Hanover, Maine is a small town with a population of around 2,000 people. It has a strong sense of community and deep local pride. The town's politics are influenced by the state legislature but also reflect the values of the people who live there. Local issues that affect Hanover residents include property taxes, school funding, and infrastructure projects. In recent years Hanover citizens have become increasingly engaged in local politics by voting in elections and participating in public forums. The current Mayor is Jeff Dorschner, who was elected to a two-year term in 2019. He is committed to providing quality services to all residents and fostering an environment where everyone has an opportunity for success regardless of race or socioeconomic status. Additionally, Hanover has been represented at the State Legislature by Senator Susan Deschene since 2011; she is experienced in advocating for Hanover’s interests at the state level. The town also features several other local political candidates in both party primaries and general elections each year, giving voters many options when it comes to electing their representatives.
The political climate in Hanover, 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
Hanover, 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.
Hanover, 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 Hanover, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $1,450 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $483 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)