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1892–2024
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Lewiston-Auburn, ME
presidential margin
2008D+15.22012D+12.82016R+9.42020R+2.82024R+6.1
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+6.1
2024
median income$67,873U.S. $80,734 · ME $74,733
median age40.5U.S. 39.1 · ME 44.8
poverty rate14.4%U.S. 12.5% · ME 10.8%
bachelor’s+ (25+)23.4%U.S. 35.6% · ME 36.1%
non-english10.5%U.S. 22.3% · ME 6.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English17.7%
French17.2%
Irish14.6%
African American†3.2%
Somali1.1%
African0.5%
Mexican0.8%
Puerto Rican0.6%
Filipino0.4%
Chinese0.3%
religion
other traditions
Muslim3.3%
Mainline2.8%
Other Christian0.6%
Latter-day Saints0.5%
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.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME, Maine

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Lewiston-Auburn, METrumpR+6.1
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2024 presidential margin by county for Lewiston-Auburn, ME, MEA map of the single county of Lewiston-Auburn, 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.Androscoggin County, ME · R+6.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican52.0%30,605
Kamala HarrisDemocratic45.9%27,019
Jill SteinGreen Independent2.1%1,223
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 Lewiston-Auburn, ME, ME — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Androscoggin County, MERepublicanR+6.1
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
45.9%Harris27,019
52.0%Trump30,605
2.1%Stein1,223
−6.1%
58,847
R
46.5%Biden27,617
49.3%Trump29,268
4.2%Jorgensen2,476
−2.8%
59,361
R
41.4%Clinton23,009
50.8%Trump28,227
7.9%Johnson4,365
−9.4%
55,601
D
54.8%Obama28,989
42.1%Romney22,232
3.1%Johnson1,641
+12.8%
52,862
D
56.5%Obama31,017
41.3%McCain22,671
2.1%Nader1,162
+15.2%
54,850
D
54.4%Kerry30,503
43.7%Bush24,519
1.9%Life1,045
+10.7%
56,067
D
53.3%Gore26,251
40.5%Bush19,948
6.2%Nader3,046
+12.8%
49,245
D
56.6%Clinton26,428
25.8%Dole12,053
17.7%Perot8,250
+30.8%
46,731
D
40.3%Clinton22,247
25.7%Bush14,174
34.0%Perot18,723
+14.6%
55,144
R
47.5%Dukakis21,165
51.7%Bush23,061
0.8%Paul359
−4.3%
44,585
R
42.3%Mondale19,885
57.2%Reagan26,904
0.4%Hall211
−14.9%
47,000
D
49.3%Carter22,715
39.9%Reagan18,399
10.8%Anderson4,966
+9.4%
46,080
D
60.7%Carter26,484
37.4%Ford16,330
1.9%McCarthy851
+23.3%
43,665
D
50.1%McGovern19,509
49.9%Nixon19,406
0.0%Schmitz9
+0.3%
38,924
D
71.0%Humphrey26,820
27.5%Nixon10,390
1.4%Wallace542
+43.5%
37,752
D
80.1%Johnson30,080
19.8%Goldwater7,441
0.0%Hass14
+60.3%
37,535
D
64.0%Kennedy26,097
36.0%Nixon14,654
0.0%
+28.1%
40,751
R
43.7%Stevenson15,842
56.3%Eisenhower20,385
0.0%
−12.5%
36,227
R
49.2%Stevenson17,560
50.6%Eisenhower18,049
0.2%Hallinan67
−1.4%
35,676
D
59.7%Truman17,405
39.2%Dewey11,443
1.1%Thurmond317
+20.4%
29,165
D
63.5%Roosevelt19,078
36.4%Dewey10,927
0.1%Thomas34
+27.1%
30,039
D
64.9%Roosevelt19,273
35.0%Willkie10,394
0.1%Thomas40
+29.9%
29,707
D
60.6%Roosevelt16,657
38.1%Landon10,480
1.2%Lemke340
+22.5%
27,477
D
58.8%Roosevelt14,441
40.1%Hoover9,838
1.2%Thomas283
+18.7%
24,562
R
47.9%Smith10,940
51.6%Hoover11,790
0.5%Thomas124
−3.7%
22,854
R
29.2%Davis4,733
59.8%Coolidge9,680
11.0%La Follette1,774
−30.6%
16,187
R
36.6%Cox5,757
60.8%Harding9,565
2.6%Debs402
−24.2%
15,724
D
53.1%Wilson5,464
43.7%Hughes4,496
3.2%Benson326
+9.4%
10,286
O
44.4%Wilson4,516
8.4%Taft859
47.2%Roosevelt4,801
Roosevelt +2.8
10,176
R
39.6%Bryan3,095
56.1%Taft4,381
4.3%Debs339
−16.5%
7,815
R
31.3%Parker2,206
62.3%Roosevelt4,393
6.4%Debs451
−31.0%
7,050
R
39.3%Bryan3,182
57.4%McKinley4,648
3.2%Woolley262
−18.1%
8,092
R
30.2%Bryan2,513
66.6%McKinley5,548
3.2%Palmer268
−36.4%
8,329
R
41.9%Cleveland3,452
52.5%Harrison4,326
5.7%Weaver466
−10.6%
8,244
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: −6.1% in 2024.flipped R · 2016−6.1%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−10.6%
1896−36.4%
1900−18.1%
1904−31.0%
1908−16.5%
1912+35.9%
1916+9.4%
1920−24.2%
1924−30.6%
1928−3.7%
1932+18.7%
1936+22.5%
1940+29.9%
1944+27.1%
1948+20.4%
1952−1.4%
1956−12.5%
1960+28.1%
1964+60.3%
1968+43.5%
1972+0.3%
1976+23.3%
1980+9.4%
1984−14.9%
1988−4.3%
1992+14.6%
1996+30.8%
2000+12.8%
2004+10.7%
2008+15.2%
2012+12.8%
2016−9.4%
2020−2.8%
2024−6.1%
DemocraticRepublican

Lewiston-Auburn has drawn national attention since the early 2000s, when a significant Somali refugee resettlement shifted the demographic profile of what had been a declining Franco-American mill city, producing measurable swings in local electoral patterns.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 60.3 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 36.4 points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 6.1 points.

A population of 113,423, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,873 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Augusta-Waterville, ME and Massena-Ogdensburg, NY.

Political twins — metros

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

Augusta-Waterville, ME
95.4twin score
2000–2012 trajectory
Massena-Ogdensburg, NY
91.6twin score
2000–2012 trajectory≠ 12-yr trend
Plattsburgh, NY
90.2twin score
2000–2008 trajectoryFrench ancestry≠ elasticity

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 Lewiston-Auburn, ME, Maine vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lewiston-Auburn, ME, Maine voted Republican by 6.1 points (R+6.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 58,847 votes cast, 27,019 went Democratic and 30,605 went Republican.
When did Lewiston-Auburn, ME, Maine last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lewiston-Auburn, ME, Maine voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Lewiston-Auburn, ME, Maine?
Lewiston-Auburn, ME, Maine has a population of 113,423 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lewiston-Auburn, ME, Maine?
Median household income in Lewiston-Auburn, ME, Maine is $67,873 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.
What is the political history of Lewiston-Auburn, ME, Maine?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Lewiston-Auburn, ME, Maine from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 15 went Republican.