Augusta, ME is the capital city of Maine and has a rich political history. It is home to the Maine State House and Senate as well as the offices of state government agencies. The city also has local politics which involve a mayor, nine councilors, and several other elected offices such as tax assessor, treasurer, and clerk. All of these roles are filled by elected officials who are responsible for representing their constituents in making decisions that affect daily life in the city. Local issues such as infrastructure, public safety, taxation policies, education reform, and economic development are part of the discussion during Augusta's municipal meetings. These local leaders strive to create an effective system where all citizens can be involved in shaping their city's future while protecting its heritage.
The political climate in Augusta, ME is leaning liberal.
Kennebec County, ME is leaning liberal. In Kennebec County, ME 48.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kennebec county flipped narrowly Democratic, 48.6% to 48.3%.
Kennebec county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Augusta, ME is leaning liberal.
Kennebec County, Maine is leaning liberal.
Augusta-Waterville Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Augusta, Maine: D d D D r d
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 Augusta, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,264 contributions totaling $159,967 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 121 contributions totaling $22,870 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)