Maine — 2016 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2016 presidential electionMaine · PresidentClintonD+2.7
How it voted
Share of the 2016 vote
| Hillary Clinton ✓Democratic | 47.7% | 354,718 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 45.0% | 334,945 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 7.3% | 54,278 |
2016presidential margin
D+60R+60
16 counties, each filled by 2016 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maine cast 4 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (16 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Androscoggin County, ME | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Aroostook County, ME | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Cumberland County, ME | Democratic | D+26.3 |
| Franklin County, ME | Republican | R+5.5 |
| Hancock County, ME | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Kennebec County, ME | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Knox County, ME | Democratic | D+14.2 |
| Lincoln County, ME | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Oxford County, ME | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Penobscot County, ME | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Piscataquis County, ME | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Sagadahoc County, ME | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Somerset County, ME | Republican | R+22.7 |
| Waldo County, ME | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Washington County, ME | Republican | R+18.4 |
| York County, ME | Democratic | D+4.8 |
Maine results by county
16 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Androscoggin County | Donald Trump+5,218 | 23,00941.4% | 28,22750.8% | 4,3657.9% | 55,601 |
| Aroostook County | Donald Trump+6,033 | 13,38638.1% | 19,41955.3% | 2,2926.5% | 35,097 |
| Cumberland County | Hillary Clinton+45,272 | 102,98159.9% | 57,70933.6% | 11,1286.5% | 171,818 |
| Franklin County | Donald Trump+902 | 7,01642.6% | 7,91848.0% | 1,5549.4% | 16,488 |
| Hancock County | Hillary Clinton+2,412 | 16,11750.2% | 13,70542.7% | 2,3087.2% | 32,130 |
| Kennebec County | Donald Trump+2,373 | 29,30244.3% | 31,67547.8% | 5,2317.9% | 66,208 |
| Knox County | Hillary Clinton+3,295 | 12,44353.8% | 9,14839.5% | 1,5566.7% | 23,147 |
| Lincoln County | Hillary Clinton+514 | 10,24147.6% | 9,72745.2% | 1,5357.1% | 21,503 |
| Oxford County | Donald Trump+4,038 | 12,17239.0% | 16,21052.0% | 2,8199.0% | 31,201 |
| Penobscot County | Donald Trump+8,784 | 32,83840.8% | 41,62251.7% | 6,0807.5% | 80,540 |
| Piscataquis County | Donald Trump+2,308 | 3,09833.7% | 5,40658.9% | 6787.4% | 9,182 |
| Sagadahoc County | Hillary Clinton+1,360 | 10,66449.3% | 9,30443.0% | 1,6487.6% | 21,616 |
| Somerset County | Donald Trump+5,909 | 9,09234.9% | 15,00157.6% | 1,9717.6% | 26,064 |
| Waldo County | Hillary Clinton+62 | 10,44046.0% | 10,37845.7% | 1,8898.3% | 22,707 |
| Washington County | Donald Trump+3,018 | 6,07537.1% | 9,09355.6% | 1,1977.3% | 16,365 |
| York County | Hillary Clinton+5,441 | 55,84448.9% | 50,40344.1% | 8,0277.0% | 114,274 |
Nominees: Hillary Clinton (D) · Donald Trump (R)
Maine's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2016 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −12.8% |
| 1896 | −38.7% |
| 1900 | −26.5% |
| 1904 | −39.0% |
| 1908 | −29.7% |
| 1912 | +19.0% |
| 1916 | −4.0% |
| 1920 | −39.1% |
| 1924 | −50.2% |
| 1928 | −37.7% |
| 1932 | −12.6% |
| 1936 | −14.0% |
| 1940 | −2.3% |
| 1944 | −5.0% |
| 1948 | −14.5% |
| 1952 | −32.3% |
| 1956 | −41.7% |
| 1960 | −14.1% |
| 1964 | +37.7% |
| 1968 | +12.2% |
| 1972 | −23.0% |
| 1976 | −0.8% |
| 1980 | −3.4% |
| 1984 | −22.1% |
| 1988 | −11.5% |
| 1992 | +8.4% |
| 1996 | +20.9% |
| 2000 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | +9.0% |
| 2008 | +17.3% |
| 2012 | +15.2% |
| 2016 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | +8.6% |
| 2024 | +6.9% |
Same ballot, 2016ME
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2016 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.