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Maine 17th 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

English28.0%21.8%9.5%

Irish17.1%16.5%9.4%

German10.9%7.8%12.5%

French6.8%11.3%1.6%

Scottish5.7%4.4%1.3%

Italian5.1%5.4%4.8%

American5.1%5.9%5.3%

Polish2.7%—2.2%

Puerto Rican0.6%0.5%1.8%

Mexican0.5%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 17	Maine	United States
Median age	48.4	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 17	Maine	United States
Median household income	$64,888	$74,733	$84,427
Poverty rate	8.3%	10.8%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	40.1%	36.1%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	ME HD 17	Maine	United States
Owner-occupied homes	80.0%	74.3%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	20.0%	25.7%	34.8%
Median home value	$261,500	$296,600	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$925	$1,139	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	50.4%	48.4%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	20.9%	20.6%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	ME HD 17	Maine	United States
Mean commute	30.5 min	24.6 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	7.8%	6.9%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	67.7%	70.8%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Works from home	13.8%	15.9%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	ME HD 17	Maine	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	3.3%	6.1%	22.3%

Religious landscape

Measure	ME HD 17	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 17	Maine	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.4%	4.1%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.8%	2.1%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.6%	1.9%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	9.1%	8.4%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.418	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

HarrisDemocratic49.0%2,776TrumpRepublican48.9%2,774OtherAll other candidates2.1%121

D+0.0

Lead: 2
Total: 5,671
vs nation: D+1.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic48.2%2,640TrumpRepublican48.6%2,659OtherAll other candidates3.2%174

R+0.3

Lead: 19
Total: 5,473
vs nation: R+4.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic44.0%2,226TrumpRepublican48.1%2,429OtherAll other candidates7.9%399

R+4.0

Lead: 203
Total: 5,054
vs nation: R+6.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic50.9%2,420RomneyRepublican46.1%2,191OtherAll other candidates2.9%140

D+4.8

Lead: 229
Total: 4,751
vs nation: D+1.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic52.7%2,614McCainRepublican45.2%2,242OtherAll other candidates2.1%103

D+7.5

Lead: 372
Total: 4,959
vs nation: D+0.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic48.4%2,501BushRepublican49.5%2,560OtherAll other candidates2.1%110

R+1.1

Lead: 59
Total: 5,171
vs nation: D+1.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic39.5%1,787BushRepublican49.6%2,246OtherAll other candidates10.9%495

R+10.1

Lead: 459
Total: 4,528
vs nation: R+10.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic40.3%1,700DoleRepublican35.0%1,480OtherAll other candidates24.7%1,043

D+5.2

Lead: 220
Total: 4,223
vs nation: R+3.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+0.04MIT Election Lab
Population: 8,8082024 5-year
Population density: 61 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 145 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $64,8882024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 93.2%2024 5-year
Black: 0.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 1.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+10.8 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+77.9 in 1956MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 13, ME · twin score 97.7

presidential history

Party record book

Maine 17th 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

52.7%

2,614 votes · D+7.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 50.9%

Republican

Dwight D. Eisenhower1956

88.9%

2,004 votes · R+77.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952 · 86.3%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Kamala Harris2024

2,776votes

49.0% of the vote · D+0.04 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 2,640 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

2,774votes

48.9% of the vote · D+0.04 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 2,659 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

Kamala Harris2024

+1.5pts D vs U.S.

Place D+0.04 · U.S. R+1.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · John Kerry, 2004 · +1.3 pts

Republican

Alf Landon1936

+78.3pts R vs U.S.

Place R+54.1 · U.S. D+24.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Thomas E. Dewey, 1948 · +67.4 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RSteve BishopState House · 17

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	59.8%3,325	40.2%2,238	5,563

Maine 17th State House District sits in New England. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 10.8 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 77.9 points in 1956. The 2024 margin was 0.0 points.

A population of 8,808, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,888 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 13 and State House District 12.

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 13

% unaffiliatedpopulation scale% Catholic

State House District 12

% unaffiliatedpopulation scale% Catholic

State House District 45

population scale% unaffiliatedmedian 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 17th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Maine 17th State House District voted a near-tie (D+0.04), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 5,671 votes cast, 2,776 went Democratic and 2,774 went Republican.

When did Maine 17th State House District last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Maine 17th State House District voted Republican was 2020.

How many people live in Maine 17th State House District?

Maine 17th State House District has a population of 8,808 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Maine 17th State House District?

Median household income in Maine 17th State House District is $64,888 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.

What is the political history of Maine 17th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Maine 17th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 32 went Republican.