Monhegan, ME is a small island community located off the coast of Maine. It has a population of around 85 year-round residents and is well known for its vibrant art community and stunning natural scenery. The politics in Monhegan are defined by a town meeting model of government, where all citizens can convene to discuss important local issues and cast votes on decisions that affect the island. This democratic form of governance allows local citizens to take an active role in maintaining the unique character of Monhegan and ensures the town's continued success in the face of changing conditions. The town's mayor and select board, who serve two-year terms, are elected by popular vote each April. There have been no reports of any local political candidates from Monhegan running for office in recent years. Despite this lack of representation at a higher level, the people who live and work on Monhegan are committed to ensuring their voices are heard through their local government system.
The political climate in Monhegan Plantation, ME is leaning conservative.
Lincoln County, ME is somewhat liberal. In Lincoln County, ME 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained strongly Democratic, 53.8% to 43.5%.
Lincoln county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Monhegan Plantation, ME is leaning conservative.
Lincoln County, Maine is somewhat liberal.
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.
Monhegan Plantation, Maine: r d D D d D
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 Monhegan Plantation, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $575 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 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)