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1892–2024
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Bangor, ME
presidential margin
2008D+5.02012D+2.92016R+10.92020R+8.32024R+10.9
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+10.9
2024
median income$66,356U.S. $80,734 · ME $74,733
median age42.5U.S. 39.1 · ME 44.8
poverty rate14.1%U.S. 12.5% · ME 10.8%
bachelor’s+ (25+)30.1%U.S. 35.6% · ME 36.1%
non-english4.9%U.S. 22.3% · ME 6.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English21.2%
Irish15.4%
French11.4%
Mexican0.8%
Puerto Rican0.4%
Spaniard0.2%
African American†0.6%
Jamaican0.2%
Chinese0.4%
Filipino0.3%
religion
other traditions
Mainline4.5%
Latter-day Saints1.1%
Other Christian0.6%
Jewish0.4%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Bangor, ME, Maine

Akashic
Bangor, METrumpR+10.9
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2024 presidential margin by county for Bangor, ME, MEA map of the single county of Bangor, ME, ME, outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Penobscot County, ME · R+10.9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican54.5%47,438
Kamala HarrisDemocratic43.6%37,945
Jill SteinGreen Independent1.9%1,690
D+60
R+60
A single county, filled by its 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover it for the full result.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Bangor, ME, ME — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Penobscot County, MERepublicanR+10.9
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
43.6%Harris37,945
54.5%Trump47,438
1.9%Stein1,690
−10.9%
87,073
R
43.8%Biden37,713
52.0%Trump44,825
4.2%Jorgensen3,595
−8.3%
86,133
R
40.8%Clinton32,838
51.7%Trump41,622
7.5%Johnson6,080
−10.9%
80,540
D
50.2%Obama38,811
47.3%Romney36,547
2.5%Johnson1,948
+2.9%
77,306
D
51.7%Obama41,514
46.7%McCain37,495
1.7%Nader1,358
+5.0%
80,367
D
49.2%Kerry40,417
49.1%Bush40,318
1.7%Life1,377
+0.1%
82,112
R
44.9%Gore32,868
48.7%Bush35,620
6.4%Nader4,718
−3.8%
73,206
D
51.0%Clinton35,961
32.5%Dole22,885
16.6%Perot11,671
+18.5%
70,517
D
36.7%Clinton29,485
30.1%Bush24,218
33.2%Perot26,741
+6.5%
80,444
R
44.6%Dukakis28,429
54.8%Bush34,912
0.6%Paul413
−10.2%
63,754
R
37.6%Mondale24,445
62.1%Reagan40,403
0.3%Hall206
−24.5%
65,054
R
42.2%Carter26,519
46.0%Reagan28,869
11.8%Anderson7,405
−3.7%
62,793
R
44.4%Carter24,672
52.2%Ford29,016
3.5%McCarthy1,925
−7.8%
55,613
R
38.1%McGovern18,552
61.9%Nixon30,186
0.0%Schmitz11
−23.9%
48,749
D
54.1%Humphrey24,327
44.5%Nixon20,011
1.5%Wallace661
+9.6%
44,999
D
66.5%Johnson28,766
33.4%Goldwater14,449
0.0%Hass17
+33.1%
43,232
R
40.3%Kennedy19,175
59.7%Nixon28,459
0.0%
−19.5%
47,634
R
23.6%Stevenson8,568
76.4%Eisenhower27,806
0.0%
−52.9%
36,374
R
31.3%Stevenson11,222
68.6%Eisenhower24,614
0.1%Hallinan49
−37.3%
35,885
R
39.2%Truman10,705
59.9%Dewey16,367
0.9%Thurmond243
−20.7%
27,315
R
43.9%Roosevelt13,292
56.0%Dewey16,934
0.1%Thomas38
−12.0%
30,264
R
44.1%Roosevelt14,757
55.8%Willkie18,674
0.1%Thomas40
−11.7%
33,471
R
31.0%Roosevelt9,732
60.8%Landon19,077
8.2%Lemke2,559
−29.8%
31,368
R
40.4%Roosevelt13,058
58.8%Hoover18,987
0.8%Thomas272
−18.3%
32,317
R
29.4%Smith9,114
70.3%Hoover21,750
0.3%Thomas96
−40.8%
30,960
R
18.0%Davis3,618
74.9%Coolidge15,081
7.1%La Follette1,429
−57.0%
20,128
R
30.0%Cox6,110
69.3%Harding14,145
0.7%Debs143
−39.4%
20,398
R
49.2%Wilson7,294
49.4%Hughes7,324
1.4%Benson205
−0.2%
14,823
O
36.2%Wilson5,093
23.9%Taft3,367
39.9%Roosevelt5,622
Roosevelt +3.8
14,082
R
31.7%Bryan3,525
66.0%Taft7,336
2.2%Debs249
−34.3%
11,110
R
23.4%Parker2,225
73.6%Roosevelt7,013
3.0%Debs285
−50.3%
9,523
R
33.6%Bryan3,615
63.9%McKinley6,873
2.5%Woolley273
−30.3%
10,761
R
31.8%Bryan4,031
66.4%McKinley8,414
1.8%Palmer223
−34.6%
12,668
R
38.3%Cleveland4,516
55.8%Harrison6,571
5.9%Weaver694
−17.4%
11,781
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −10.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2016−10.9%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−17.4%
1896−34.6%
1900−30.3%
1904−50.3%
1908−34.3%
1912+12.3%
1916−0.2%
1920−39.4%
1924−57.0%
1928−40.8%
1932−18.3%
1936−29.8%
1940−11.7%
1944−12.0%
1948−20.7%
1952−37.3%
1956−52.9%
1960−19.5%
1964+33.1%
1968+9.6%
1972−23.9%
1976−7.8%
1980−3.7%
1984−24.5%
1988−10.2%
1992+6.5%
1996+18.5%
2000−3.8%
2004+0.1%
2008+5.0%
2012+2.9%
2016−10.9%
2020−8.3%
2024−10.9%
DemocraticRepublican

Bangor anchors Maine's third congressional district, a media market where mill-town precincts and college-adjacent neighborhoods produce persistently split tickets and competitive margins in statewide races.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 33.1 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 57.0 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 10.9 points.

A population of 154,710, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,356 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Augusta-Waterville, ME and Lewiston-Auburn, ME.

Political twins — metros

The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Augusta-Waterville, ME
93.4twin score
French ancestry2004 margin% White
Lewiston-Auburn, ME
87.8twin score
French ancestry% Evangelical2004–2012 trajectory
Keene, NH
86.8twin score
French ancestry% unaffiliated% Evangelical≠ median income

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Bangor, ME, Maine vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bangor, ME, Maine voted Republican by 10.9 points (R+10.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 87,073 votes cast, 37,945 went Democratic and 47,438 went Republican.
When did Bangor, ME, Maine last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Bangor, ME, Maine voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Bangor, ME, Maine?
Bangor, ME, Maine has a population of 154,710 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bangor, ME, Maine?
Median household income in Bangor, ME, Maine is $66,356 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.
What is the political history of Bangor, ME, Maine?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Bangor, ME, Maine from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.