Garland, Maine is a small town located in Penobscot County. It is home to just over 800 people and serves as a tranquil haven for its residents. Local politics in Garland are largely focused on keeping the community safe and prosperous. The town has an active government that works hard to ensure the needs of its residents are met. Elections for local offices such as Town Selectman and Town Meeting Moderator take place every year, with voter turnout usually reaching near 90% of registered voters. Issues discussed during these elections often include topics such as budgeting, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and support for small business owners. The town also frequently hosts events such as community meetings where citizens can voice their opinions and discuss local issues of concern. Through this ongoing dialogue between town officials and residents, Garland is able to continue to provide its citizens with a safe and desirable place to live.
The political climate in Zip 04939 (Garland, ME) is somewhat 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
Zip 04939 (Garland, ME) is somewhat conservative.
Garland, Maine is somewhat 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.
Garland, 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 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 04939 (Garland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $328 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)