St. John, ME is a small town located in the Northeastern region of the United States. Its politics are largely dominated by local issues and policies that promote economic growth and development within the community. The town council is responsible for creating laws and regulations that serve to protect citizens' rights and interests. Each year, local residents vote for candidates who they believe will best represent their values and ideals when it comes to matters of governance in St. John. Candidates typically run on platforms that focus on improving infrastructure, promoting job opportunities, providing quality education, and creating a safe environment in which citizens can thrive. In addition, many candidates also advocate for environmental protection and sustainable energy sources as well as initiatives to increase tourism and attract new businesses. All these efforts are aimed at making sure that St. John remains a vibrant place to live and work for years to come.
The political climate in St. John Plantation, ME is moderately conservative.
Aroostook County, ME is moderately conservative. In Aroostook County, ME 39.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Aroostook county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.1% to 39.0%.
Aroostook county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
St. John Plantation, ME is moderately conservative.
Aroostook 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.
St. John 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 St. John Plantation, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 38 contributions totaling $2,056 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $950 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $317 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)