Monson, Maine is a small town that has a rich history. It has been in existence since the late 1700s and is located in central Maine. As with any other town, there is a political system in place in Monson. The town of Monson runs on a town meeting form of government, which means that all eligible residents can vote on issues during the Annual Town Meeting held each spring. This allows citizens to have direct input into their local governance and how their tax dollars are being spent. Local leaders are elected to serve on the Board of Selectmen. In addition to this board, there are also committees that handle specific functions like budgets and public works projects. Along with local elections for board positions and other roles, residents also have the opportunity to vote for state and national representatives in larger elections such as for governor or president. By engaging in these elections, residents of Monson help shape not only their own town's future but also that of the greater state of Maine.
The political climate in Monson, ME is moderately conservative.
Piscataquis County, ME is strongly conservative. In Piscataquis County, ME 35.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Piscataquis county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.0% to 35.5%.
Piscataquis county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Monson, ME is moderately conservative.
Piscataquis County, Maine is strongly 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.
Monson, Maine: R r r r 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 Monson, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31 contributions totaling $975 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $170 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)