Wilton, ME is a small town of approximately 3,000 people located in the state of Maine. Given its rural location, it has a very distinct political identity that is shaped by local values and concerns. The local politics are mainly focused on maintaining a sense of community and working together to ensure the prosperity of all residents. Wilton citizens have strong opinions on topics such as taxes, gun control, and education and their representatives reflect these views within the town council. Every two years they elect two selectpersons who serve as the head of the board to oversee any policy decisions made regarding Wilton's future. There are also several initiatives in place to help protect Wilton's environment which are supported by both local businesses and residents alike. Overall, Wilton's political landscape is unique to its own with strong opinions held by many citizens that serve as the foundation for its political culture going forward.
The political climate in Wilton, ME is somewhat conservative.
Franklin County, ME is leaning conservative. In Franklin County, ME 46.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained Republican, 50.3% to 46.4%.
Franklin county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wilton, ME is somewhat conservative.
Franklin County, Maine is leaning 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.
Wilton, 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 Wilton, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 958 contributions totaling $66,846 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 191 contributions totaling $74,822 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $392 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)