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==Government and politics== Although the county is more socially conservative than Maine's southern and coastal counties, it was won by the Democratic presidential candidate in the six elections from [[1992 United States presidential election|1992]] to [[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/president/map.html?scp=1&sq=%22election%20map&st=cse |title=New York Times Election Map |publisher=Elections.nytimes.com |date=December 9, 2008 |access-date=May 11, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130408023904/http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/president/map.html?scp=1&sq=%22election%20map&st=cse |archive-date=April 8, 2013 }}</ref> before going for Republican [[Donald Trump]] in [[2016 United States presidential election|2016]], [[2020 United States presidential election|2020]] and [[2024 United States presidential election|2024]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.politico.com/2016-election/results/map/president/maine/ |title=2016 Maine Presidential Election Results |work=Politico |access-date=November 25, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161126064332/http://www.politico.com/2016-election/results/map/president/maine/ |archive-date=November 26, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{citation |url= https://ballotpedia.org/Pivot_Counties_in_Maine |title= Pivot Counties in Maine |work= [[ballotpedia.org]] |access-date= 2024-09-20 }}</ref> In the [[Maine Legislature]], the county's delegation in 2013 included three Democrats and seven Republicans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maine.gov/legis/senate/ |title=Maine Senate site |publisher=Maine.gov |access-date=May 11, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514224627/http://www.maine.gov/legis/senate/ |archive-date=May 14, 2013 }}</ref> In 2009, it voted 73% in favor of a referendum rejecting same-sex marriage and 54% against the Maine Medical Marijuana Act.<ref>[http://www.bangordailynews.com/electionresults.html Bangor Daily News] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223151328/http://www.bangordailynews.com/electionresults.html |date=December 23, 2010 }}</ref> In 2012, it voted 67% against [[Maine Question 1, 2012|a measure to legalize]] [[same-sex marriage in Maine]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.politico.com/2012-election/map/#/Measures/2012/ME |title=2012 Election Results Map by State β Live Voting Updates |publisher=Politico.Com |date=February 6, 2013 |access-date=May 11, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106013744/http://www.politico.com/2012-election/map/#/Measures/2012/ME |archive-date=January 6, 2012 }}</ref> ===Voter registration=== {| class=wikitable ! colspan = 6 | Voter registration and party enrollment as of March 2024<ref name="Maine SOS">{{cite web |author1=Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions |title=Registered & Enrolled Voters Statewide |url=https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/data/data-pdf/r-e-active.pdf |website=Maine SOS |access-date=April 9, 2024 |date=March 29, 2024}}</ref> |- | {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | align = center | {{formatnum: 15642}} | align = center | {{Percentage |15642 |41765 |2}} |- | {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}} | Unenrolled | align = center | {{formatnum: 12116}} | align = center | {{Percentage |12116 |41765 |2}} |- | {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | align = center | {{formatnum: 11694}} | align = center | {{Percentage |11694 |41765 |2}} |- | {{party color cell|Green Party (United States)}} | [[Maine Green Independent Party|Green Independent]] | align = center | {{formatnum: 1754}} | align = center | {{Percentage |1754 |41765 |2}} |- | {{party color cell|No Labels}} | [[No Labels]] | align = center | {{formatnum: 343}} | align = center | {{Percentage |343 |41765 |2}} |- | {{party color cell|Libertarian Party (United States)}} | [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]] | align = center | {{formatnum: 216}} | align = center | {{Percentage |216 |41765 |2}} |- ! colspan = 2 | Total ! align = center | {{formatnum: 41765}} ! align = center | {{Percentage |100}} |} {{clear}} {{PresHead|place=Aroostook County, Maine|whig=yes|source=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=May 4, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323225526/https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/|archive-date=March 23, 2018}}</ref>}} <!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP/Whig vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} --> {{PresRow|2024|Republican|22,246|12,900|507|Maine}} {{PresRow|2020|Republican|21,113|13,956|677|Maine}} {{PresRow|2016|Republican|19,419|13,386|2,292|Maine}} {{PresRow|2012|Democratic|15,196|17,777|887|Maine}} {{PresRow|2008|Democratic|15,898|19,345|751|Maine}} {{PresRow|2004|Democratic|17,564|19,569|600|Maine}} {{PresRow|2000|Democratic|16,555|17,196|1,392|Maine}} {{PresRow|1996|Democratic|10,400|18,022|6,370|Maine}} {{PresRow|1992|Democratic|12,409|15,682|10,494|Maine}} {{PresRow|1988|Republican|17,213|14,850|183|Maine}} {{PresRow|1984|Republican|21,837|12,348|153|Maine}} {{PresRow|1980|Republican|16,343|14,492|3,011|Maine}} {{PresRow|1976|Republican|15,550|15,484|1,017|Maine}} {{PresRow|1972|Republican|19,051|11,474|22|Maine}} {{PresRow|1968|Democratic|13,919|15,044|273|Maine}} {{PresRow|1964|Democratic|9,994|17,552|3|Maine}} {{PresRow|1960|Republican|18,698|14,799|0|Maine}} {{PresRow|1956|Republican|16,001|6,089|0|Maine}} {{PresRow|1952|Republican|16,851|7,561|64|Maine}} {{PresRow|1948|Republican|9,459|7,183|98|Maine}} {{PresRow|1944|Republican|11,678|8,017|22|Maine}} {{PresRow|1940|Republican|13,888|9,877|39|Maine}} {{PresRow|1936|Republican|14,708|7,704|324|Maine}} {{PresRow|1932|Republican|14,054|9,409|168|Maine}} {{PresRow|1928|Republican|14,545|5,771|41|Maine}} {{PresRow|1924|Republican|9,554|1,510|643|Maine}} {{PresRow|1920|Republican|11,191|1,407|50|Maine}} {{PresRow|1916|Republican|5,770|2,425|98|Maine}} {{PresRow|1912|Progressive|898|1,924|4,991|Maine}} {{PresRow|1908|Republican|4,783|1,157|227|Maine}} {{PresRow|1904|Republican|4,681|736|210|Maine}} {{PresRow|1900|Republican|4,192|1,030|289|Maine}} {{PresRow|1896|Republican|4,816|1,383|268|Maine}} {{PresRow|1892|Republican|2,893|1,917|530|Maine}} {{PresRow|1888|Republican|3,365|1,808|368|Maine}} {{PresRow|1884|Republican|3,028|2,192|427|Maine}} {{PresRow|1880|Democratic|2,560|2,738|56|Maine}} {{PresRow|1876|Republican|1,839|1,262|0|Maine}} {{PresRow|1872|Republican|1,757|479|0|Maine}} {{PresRow|1868|Republican|1,706|642|0|Maine}} {{PresRow|1864|Republican|1,059|679|0|Maine}} {{PresRow|1860|Republican|1,142|414|174|Maine}} {{PresRow|1856|Republican|837|795|8|Maine}} {{PresRow|1852|Democratic|724|787|80|Maine}} {{PresRow|1848|Democratic|431|868|106|Maine}} {{PresRow|1844|Democratic|398|907|24|Maine}} {{PresRow|1840|Democratic|289|480|0|Maine}} |}
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