Newry, Maine is a small town located in Oxford County. It is known for its quaint mountain village atmosphere and its picturesque views of the surrounding forests and mountains. The town has a population of just over 1,500 people who are actively involved in their local politics. There is an elected Town Council that meets regularly to assess the needs of the community and make decisions about how best to serve them. Additionally, residents have the right to elect local representatives for the state legislature, which ensures that Newry’s interests are being heard at higher levels of government. The town also holds regular elections for other positions such as mayor and school board members so citizens can stay informed on current issues and have their voices heard. Overall, Newry’s political climate provides a great opportunity for participation by its citizens.
The political climate in Newry, ME is somewhat conservative.
Oxford County, ME is somewhat conservative. In Oxford County, ME 44.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oxford county remained moderately Republican, 52.8% to 44.1%.
Oxford county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Newry, ME is somewhat conservative.
Oxford County, Maine 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.
Newry, 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 Newry, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 183 contributions totaling $38,320 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $1,350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $270 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)