Jackman, ME 04945 is a small town located in the heart of Maine, nestled between forests and lakes. It has a long history of political involvement and is home to many active citizens who take part in local politics. The town experiences a wide range of political views, from those who support progressive ideals to others who prefer more conservative approaches. Jackman is served by the Somerset County Commission which consists of nine members, all elected by local residents. There are multiple civic organizations that hold regular meetings for those interested in learning about and discussing current issues and events that affect the town and region. Furthermore, each year residents come together to vote on important items such as school budgets or referendum questions that impact the community. Overall, Jackman provides its citizens with numerous opportunities to get involved in local politics and have their voices heard within their community.
The political climate in Zip 04945 (Jackman, ME) is moderately conservative.
Somerset County, ME is moderately conservative. In Somerset County, ME 37.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Somerset county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.4% to 37.0%.
Somerset county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04945 (Jackman, ME) is moderately conservative.
Jackman, Maine is moderately conservative.
Somerset 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.
Jackman, 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 04945 (Jackman)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 58 contributions totaling $2,393 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $9,498 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $339 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)