Photo: Lmichaud · CC BY-SA 3.0In Winthrop, 83% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Maine
Winthrop’s town government spent $23.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $3,819 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau.
What stands out about how Winthrop is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$3,573 per resident in 2022: more than 69% of them
Winthrop’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($3,573 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 45 Maine towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that run their own schools: the median was $3,230, and the middle half spent $2,479–$4,008. Winthrop spent more than 69% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($493,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Maine towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Winthrop itself left out).
About $3,819 per resident a year, or $10.46 a day
Schools are part of the town’s budget, so they lead the receipt: 67% of day-to-day spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Winthrop runs its own schools, so school spending is part of this budget. Comparisons are with Maine towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that run their own schools.
Day-to-day spending is up 9% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Winthrop reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $3,573 · 2023: $3,819.
full-time in March 2025, up from 169 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $3,506 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.19% 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 Winthrop’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.
Tax bills are one input to Winthrop’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Winthrop →
Who’s in charge in Winthrop
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Winthrop’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on winthropmaine.org ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 36 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (6,144).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Winthrop
Winthrop’s K–12 school district. The schools are run by Winthrop, so this money is part of the budget above.
Of the $20,349 per pupil, $9,093 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Maine districts overall: 52% local, 40% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Winthrop voted in 2024
Official results for Winthrop’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat51.2%1,995 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican46.4%1,811 votesOthers: 2.4% (93 votes).
Most votes in Winthrop: Kamala D Harris
Maine: Harris 52.4%, Trump 45.5%
of Winthrop’s 4,715 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Maine: 75%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Winthrop: Angus S King Jr
Maine: Jr 52.1%, Kouzounas 34.6%
President, 2024: Winthrop, its county and the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winthrop | 51.2% | 46.4% | 2.4% | 3,899 |
| Maine | 52.4% | 45.5% | 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 Winthrop.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: winthropmaine.org ↗
- 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.
How Winthrop compares with the towns next door
Winthrop spent $3,573 per resident in 2022; the 3 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $706 to $779. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Readfield | $706 | $3,392 |
| Manchester | $727 | $3,486 |
| West Gardiner | $779 | $2,282 |
| Monmouth | estimate | $3,139 |
| Wayne | estimate | $3,289 |
| Winthrop | $3,573 | $3,506 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Winthrop’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Winthrop’s government
How much does Winthrop spend per resident?
About $3,819 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $3,573 was more than 69% of 45 Maine towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Winthrop?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,506 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.19% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.02% across Maine. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see winthropmaine.org.
Who runs Winthrop’s government?
See winthropmaine.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Winthrop yet.
How did Winthrop vote in 2024?
For president, Kamala D Harris 51.2%, Donald J Trump 46.4% (3,899 votes, official results). . Maine: Harris 52.4%, Trump 45.5%.
How many people work for Winthrop?
172 full-time and 110 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $985,248 (about $11.8M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Winthrop in the state legislature?
State Senate District 14 (Craig Hickman) and State House District 57 (Tavis Hasenfus). The House district also covers 1 neighboring town. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Winthrop’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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; 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 →