Orono, ME is a small town of about 10,000 people located in the Penobscot county area. It is home to the University of Maine, giving it a unique college town feel and providing an educated population. On the local political front, Orono holds city council meetings twice a month where citizens can come to voice their opinion on current issues facing the town. There are several candidates running for office this November, including incumbent mayor William Campbell and his challengers David Flood and John Smith. All three candidates have different ideas on how best to manage the town’s resources and continue to foster its growth within the region. Voters will have to carefully consider which candidate is best suited to bring positive change and improvements to Orono before they cast their ballot.
The political climate in Zip 04469 (Orono, ME) is leaning liberal.
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 04469 (Orono, ME) is leaning liberal.
Orono, Maine is leaning liberal.
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.
Orono, 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 04469 (Orono)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $350 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $175 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)