Jackman, Maine is a small town located in the north-western region of the state. Its politics are largely determined by local elections that are held every two years. The majority of political candidates come from a variety of backgrounds and represent various parties such as Democratic, Republican, and independents. During local elections, the citizens of Jackman have their opportunity to cast their votes for different politicians who are vying for public office. These local politicians help shape the direction of Jackman’s government and work hard to ensure that all individuals living in Jackman have access to resources necessary for success. Through these efforts, Jackman remains one of the most vibrant communities in Maine with strong local government representation.
The political climate in Jackman, ME is moderately conservative.
Somerset County, ME is moderately conservative. In Somerset County, ME 37.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Somerset county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.4% to 37.0%.
Somerset county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jackman, ME is moderately conservative.
Somerset 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.
Jackman, 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 Jackman, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 58 contributions totaling $2,393 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $9,498 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $339 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)