Solon, ME is a small town in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains with a tight knit community. Politics in this town center around local issues such as education, infrastructure, and public safety. The local government consists of a three-member select board who oversee most of the daily operations in the town. Elections are held every two years to elect two members of the board. The main political party affiliation among local government officials is Democratic, however there is also some support for independent candidates in certain areas. In recent elections, candidates have been focused on improving the quality of life for all residents and encouraging economic growth within the area.
The political climate in Solon, ME is moderately conservative.
Somerset County, ME is moderately conservative. In Somerset County, ME 37.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Somerset county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.4% to 37.0%.
Somerset county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Solon, ME is moderately conservative.
Somerset County, Maine is moderately 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.
Solon, Maine: d d d d 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 Solon, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $25 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $5 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $90 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)