Jonesboro, ME is a small town located in Washington County. It is known for its peaceful atmosphere and beautiful landscape. Though the town is small, it has a vibrant political scene. Local elections are held every two years and residents have the opportunity to vote on candidates for positions such as Mayor, Town Council, and School Board. Candidates run on platforms that focus on the issues that are most important to Jonesboro residents such as maintaining high-quality public services while keeping taxes low. With so many dedicated individuals running for office, each election cycle promises to be an exciting one for the people of Jonesboro.
The political climate in Jonesboro, ME is moderately conservative.
Washington County, ME is moderately conservative. In Washington County, ME 39.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained very strongly Republican, 58.7% to 39.0%.
Washington county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jonesboro, ME is moderately conservative.
Washington 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.
Jonesboro, Maine: r r 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 Jonesboro, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 185 contributions totaling $7,050 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 43 contributions totaling $3,873 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)