Maine 2nd Congressional District (ME) — Elections 1876–2024

Maine 2nd Congressional District, Maine: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+10%. Republican peak: R+51 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+10MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 692,3122024 5-year
Median household income: $64,7822024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 91.7%2024 5-year
Black: 1.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+38 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+51 in 1924MIT Election Lab

GOLDEN, JaredCongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: POLIQUIN, Bruce Lee (2017–2019), POLIQUIN, Bruce Lee (2015–2017), MICHAUD, Michael H. (2013–2015), MICHAUD, Michael H. (2011–2013)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

11 counties · 2 D · 9 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−10.0%	172,936	212,214	393,026
2020	R	−6.8%	173,911	200,292	389,593
2016	R	−9.7%	149,707	184,776	362,575
2012	D	+9.1%	184,010	152,502	346,844
2008	D	+11.0%	197,725	157,833	362,975
2004	D	+5.4%	192,541	172,282	372,034
2000	D	+2.9%	158,530	148,791	330,260
1996	D	+22.2%	162,332	92,505	314,944
1992	D	+9.1%	134,951	102,371	357,521
1988	R	−9.9%	128,263	156,800	287,311
1984	R	−24.2%	110,998	182,347	294,586
1980	R	−3.8%	120,011	130,852	283,225
1976	R	−0.6%	126,723	128,251	263,436
1972	R	−23.4%	87,700	141,431	229,283
1968	D	+11.7%	120,216	94,664	218,392
1964	D	+37.5%	147,338	66,922	214,382
1960	R	−13.3%	103,320	135,036	238,357
1956	R	−43.3%	54,587	137,938	192,525
1952	R	−32.1%	65,581	127,701	193,643
1948	R	−13.9%	61,983	82,169	145,439
1944	R	−6.7%	76,360	87,290	163,837
1940	R	−3.6%	89,155	95,813	185,221
1936	R	−15.6%	71,370	98,883	176,034
1932	R	−9.7%	78,056	95,079	174,846
1928	R	−38.4%	46,801	105,518	152,944
1924	R	−50.8%	23,317	78,512	108,579
1920	R	−40.9%	33,294	80,288	114,992
1916	R	−5.6%	38,019	42,596	82,288
1912	O	+20.1%	29,870	14,211	78,035
1908	R	−32.9%	20,354	41,310	63,660
1904	R	−43.7%	15,079	40,174	57,402
1900	R	−30.2%	21,303	40,692	64,146
1896	R	−40.3%	20,654	49,790	72,360
1892	R	−14.5%	27,964	38,074	69,524
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	O	10.5%	33.8%	842,447
2020	R	41.9%	50.4%	828,305
2018	O	10.4%	35.2%	634,409
2014	R	30.8%	67.0%	616,996
2012	O	12.8%	29.7%	724,720
2008	R	38.6%	61.3%	724,430
2006	R	20.8%	74.4%	545,128
2002	R	41.6%	58.4%	504,899
2000	R	31.1%	68.9%	634,872
1996	R	43.9%	49.2%	606,777
1994	R	36.4%	60.2%	511,733
1990	R	38.6%	61.3%	520,320
1988	D	81.3%	18.7%	556,745
1984	R	25.9%	73.3%	551,406
1982	D	60.9%	39.1%	459,715
1978	R	33.9%	56.6%	375,114
1976	D	60.2%	39.8%	486,193

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

21.7%

Irish

15.0%

French

12.7%

German

7.1%

American

6.8%

Italian

4.4%

Scottish

4.3%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 45.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.4%

3.1%

75–84

3.6%

6.6%

65–74

7.0%

7.6%

55–64

7.9%

6.1%

45–54

6.1%

5.8%

35–44

6.0%

5.7%

25–34

5.7%

4.4%

18–24

4.1%

7.1%

5–17

6.7%

2.3%

2.2%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$64,782

Congressional District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 2$64,782

Maine$74,733

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

13.5%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1817.0%

Working age (18–64)12.6%

Seniors (65+)13.2%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

94.0%

speak English only

Other Indo-European3.8%

Spanish0.9%

Other languages0.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

15.4%

Other Christian

6.6%

Baptist

1.9%

Methodist

1.7%

Mainline Protestant

1.5%

Non-Christian

1.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Covering roughly 80% of Maine's land area, this rural, working-class district has shifted steadily rightward over the past decade, delivering its single electoral vote to the Republican presidential nominee in 2016, 2020, and 2024 by growing margins.

The Democratic margin in Maine 2nd Congressional District has rarely exceeded thirty-eight points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-one points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by ten points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 92% non-Hispanic-white share, a 14% poverty rate, and a median household income of $64,782 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 2, Maine vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 2, Maine voted Republican by 10.0 points (R+10), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 393,026 votes cast, 172,936 went Democratic and 212,214 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 2, Maine's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 2, Maine as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 25 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 2, Maine last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 2, Maine voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in Congressional District 2, Maine?

Congressional District 2, Maine has a population of 692,312 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 2, Maine?

Median household income in Congressional District 2, Maine is $64,782 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.

What is the political history of Congressional District 2, Maine?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 2, Maine from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Maine 2nd Congressional District delivered R+10 in 2024.

Key facts

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