West Paris, ME is a small town located in western Maine. It has a population of just over 2000 people and is home to many historical sites and attractions. Despite its size, West Paris is an active participant in the local politics of Maine. There are several local political candidates running for office in 2021, including incumbents who are seeking reelection. The candidates are campaigning on issues that affect the residents of West Paris, such as creating jobs, improving public safety and quality of life, and advocating for affordable housing and healthcare access. There is also much dialogue around the state’s economy and how best to ensure its continued growth. Residents of West Paris have an important role in deciding who will lead their town and shape its future, making it essential that they stay informed on the various issues at hand and cast their ballots come election day.
The political climate in West Paris, ME is somewhat conservative.
Oxford County, ME is somewhat conservative. In Oxford County, ME 44.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oxford county remained moderately Republican, 52.8% to 44.1%.
Oxford county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Paris, ME is somewhat conservative.
Oxford County, Maine is somewhat 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.
West Paris, 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 West Paris, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 54 contributions totaling $1,697 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $50 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)