† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupAugustaMaineUnited States
English21.2%21.8%9.5%
Irish15.0%16.5%9.4%
French14.9%11.3%1.6%
French Canadian7.3%6.1%—
German6.9%7.8%12.5%
American5.5%5.9%5.3%
Italian4.8%5.4%4.8%
Scottish4.2%4.4%1.3%
Mexican0.5%0.6%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.5%1.8%
Spaniard0.2%——
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Augusta
Maine
United States
Median age
42.5
44.8
39.1
Age 18–24
6.7%
8.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.5%
22.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Augusta
Maine
United States
Median household income
$47,979
$74,733
$84,427
Poverty rate
18.2%
10.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
28.9%
36.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Augusta
Maine
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.3%
6.1%
22.3%
Spanish
1.2%
1.0%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
3.6%
2.3%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
Augusta
Maine
United States
Catholic
—
16.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
6.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
69.3%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Augusta, Maine
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+19.3%
2008
+19.4%
2012
+20.1%
2016
+6.9%
2020
+11.6%
2024
+9.9%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
54.0%Harris5,386
44.1%Trump4,398
2.0%
D+9.9
R+1.7
D+11.4
9,981
D
54.1%Biden5,304
42.5%Trump4,165
3.4%
D+11.6
D+4.7
D+7.2
9,807
D
49.5%Clinton4,434
42.5%Trump3,812
8.0%
D+6.9
R+13.1
D+4.9
8,961
D
58.5%Obama5,268
38.5%Romney3,463
3.0%
D+20.1
D+0.6
D+16.2
9,002
D
58.4%Obama5,567
39.0%McCain3,716
2.6%
D+19.4
D+0.1
D+12.2
9,527
D
58.7%Kerry5,352
39.3%Bush3,589
2.0%
D+19.3
—
D+21.8
9,124
Augusta is one of the least populous state capitals in the U.S., yet its government-sector concentration shapes a voter base that has leaned Democratic in statewide races by consistent double-digit margins over the past decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 20.1 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 9.9 points.
A population of 19,077, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $47,979 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Auburn and Brewer.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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.
In 2024, Augusta, Maine voted Democratic by 9.9 points (D+9.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 9,981 votes cast, 5,386 went Democratic and 4,398 went Republican.
How many people live in Augusta, Maine?
Augusta, Maine has a population of 19,077 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Augusta, Maine?
Median household income in Augusta, Maine is $47,979 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.
What is the political history of Augusta, Maine?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Augusta, Maine from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
