Millinocket, Maine is a small town located in Penobscot County. It is known for its beautiful scenery and outdoor activities such as fishing, camping, and hiking. The politics of Millinocket involve the local government which consists of a Mayor and Town Council. The current Mayor is Paul Charette who was elected in 2017. The Town Council consists of five members each elected for a two-year term. All councilors are dedicated to representing the citizens of Millinocket and making sure that the town grows and prospers. They work closely with the Mayor to make sure the town continues to thrive, both economically and socially. Additionally, they keep up with local elections for issues like school board funding, safety measures, tax proposals, and other initiatives that affect residents in Millinocket directly.
The political climate in Millinocket, ME is leaning 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
Millinocket, ME is leaning 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.
Millinocket, 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 Millinocket, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 90 contributions totaling $6,254 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $1,858 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)