Been going to the far reaches of northeastern Maine, off an on, for the past few years, mostly to get away from the southern summer heat. That area (2nd Congr. District) actually went for Trump. There’s a lot of folks that open carry here as well, and by the looks of em, they wouldn’t be afraid to use em if need be. The area where we stay is very rural with a very low population density. It’s actually an economically-depressed area. There’s just not a lot of “riffraff” living there since it’s 9 months of some tough brutal winter, which can go weeks and weeks without ever seeing the temps get up over zero....and oh...lots and lots of snow. Also, law enforcement in the area appears to be of the old fashion variety....they don’t appear to put up with a lot of BS.
The lower southern part of the state where the rich libs live....maybe not so much.
Most people do not realize how large in size and unpopulated Maine is. 90% of the population lives in Portland or within 10 miles of the ocean.
JD Irving owns most of the rest of the state and New Brunswick too.
The economy 10 miles off the coast is forestry related.
Tourism, fishing(lobster)and lumber/paper are the main forces in the economy. With the exception of Sunday River and Sugarloaf the tourism is also very seasonal.
Like most other states in the union, the cities are dominated by the liberal loonies. The rural areas are salt of the earth.
That part of Maine is beautiful as well as startlingly rural and empty! I’ve traveled it a lot. And yes, you see a lot of Trump stickers and signs as well as the occasional Confederate flag. Once a reliably Republican state and now a cesspool thanks to the hippies and the vegans who transformed lower Maine into northern Massachusetts.
The winters are not quite that bad.
The winters are not nine months long. Last winter was rather mild, with little snow. Major rain storms last January and February instead of snow storms.
I’ve been in Eastern Maine for 27 years, and I’ve never seen the temperature stay below zero for weeks and weeks. It gets cold, to be sure, just not for that long a stretch.
The summers can be hot and humid.
Trump carried the Second District (which covers 80% of the state) by 10 points and received one electoral vote as a result.
This is Second Amendment country, to be sure.