Whiting, ME is a small town located in Washington County on the Penobscot Bay with a population of just over 500 people. It is an all American town that prides itself on its independence and community spirit. The local politics in Whiting, ME are focused towards improving the quality of life for its residents and supporting their economic prosperity. The town's Board of Selectmen consists of five members who are elected by the citizens of Whiting to serve two-year terms. They oversee the management of the town, set policies, approve budgets, and maintain public safety. In addition to the Board of Selectmen, there is also Town Meeting which provides a forum for open discussion and voting on issues that affect Whiting. This democratic process ensures that all citizens have an opportunity to voice their opinions and concerns about topics relating to their community.
The political climate in Whiting, ME is moderately conservative.
Washington County, ME is moderately conservative. In Washington County, ME 39.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained very strongly Republican, 58.7% to 39.0%.
Washington county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Whiting, ME is moderately conservative.
Washington 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.
Whiting, Maine: r r 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 Whiting, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 313 contributions totaling $21,195 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $2,613 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)