New Sweden, ME is a small town with a population of approximately 1,000 people. It is situated in the western part of Maine and is primarily rural in nature. Although New Sweden is a small town, it has an active and involved political scene. The town holds regular local elections, for which local candidates run to represent the interests of New Sweden citizens in local government. These elected representatives work hard to ensure that issues facing New Sweden are addressed and that the best outcomes are achieved for all citizens. Additionally, the town's residents are actively engaged in their political community and take pride in making sure that their voices are heard.
The political climate in New Sweden, ME is moderately conservative.
Aroostook County, ME is moderately conservative. In Aroostook County, ME 39.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Aroostook county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.1% to 39.0%.
Aroostook county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
New Sweden, ME is moderately conservative.
Aroostook 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.
New Sweden, 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 New Sweden, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $1,260 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)