Brewer, ME is a small city located on the Penobscot River in the state of Maine. It has a long history of strong local politics and is known for its close-knit community. Brewer has been home to many prominent elected officials over the years, from both major political parties. Currently, the Mayor of Brewer is Jerry Goss, who was elected in 2018. The City Council consists of seven members who are voted on by citizens every two years. In addition to providing residents with services and infrastructure, the council also works to ensure that their constituents views are heard and respected in all decisions made by the city government. With such strong representation, Brewer remains committed to upholding its legacy as a hub for progressive town politics which helps keep it vibrant and growing into the future.
The political climate in Brewer, ME is leaning conservative.
Penobscot County, ME is somewhat conservative. In Penobscot County, ME 44.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Penobscot county remained moderately Republican, 52.6% to 44.2%.
Penobscot county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brewer, ME is leaning conservative.
Penobscot County, Maine is somewhat conservative.
Bangor Metro Area 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.
Brewer, Maine: r 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 Brewer, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 206 contributions totaling $11,571 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 98 contributions totaling $78,071 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $797 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)