The small town of South Thomaston, ME (zip code 04858) is a rural community with a population of just over 1,800 people. With such a small population, local politics in the area tends to be quite intimate and low-key. Although there are no local political candidates representing the region, it is still important to stay informed and engage in political conversations within the community. This can be done by attending public hearings and talking to government officials, as well as staying up to date with local news. The town of South Thomaston has an active Town Office where residents can go for information about the budget, building permits, and other municipal matters. Residents also have the opportunity to provide input on town-related matters through their elected representatives at meetings held throughout the year. All in all, South Thomaston residents strive to represent their interests in all political matters while ensuring that their community remains safe and sound.
The political climate in Zip 04858 (South 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
Zip 04858 (South Thomaston, ME) is leaning liberal.
South Thomaston, Maine is leaning liberal.
Knox County, Maine is moderately liberal.
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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.
South 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 04858 (South Thomaston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 172 contributions totaling $6,896 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)