Mount Chase, ME is a small rural town in the heart of the state. Here, politics are important to its citizens, who take an active role in their local government. Town meetings and elections are well attended by residents, who come out to voice their opinions and have their say in how the community is run. The town has several experienced officials in office, and elections often draw candidates from both sides of the political aisle. Residents take pride in having elected officials who represent them and strive to make Mount Chase a great place to live. They also show appreciation for civil servants like police officers and fire fighters who keep them safe and secure. It’s important that residents go out and vote on election day so their voices can be heard.
The political climate in Mount Chase, 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
Mount Chase, 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.
Mount Chase, 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 Mount Chase, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $1,292 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $650 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)