Jonesport, ME is a small town located in Washington County. Despite its size, Jonesport has an active political environment with many local politicians advocating for the needs of its residents. Most recently, the town has been debating the pros and cons of a proposed tax increase that would generate revenue for public services. While some believe that this increase will help improve infrastructure and other services, others are concerned about how it will affect their personal finances.Local politicians have held debates and public forums to discuss the issue, allowing residents to make informed decisions on how they view the proposal. There is also active discussion surrounding several candidates running for office in Jonesport during the upcoming election cycle. Residents are discussing each candidate’s policies and platforms to decide who best represents their interests going forward.
The political climate in Zip 04649 (Jonesport, ME) is moderately conservative.
Washington County, ME is moderately conservative. In Washington County, ME 39.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained very strongly Republican, 58.7% to 39.0%.
Washington county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 04649 (Jonesport, ME) is moderately conservative.
Jonesport, Maine is moderately conservative.
Washington 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.
Jonesport, Maine: r r 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 04649 (Jonesport)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 47 contributions totaling $4,035 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $930 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $233 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)