Maine 8th State House District, Maine: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+17%. Republican peak: R+56 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+17MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 36,0722024 5-year
- Median household income
- $62,0192024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+34 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+56 in 1924MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 8, MEOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 8,182 | 11,592 | 20,126 | ||
| R | 8,287 | 10,916 | 19,967 | ||
| R | 7,418 | 10,032 | 18,815 | ||
| D | 9,159 | 8,472 | 18,111 | ||
| D | 9,817 | 8,806 | 18,973 | ||
| D | 9,734 | 9,514 | 19,575 | ||
| R | 8,054 | 8,617 | 17,707 | ||
| D | 8,679 | 5,434 | 17,191 | ||
| D | 7,319 | 6,026 | 19,568 | ||
| R | 6,971 | 8,589 | 15,666 | ||
| R | 6,006 | 10,323 | 16,389 | ||
| R | 6,723 | 7,525 | 15,962 | ||
| R | 6,741 | 7,411 | 14,661 | ||
| R | 4,764 | 8,192 | 12,963 | ||
| D | 6,550 | 5,673 | 12,392 | ||
| D | 8,148 | 4,050 | 12,203 | ||
| R | 5,495 | 8,212 | 13,706 | ||
| R | 2,489 | 7,567 | 10,056 | ||
| R | 3,310 | 7,079 | 10,409 | ||
| R | 3,133 | 4,530 | 7,725 | ||
| R | 4,070 | 4,947 | 9,029 | ||
| R | 5,030 | 5,658 | 10,704 | ||
| R | 4,061 | 5,847 | 10,328 | ||
| R | 4,471 | 6,003 | 10,558 | ||
| R | 2,636 | 6,661 | 9,323 | ||
| R | 1,146 | 4,572 | 6,102 | ||
| R | 1,661 | 4,830 | 6,541 | ||
| R | 2,053 | 2,585 | 4,700 | ||
| O | 1,635 | 979 | 4,451 | ||
| R | 1,122 | 2,373 | 3,587 | ||
| R | 769 | 2,291 | 3,163 | ||
| R | 1,084 | 2,275 | 3,475 | ||
| R | 1,143 | 2,772 | 4,015 | ||
| R | 1,497 | 2,099 | 3,810 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
21.3%
Irish
14.4%
French
11.7%
American
7.9%
German
6.4%
Scottish
4.2%
Italian
4.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 45.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$62,019
State House District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 8$62,019
Maine$74,733
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.4%
Working age (18–64)14.2%
Seniors (65+)15.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.8%
speak English only
Other Indo-European4.6%
Spanish1.1%
Other languages0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 67.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+51.7, this sparsely populated district in Maine trends among the state's most lopsided, reflecting the deep rural-urban divide that has reshaped Maine's legislative map over the past decade.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached thirty-four points in 1964; the Republican margin reached fifty-six points in 1924. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 36,072, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $62,019 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 8, Maine vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 8, Maine voted Republican by 16.9 points (R+17), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,126 votes cast, 8,182 went Democratic and 11,592 went Republican.
What is State House District 8, Maine's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 8, Maine as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 26 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 8, Maine last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 8, Maine voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in State House District 8, Maine?
State House District 8, Maine has a population of 36,072 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 8, Maine?
Median household income in State House District 8, Maine is $62,019 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.
What is the political history of State House District 8, Maine?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 8, Maine from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.