The U.S. state of Maine, like many other states, is active in both state politics and national politics.
In state politics, Maine tends to have more moderate politicians, with the state having had two independent governors. It is also one of the U.S.'s 17 alcoholic beverage control states, meaning that the state's government exercises control over the sale of alcoholic beverages like wine and beer.[1] The state of Maine has also legalized same-sex marriage (first in 2009 before a rollback later that year, then again in 2012).
At the national level, Maine is generally a Democratic state, although its senate seats are often held by Republicans. However, it used to be a Republican state entirely, before tilting towards the Democrats in the 1960s. The state of Maine is also noted for being one of the only two of the 50 states other than Nebraska that does not necessarily give all its electoral votes in the U.S. electoral college to the winner. Since 1969, two of the four votes go to the statewide winner, whereas the other two votes are based on the two electoral districts respectively. This resulted in Maine splitting its electoral vote for the first time in the 2016 presidential election.