Politics in Sandy River, ME are an important part of life in the community. The town elects representatives for the Maine State Senate and House of Representatives, as well as local officials such as a mayor and members of the city council. Those representatives serve to represent the interests of Sandy River on both state and local levels. Every two years, citizens are encouraged to get involved by voting in elections for their representatives. This allows citizens to have their voices heard and take part in shaping the future of their community. Additionally, many debates and discussions occur at town hall meetings held on a regular basis. These meetings provide residents with a chance to learn more about what is happening in Sandy River and voice their opinions on local issues.
The political climate in Sandy River Plantation, ME is somewhat conservative.
Franklin County, ME is leaning conservative. In Franklin County, ME 46.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained Republican, 50.3% to 46.4%.
Franklin county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sandy River Plantation, ME is somewhat conservative.
Franklin County, Maine 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.
Sandy River Plantation, 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 Sandy River Plantation, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $1,488 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $4,362 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $545 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)