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Maine 12th 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

English27.5%21.8%9.5%

Irish16.7%16.5%9.4%

German10.5%7.8%12.5%

French6.5%11.3%1.6%

Scottish5.5%4.4%1.3%

American5.1%5.9%5.3%

Italian4.9%5.4%4.8%

Polish2.5%—2.2%

Puerto Rican0.7%0.5%1.8%

Mexican0.6%0.6%11.3%

Colombian0.2%—0.4%

Spanish0.2%——

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 12	Maine	United States
Median age	53.2	44.8	39.1
Age 18–24	7.2%	8.0%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	26.5%	22.3%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	ME HD 12	Maine	United States
Median household income	$70,218	$74,733	$84,427
Poverty rate	9.4%	10.8%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	38.8%	36.1%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	ME HD 12	Maine	United States
Owner-occupied homes	82.4%	74.3%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	17.6%	25.7%	34.8%
Median home value	$238,500	$296,600	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$1,102	$1,139	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	48.0%	48.4%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	34.3%	20.6%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	ME HD 12	Maine	United States
Mean commute	29.6 min	24.6 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	10.8%	6.9%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	73.9%	70.8%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.1%	0.5%	3.2%
Works from home	10.4%	15.9%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	ME HD 12	Maine	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	3.5%	6.1%	22.3%

Religious landscape

Measure	ME HD 12	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 12	Maine	United States
Foreign-born residents	2.8%	4.1%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.5%	2.1%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	1.4%	1.9%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	10.8%	8.4%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.428	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

HarrisDemocratic43.6%2,464TrumpRepublican54.7%3,087OtherAll other candidates1.7%95

R+11.0

Lead: 623
Total: 5,646
vs nation: R+9.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic43.9%2,347TrumpRepublican53.6%2,865OtherAll other candidates2.4%129

R+9.7

Lead: 518
Total: 5,341
vs nation: R+14.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic39.4%1,919TrumpRepublican52.8%2,571OtherAll other candidates7.8%379

R+13.4

Lead: 652
Total: 4,869
vs nation: R+15.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic46.7%2,122RomneyRepublican50.6%2,298OtherAll other candidates2.6%120

R+3.9

Lead: 176
Total: 4,540
vs nation: R+7.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic48.0%2,273McCainRepublican49.9%2,363OtherAll other candidates2.1%101

R+1.9

Lead: 90
Total: 4,737
vs nation: R+9.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic44.1%2,187BushRepublican53.8%2,670OtherAll other candidates2.1%104

R+9.7

Lead: 483
Total: 4,961
vs nation: R+7.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic36.4%1,608BushRepublican53.5%2,364OtherAll other candidates10.1%446

R+17.1

Lead: 756
Total: 4,418
vs nation: R+17.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic38.0%1,536DoleRepublican37.9%1,532OtherAll other candidates24.2%978

D+0.1

Lead: 4
Total: 4,046
vs nation: R+8.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+11.0MIT Election Lab
Population: 8,8242024 5-year
Population density: 44 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 201 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $70,2182024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 91.7%2024 5-year
Black: 0.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+7.8 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+78.8 in 1956MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 17, ME · twin score 97.5

presidential history

Party record book

Maine 12th 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

Barack Obama2008

48.0%

2,273 votes · R+1.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 47.6%

Republican

Dwight D. Eisenhower1956

89.4%

2,146 votes · R+78.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1928 · 85.4%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Kamala Harris2024

2,464votes

43.6% of the vote · R+11.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 2,347 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

3,087votes

54.7% of the vote · R+11.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 2,865 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

John Kerry2004

−7.3pts D vs U.S.

Place R+9.7 · U.S. R+2.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · −7.7 pts

Republican

Alf Landon1936

+71.7pts R vs U.S.

Place R+47.4 · U.S. D+24.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Thomas E. Dewey, 1948 · +66.7 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RBilly Bob FaulkinghamState House · 12

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	D	57.8%3,180	42.2%2,318	5,498

With fewer than 9,000 residents, this sparsely populated district backed the 2024 Republican presidential ticket by 11 points, reflecting the rightward shift seen across much of rural, non-coastal Maine over the past decade.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 7.8 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 78.8 points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 11.0 points.

A population of 8,824, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,218 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 17 and State House District 45.

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 17

% unaffiliatedpopulation scale% Catholic

State House District 45

population scale% unaffiliatedmedian age

State House District 18

% unaffiliatedpopulation scalemedian 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 12th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Maine 12th State House District voted Republican by 11.0 points (R+11.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,646 votes cast, 2,464 went Democratic and 3,087 went Republican.

When did Maine 12th State House District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Maine 12th State House District voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in Maine 12th State House District?

Maine 12th State House District has a population of 8,824 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Maine 12th State House District?

Median household income in Maine 12th State House District is $70,218 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.

What is the political history of Maine 12th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Maine 12th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 35 went Republican.