Rome, Maine is a small town with a population of 1,440 according to the 2010 US census. It is located in central Maine and has a friendly small-town atmosphere. The town is governed by the Rome Board of Selectmen, who are elected officials responsible for setting the town’s policy and budget. The Board of Selectmen oversee several committees, such as the Planning Board, Budget Committee, and Fire Department. In addition to these positions, the town has several elected offices such as Town Clerk/Tax Collector and Treasurer/Collector. The town also holds municipal elections every two years in which residents can elect their representatives to serve on these boards or committees. Thus, politics in Rome plays an important role in determining how the town is run.
The political climate in Rome, ME is somewhat conservative.
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
Rome, ME is somewhat conservative.
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.
Rome, 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 Rome, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 464 contributions totaling $65,183 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 127 contributions totaling $77,099 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $607 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)