Sabattus, ME is a small rural town located in Androscoggin County. It has an active and engaged political environment that takes part in local, state, and national elections. The citizens of Sabattus have traditionally voted for representatives from both major parties. It is important to note that no matter who their chosen candidates are, they have always been committed to participation in the democratic process. As such, various community organizations often hold events and meetings to discuss political issues that affect the town’s citizens. Additionally, local businesses often support their favorite candidates by donating money or hosting events for them. By engaging in this type of civil discourse, community members can ensure that the best solutions are found and implemented for local issues.
The political climate in Sabattus, ME is somewhat conservative.
Androscoggin County, ME is leaning conservative. In Androscoggin County, ME 47.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Androscoggin county remained Republican, 49.9% to 47.0%.
Androscoggin county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sabattus, ME is somewhat conservative.
Androscoggin County, Maine is leaning conservative.
Lewiston-Auburn Metro Area is leaning 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.
Sabattus, 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 Sabattus, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 189 contributions totaling $3,488 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $8,184 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)