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Elections / 2020 · President · ME

Joe Biden carried Maine D+8.6.

Joe Biden (D) vs Donald Trump (R) in Maine, 2020. The state ran 4.1 points more Democratic than the nation (D+4.5 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 2020 ballot here.

Nominees: Joe Biden (D) · Donald Trump (R)

Maine result
822,534 votes counted
Biden (D)
430,473
52.3%
Trump (R)
359,899
43.8%
All others
32,162
3.9%
Margin
D+8.6
2020 presidential election
Maine, 2020
BidenD+8.6
2020 presidential margin by county for Maine — 2020 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maine — 2020 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 2020 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+2.8Aroostook County, ME · R+19.7Cumberland County, ME · D+35.3Franklin County, ME · R+3.9Hancock County, ME · D+12.3Kennebec County, ME · TiedKnox County, ME · D+19.7Lincoln County, ME · D+10.2Oxford County, ME · R+8.7Penobscot County, ME · R+8.3Piscataquis County, ME · R+26.3Sagadahoc County, ME · D+15.5Somerset County, ME · R+23.1Waldo County, ME · D+4.7Washington County, ME · R+19.5York County, ME · D+12.5
How it voted
Share of the 2020 vote
Joe Biden ✓Democratic52.3%430,473
Donald TrumpRepublican43.8%359,899
Jo JorgensenLibertarian3.9%32,162
D+60
R+60
16 counties, each filled by 2020 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maine's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2020 contest in context
Maine's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +6.4% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+6.4%DR18922024
Maine's presidential margins
YearMargin (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+6.4%
County results — 2020
16 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Androscoggin CountyR
−2.8%
27,61729,26859,361
Aroostook CountyR
−19.7%
13,95621,08036,210
Cumberland CountyD
+35.3%
128,75959,584195,914
Franklin CountyR
−3.9%
8,0698,75417,599
Hancock CountyD
+12.3%
19,36914,98235,676
Kennebec CountyD
+0.2%
34,90234,72172,615
Knox CountyD
+19.7%
15,1109,98226,032
Lincoln CountyD
+10.2%
12,68410,25623,857
Oxford CountyR
−8.7%
14,75517,69833,810
Penobscot CountyR
−8.3%
37,71344,82586,133
Piscataquis CountyR
−26.3%
3,5176,1439,996
Sagadahoc CountyD
+15.5%
13,5289,75524,280
Somerset CountyR
−23.1%
10,19916,64427,873
Waldo CountyD
+4.7%
12,34511,19624,566
Washington CountyR
−19.5%
6,76110,19417,570
York CountyD
+12.5%
71,18954,817131,042