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Maine 5th State House District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1876–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1876 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

English18.9%21.8%9.5%

French17.5%11.3%1.6%

Irish13.0%16.5%9.4%

French Canadian9.2%6.1%—

American8.6%5.9%5.3%

German5.6%7.8%12.5%

Scottish3.7%4.4%1.3%

Italian2.7%5.4%4.8%

Mexican0.6%0.6%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.4%0.5%1.8%

Cuban0.3%—0.7%

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	ME HD 5	Maine	United States
Median age	44.1	44.8	39.1
Age 18–24	6.7%	8.0%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	25.7%	22.3%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	ME HD 5	Maine	United States
Median household income	$55,768	$74,733	$84,427
Poverty rate	15.5%	10.8%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	23.4%	36.1%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	ME HD 5	Maine	United States
Owner-occupied homes	57.8%	74.3%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	42.2%	25.7%	34.8%
Median home value	$147,200	$296,600	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$904	$1,139	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	47.3%	48.4%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	8.0%	20.6%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	ME HD 5	Maine	United States
Mean commute	14.4 min	24.6 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	2.6%	6.9%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	85.4%	70.8%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Works from home	6.7%	15.9%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	ME HD 5	Maine	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	14.0%	6.1%	22.3%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)	11.2%	2.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	1.1%	0.4%	0.5%

Religious landscape

Measure	ME HD 5	Maine	United States
Catholic	—	16.1%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	6.0%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	69.3%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	ME HD 5	Maine	United States
Foreign-born residents	3.4%	4.1%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.4%	2.1%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	2.0%	1.9%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	11.2%	8.4%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.407	0.456	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic44.6%1,850TrumpRepublican53.9%2,238OtherAll other candidates1.5%64

R+9.3

Lead: 388
Total: 4,152
vs nation: R+7.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic43.7%1,851TrumpRepublican53.3%2,258OtherAll other candidates3.0%126

R+9.6

Lead: 407
Total: 4,235
vs nation: R+14.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic41.6%1,771TrumpRepublican49.3%2,100OtherAll other candidates9.1%388

R+7.7

Lead: 329
Total: 4,259
vs nation: R+9.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic57.2%2,374RomneyRepublican39.6%1,642OtherAll other candidates3.2%131

D+17.7

Lead: 732
Total: 4,147
vs nation: D+13.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic58.4%2,583McCainRepublican39.0%1,727OtherAll other candidates2.6%114

D+19.3

Lead: 856
Total: 4,424
vs nation: D+12.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic56.6%2,603BushRepublican41.1%1,891OtherAll other candidates2.4%109

D+15.5

Lead: 712
Total: 4,603
vs nation: D+17.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic53.0%2,294BushRepublican41.3%1,788OtherAll other candidates5.7%246

D+11.7

Lead: 506
Total: 4,328
vs nation: D+11.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic52.4%2,403DoleRepublican24.4%1,117OtherAll other candidates23.2%1,066

D+28.0

Lead: 1,286
Total: 4,586
vs nation: D+19.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+9.3MIT Election Lab
Population: 8,7972024 5-year
Population density: 116 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 75.8 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $55,7682024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 90.0%2024 5-year
Black: 1.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 1.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+36.1 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+69.8 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 3, ME · twin score 97.0

presidential history

Party record book

Maine 5th State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Lyndon B. Johnson1964

68.0%

2,324 votes · D+36.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 58.4%

Republican

Warren G. Harding1920

84.4%

1,212 votes · R+69.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 · 76.8%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

John Kerry2004

2,603votes

56.6% of the vote · D+15.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 2,583 votes

Republican

Ronald Reagan1984

2,369votes

58.7% of the vote · R+18.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 2,258 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

Bill Clinton1996

+19.5pts D vs U.S.

Place D+28.0 · U.S. D+8.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · John Kerry, 2004 · +17.9 pts

Republican

Alf Landon1936

+46.5pts R vs U.S.

Place R+22.2 · U.S. D+24.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Warren G. Harding, 1920 · +43.7 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RJoseph UnderwoodState House · 5

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 1 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	40.5%1,870	59.5%2,746	4,616

Maine 5th State House District sits in New England. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 36.1 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 69.8 points in 1920. The 2024 margin was 9.3 points.

A population of 8,797, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $55,768 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 3 and State House District 1.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State House District 3

population scaleFrench ancestry% Catholic

State House District 1

population scaleFrench ancestry% Catholic≠ median age

State House District 4

population scaleFrench ancestry% Catholic≠ median age

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 Maine 5th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Maine 5th State House District voted Republican by 9.3 points (R+9.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,152 votes cast, 1,850 went Democratic and 2,238 went Republican.

When did Maine 5th State House District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Maine 5th State House District voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in Maine 5th State House District?

Maine 5th State House District has a population of 8,797 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Maine 5th State House District?

Median household income in Maine 5th State House District is $55,768 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.

What is the political history of Maine 5th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Maine 5th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 25 went Republican.