Houlton, ME 04730 is a small town in Aroostook County located close to the Canadian border. It has a rich history and strong sense of community. The politics in Houlton are driven by local residents who are passionate about improving their community and making long-term progress for its citizens. Local elections have a big impact on the town, as local officials look to improve public services, create new economic opportunities, and accomplish other important initiatives that benefit all residents. Residents take these elections seriously and vote for candidates with the right ideas and values that can help make positive change in their community.
The political climate in Zip 04730 (Houlton, 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
Zip 04730 (Houlton, ME) is moderately conservative.
Houlton, Maine is moderately conservative.
Aroostook County, Maine is moderately conservative.
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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.
Houlton, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 04730 (Houlton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 126 contributions totaling $3,595 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $2,530 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)