in their local politics, participating in both elections and discussions to ensure that their voices are heard and their community remains strong.
The political climate in Hammond, ME is moderately 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
Hammond, ME is moderately 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.
Hammond, 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 Hammond, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 126 contributions totaling $3,595 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $2,530 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)