Presque Isle, Maine is a small city located in Aroostook County. Its population is approximately 9,531 people, according to the 2020 estimates published by the US Census Bureau. The city is governed by a Mayor-Council form of government and is represented by nine City Council members and one Mayor. Politically, Presque Isle leans conservative with an emphasis on fiscal responsibility and personal freedom. The local Republican party has traditionally been the main political force in this area, but recently more independent and third-party candidates have seen increased success in elections. Candidates for office generally focus on issues such as economic development, education reform, and improving infrastructure to better serve residents. This includes efforts to attract new businesses to the area as well as support existing employers who are integral to Presque Isle's successful economy.
The political climate in Presque Isle, ME is somewhat 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
Presque Isle, ME is somewhat 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.
Presque Isle, 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 Presque Isle, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 127 contributions totaling $10,795 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 100 contributions totaling $26,219 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $262 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)