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1892–2024
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Presque Isle
presidential margin
2008D+9.62012D+7.62016R+17.22020R+19.72024R+26.2
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+26.2
2024
median income$56,700U.S. $80,734 · ME $74,733
median age48.3U.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-english14.0%U.S. 22.3% · ME 6.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English19.2%
French17.8%
Irish13.2%
Mexican0.5%
Puerto Rican0.4%
Cuban0.3%
religion
other traditions
Mainline6.2%
Latter-day Saints1.8%
Other Christian1.1%
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.

Presque Isle, Maine

Akashic
Presque IsleTrumpR+26.2
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2024 presidential margin by county for Presque Isle, MEA map of the single county of Presque Isle, 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.Aroostook County, ME · R+26.2
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican62.4%22,246
Kamala HarrisDemocratic36.2%12,900
Jill SteinGreen Independent1.4%507
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 Presque Isle, ME — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Aroostook County, MERepublicanR+26.2
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
36.2%Harris12,900
62.4%Trump22,246
1.4%Stein507
−26.2%
35,653
R
38.5%Biden13,956
58.2%Trump21,080
3.2%Jorgensen1,174
−19.7%
36,210
R
38.1%Clinton13,386
55.3%Trump19,419
6.5%Johnson2,292
−17.2%
35,097
D
52.5%Obama17,777
44.9%Romney15,196
2.6%Johnson887
+7.6%
33,860
D
53.7%Obama19,345
44.2%McCain15,898
2.1%Nader751
+9.6%
35,994
D
51.9%Kerry19,569
46.5%Bush17,564
1.6%Life600
+5.3%
37,733
D
48.9%Gore17,196
47.1%Bush16,555
4.0%Nader1,392
+1.8%
35,143
D
51.8%Clinton18,022
29.9%Dole10,400
18.3%Perot6,370
+21.9%
34,792
D
40.6%Clinton15,682
32.2%Bush12,409
27.2%Perot10,494
+8.5%
38,585
R
46.1%Dukakis14,850
53.4%Bush17,213
0.6%Paul183
−7.3%
32,246
R
36.0%Mondale12,348
63.6%Reagan21,837
0.4%Hall153
−27.6%
34,338
R
42.8%Carter14,492
48.3%Reagan16,343
8.9%Anderson3,011
−5.5%
33,846
R
48.3%Carter15,484
48.5%Ford15,550
3.2%McCarthy1,017
−0.2%
32,051
R
37.6%McGovern11,474
62.4%Nixon19,051
0.1%Schmitz22
−24.8%
30,547
D
51.5%Humphrey15,044
47.6%Nixon13,919
0.9%Wallace273
+3.8%
29,236
D
63.7%Johnson17,552
36.3%Goldwater9,994
0.0%Hass3
+27.4%
27,549
R
44.2%Kennedy14,799
55.8%Nixon18,698
0.0%
−11.6%
33,497
R
27.6%Stevenson6,089
72.4%Eisenhower16,001
0.0%
−44.9%
22,090
R
30.9%Stevenson7,561
68.8%Eisenhower16,851
0.3%Hallinan64
−38.0%
24,476
R
42.9%Truman7,183
56.5%Dewey9,459
0.6%Thurmond98
−13.6%
16,740
R
40.7%Roosevelt8,017
59.2%Dewey11,678
0.1%Thomas22
−18.6%
19,717
R
41.5%Roosevelt9,877
58.3%Willkie13,888
0.2%Thomas39
−16.9%
23,804
R
33.9%Roosevelt7,704
64.7%Landon14,708
1.4%Lemke324
−30.8%
22,736
R
39.8%Roosevelt9,409
59.5%Hoover14,054
0.7%Thomas168
−19.7%
23,631
R
28.3%Smith5,771
71.4%Hoover14,545
0.2%Thomas41
−43.1%
20,357
R
12.9%Davis1,510
81.6%Coolidge9,554
5.5%La Follette643
−68.7%
11,707
R
11.1%Cox1,407
88.5%Harding11,191
0.4%Debs50
−77.4%
12,648
R
29.2%Wilson2,425
69.6%Hughes5,770
1.2%Benson98
−40.3%
8,293
O
24.6%Wilson1,924
11.5%Taft898
63.9%Roosevelt4,991
Roosevelt +39.3
7,813
R
18.8%Bryan1,157
77.6%Taft4,783
3.7%Debs227
−58.8%
6,167
R
13.1%Parker736
83.2%Roosevelt4,681
3.7%Debs210
−70.1%
5,627
R
18.7%Bryan1,030
76.1%McKinley4,192
5.2%Woolley289
−57.4%
5,511
R
21.4%Bryan1,383
74.4%McKinley4,816
4.2%Palmer273
−53.0%
6,472
R
35.9%Cleveland1,917
54.2%Harrison2,893
9.9%Weaver530
−18.3%
5,340
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: −26.2% in 2024.flipped R · 2016−26.2%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−18.3%
1896−53.0%
1900−57.4%
1904−70.1%
1908−58.8%
1912+13.1%
1916−40.3%
1920−77.4%
1924−68.7%
1928−43.1%
1932−19.7%
1936−30.8%
1940−16.9%
1944−18.6%
1948−13.6%
1952−38.0%
1956−44.9%
1960−11.6%
1964+27.4%
1968+3.8%
1972−24.8%
1976−0.2%
1980−5.5%
1984−27.6%
1988−7.3%
1992+8.5%
1996+21.9%
2000+1.8%
2004+5.3%
2008+9.6%
2012+7.6%
2016−17.2%
2020−19.7%
2024−26.2%
DemocraticRepublican

The Presque Isle market covers a vast, sparsely populated potato-farming region that has shifted measurably toward Republican margins over the past decade, even as Maine's statewide results remain competitive.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 27.4 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 77.4 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 6.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 26.2 points.

A population of 67,058, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,700 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Watertown and Bangor.

Political twins — media markets

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

Watertown
New York
72.2twin score
12-yr trend2000–2012 trajectory% White≠ median age
Bangor
Maine
68.3twin score
median age2004–2012 trajectory% White≠ 12-yr trend
Alpena
Michigan
67.9twin score
median agepopulation scale% White≠ % Catholic

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 Presque Isle, Maine vote in 2024?
In 2024, Presque Isle, Maine voted Republican by 26.2 points (R+26.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 35,653 votes cast, 12,900 went Democratic and 22,246 went Republican.
When did Presque Isle, Maine last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Presque Isle, Maine voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Presque Isle, Maine?
Presque Isle, Maine has a population of 67,058 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Presque Isle, Maine?
Median household income in Presque Isle, Maine is $56,700 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.
What is the political history of Presque Isle, Maine?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Presque Isle, Maine from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican.