The small town of Allagash, ME is home to a close-knit community of around 1,000 people. Located in the north-western part of the state, the area is steeped in history and tradition. Politically, Allagash is represented at a local level by its Mayor and Town Council. The current mayor is Bob O'Brien, who has been in office for the last two terms and holds a progressive view on policy issues. The town council also consists of five other members, each with different political backgrounds who work together to ensure that the needs of their constituents are met. Local elections occur every two years for both the mayor and town council positions, with residents voting on important decisions affecting their community. Although Allagash is not a major political hub in Maine, residents take great pride in their local government and strive to ensure that it remains accountable to them and serves their best interests.
The political climate in Allagash, 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
Allagash, ME is moderately conservative.
Aroostook County, Maine is moderately 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.
Allagash, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Allagash, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $187 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 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)