Newport, Maine is a small town located on the east coast of the United States and it is known for its picturesque scenery and coastal landscape. The town has been home to many different political leaders in its history, but currently there are no local political candidates running for any office. Despite this, politics do still play a role in Newport. The town is run by an elected board of selectmen who are responsible for making important decisions that affect the entire community. There is also an active citizen’s group called “Citizens for Newport” that organizes events and activities to promote civic engagement and get out the vote during election season. Additionally, Newport residents are often very vocal about their opinions regarding state and national politics, always eager to discuss current issues and share their views.
The political climate in Newport, 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
Newport, 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.
Newport, 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 Newport, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 190 contributions totaling $9,662 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 43 contributions totaling $28,352 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $659 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)