The Forks, ME is a small town nestled in the northern Maine woods that is home to a vibrant community of about 1,000 people. The town is governed by a five-member Town Council that works in partnership with the Town Manager and other elected officials to guide the direction of the town. The council meets regularly to discuss issues including zoning rules and regulations, public safety concerns, economic development initiatives, and public works projects. In addition, there are several local volunteer boards and commissions that work on behalf of the citizens of The Forks to ensure their interests are being met. Election day always sees a large turnout from local residents who come out to cast their vote for their preferred candidate. With such an active political climate, there is always something going on in The Forks when it comes to politics!
The political climate in The Forks Plantation, 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
The Forks Plantation, 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.
The Forks 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 The Forks Plantation, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $125 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $550 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)