Peabody Tavern · Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Gilead run?
Gilead’s town government spent $385,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,887 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Gilead didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Gilead is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Gilead
Gilead’s school district. The schools are run by Gilead, so this money is part of the budget above.
Maine districts overall: 52% local, 40% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $1,887 per resident a year, or $5.17 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 29%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Gilead collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
Gilead runs its own schools, so school spending is part of this budget.
Gilead didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Gilead yet
Every year of Gilead’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,183 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.50% of the home’s value, vs 1.02% across Maine.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Gilead’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Gilead’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Gilead →
Who’s in charge in Gilead
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 204 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (204).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
How Gilead voted in 2024
Official results for Gilead’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican48.9%64 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat44.3%58 votesOthers: 6.9% (9 votes).
Most votes in Gilead: Donald J Trump
Maine: Harris 52.4%, Trump 45.5%
Most votes in Gilead: Angus S King Jr
Maine: Jr 52.1%, Kouzounas 34.6%
President, 2024: Gilead, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilead | 48.9% | 44.3% | 6.9% | 131 |
| Maine | 45.5% | 52.4% | 2.1% | 831,375 |
Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Gilead.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Maine HouseState representatives
- 3Maine SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Maine
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Gilead’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Gilead’s government
How much does Gilead spend per resident?
About $1,887 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Gilead didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $703,000.
What is the property tax rate in Gilead?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,183 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.50% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.02% across Maine. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Gilead’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Gilead yet.
How did Gilead vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 48.9%, Kamala D Harris 44.3% (131 votes, official results). . Maine: Harris 52.4%, Trump 45.5%.
How many people work for Gilead?
1 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $8,508 (about $102,096 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Gilead in the state legislature?
State Senate District 19 (Joe Martin) and State House District 73 (Mike Soboleski). The House district also covers 19 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Gilead, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →