Fort Kent, Maine (04743) is a small city located in Aroostook County with a population of 4,097 people. Despite its size, Fort Kent has a vibrant local political scene. The current mayor of the town is Don Chasse, who was first elected in 2018. There are several other prominent local politicians such as State Representative John Martin and State Senator James Dill. These two men have been active in advocating for their constituents and promoting legislation that benefits the community. The City Council also plays an important role in making decisions on behalf of the residents. It consists of five members who are elected by the citizens every two years to represent them and ensure that their interests are taken into consideration when it comes to laws and regulations affecting the town.
The political climate in Zip 04743 (Fort Kent, 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 04743 (Fort Kent, ME) is moderately conservative.
Fort Kent, 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.
Fort Kent, 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 04743 (Fort Kent)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 34 contributions totaling $1,869 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $950 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $317 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)