Thomaston, ME is a small town in Knox County located along the Penobscot Bay. It has a rich history that dates back to the early 1700s and is home to many historic sites. The town has a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor and council members each elected for two-year terms. The current mayor of Thomaston is Ken Edwards, who was elected in 2018. The city council is responsible for making decisions on local issues such as zoning regulations, budgeting, public works projects, and other matters related to the running of the town. There are several active civic organizations within the town which focus on improving quality of life for residents while preserving Thomaston's unique sense of place and history. Community events such as parades, concerts, fairs, and festivals bring people together annually to celebrate the town's heritage and culture. In general, politics in Thomaston are focused on maintaining good stewardship of the community while ensuring its residents have access to services they need.
The political climate in Thomaston, ME is leaning liberal.
Knox County, ME is moderately liberal. In Knox County, ME 58.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Knox county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.7% to 38.8%.
Knox county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Thomaston, ME is leaning liberal.
Knox County, Maine is moderately 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.
Thomaston, Maine: d D D D D 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 Thomaston, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 330 contributions totaling $6,958 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $2,124 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)