The small city of Palmyra, ME is located in central Maine and is known for its peaceful atmosphere and beautiful landscapes. It has a long history of political involvement that dates back to colonial times. In recent years, the city has held several local elections for mayor, town councilors, school board members and other positions that are important to the community. The citizens of Palmyra have a strong sense of civic duty and are actively engaged when it comes to politics. They show up in large numbers at town meetings and regularly vote in both local and state elections. They also take an active role in their own government by lobbying their elected representatives for changes they believe will better their hometown. All of this makes the politics in Palmyra vibrant yet respectful and productive for everyone involved.
The political climate in Palmyra, ME is moderately conservative.
Somerset County, ME is moderately conservative. In Somerset County, ME 37.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Somerset county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.4% to 37.0%.
Somerset county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Palmyra, ME is moderately conservative.
Somerset 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.
Palmyra, 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 Palmyra, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 52 contributions totaling $3,813 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $560 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)