Otisfield, ME is a small town located in southern Maine with a population of about 1,500. The town is served by the Otisfield Town Council, which consists of five elected members. The current chairman of the council is John Smith, who has held this position since 2014. On the local level, running for office in Otisfield can be difficult due to the small size and population of the town. However, every two years citizens are given an opportunity to select their leaders through municipal elections. Recently, several candidates have emerged to represent various positions on the council, such as public safety and economic development. Each candidate brings different perspectives to the table and provides a unique set of skills that can help move Otisfield forward in positive directions. Ultimately, it is up to the people of Otisfield to decide who they wish to have represent them on the Town Council and shape their future.
The political climate in Otisfield, ME is moderately 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
Otisfield, ME is moderately 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.
Otisfield, 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 Otisfield, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 260 contributions totaling $19,745 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 106 contributions totaling $35,122 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $331 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)