Pembroke, Maine is a small town located in Penobscot County. It is a rural area with a rich history of farming and fishing. Politically, the town has seen many changes over the years as new policies are implemented to improve the quality of life for its residents. The town is currently represented by two Democratic state senators, Anne Haskell and Troy Jackson, who have both been actively advocating for improved economic development and job opportunities throughout the state. Additionally, local municipal government is run by three town councilors who are elected by the citizens of Pembroke every four years. The town council works to create policies that will benefit all citizens within Pembroke regardless of political party affiliation or background. Through these efforts, the people of Pembroke hope to maintain their small-town charm while still being able to participate in larger statewide politics and decisions.
The political climate in Pembroke, ME is moderately conservative.
Washington County, ME is moderately conservative. In Washington County, ME 39.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained very strongly Republican, 58.7% to 39.0%.
Washington county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pembroke, ME is moderately conservative.
Washington 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.
Pembroke, Maine: r r 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 Pembroke, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 52 contributions totaling $850 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $16 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $1,695 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $212 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)