Upton, ME is a small town located in Oxford County. With a population of less than 5,000 people, Upton prides itself on its close-knit community atmosphere. The strong sense of community is also reflected in the town鈥檚 politics. Every spring, the residents of Upton come together to elect their local representatives. At the state level, the citizens of Upton are represented by two senators and one congressman in the Maine House of Representatives. These officials work hard to ensure that the needs of Upton are heard in Augusta. Additionally, elections for local officials such as selectmen and school board members take place every year to make sure that all voices within the community are represented. Despite its small size, Upton is proud of its strong political system and is committed to making sure that everyone has a chance to be heard at all levels of government within the town.
The political climate in Upton, ME is somewhat conservative.
Oxford County, ME is somewhat conservative. In Oxford County, ME 44.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oxford county remained moderately Republican, 52.8% to 44.1%.
Oxford county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Upton, ME is somewhat conservative.
Oxford County, Maine 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.
Upton, 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 Upton, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 225 contributions totaling $39,920 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $4,942 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $206 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)