Vassalboro, Maine is a small town located in Kennebec County. It has a population of about 4,600 and is known for its history and its traditional way of life. Although the town has a small population, it still takes local politics seriously. The town participates in the democratic process through voter turnout, local elections, and initiatives. In recent years, Vassalboro has seen numerous candidates for mayor and other town official positions. These candidates typically work to improve the quality of life for the people in Vassalboro by focusing on issues such as economic development, public safety, land use planning, and infrastructure improvement projects. Furthermore, local initiatives have been organized to address specific issues that may affect the community’s well-being. Through these efforts, Vassalboro remains committed to ensuring that its citizens have access to fair representation on both the local and state levels.
The political climate in Vassalboro, 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
Vassalboro, 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.
Vassalboro, 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 Vassalboro, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 411 contributions totaling $21,686 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $2,100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $350 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)