Danforth is a small town located in Washington County, Maine with a population of just over 1,000 people. Danforth has a long history of being involved in local politics and making decisions that affect the lives of its citizens. The town is represented by two representatives in the Maine House of Representatives, both elected from the same district as part of Maine's two-house legislature. Along with those representatives, there are also several volunteer committees such as the Board of Selectmen and Planning Board that work to ensure the best interests of the town are met. There are also two major political parties in Danforth, with voters typically choosing between Republican and Democratic candidates when it comes to elections. From public policy debates on education funding to development projects that could shape Danforth's future landscape, residents of Danforth have an active role in deciding how their town shapes up.
The political climate in Danforth, ME is somewhat 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
Danforth, ME is somewhat conservative.
Washington 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.
Danforth, 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 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 Danforth, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $20 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $10 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $155 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)