Howland, ME is a small town located in central Maine. Although it may not be the most politically active place, the citizens of Howland are dedicated to their community and take part in local elections. The town is represented by two legislators in the Maine House of Representatives, who focus on advocating for local issues such as agriculture, healthcare, and education. There have also been several local referendums in recent years that focus on bringing new businesses into the area, which have been supported by residents. In addition to these important political concerns, the people of Howland have shown an increasing interest in national politics and are beginning to become more involved in larger conversations.
The political climate in Howland, ME is somewhat conservative.
Penobscot County, ME is somewhat conservative. In Penobscot County, ME 44.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Penobscot county remained moderately Republican, 52.6% to 44.2%.
Penobscot county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Howland, ME is somewhat conservative.
Penobscot County, Maine is somewhat conservative.
Bangor Metro Area 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.
Howland, Maine: r 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 Howland, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $2,688 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $16,652 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $396 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)