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Maine 17th State House District
presidential margin
2016R+3.72020R+0.022024D+0.1
full record · 2016 → 2024
D+0.1
2024
median income$64,888U.S. $80,734 · ME $74,733
median age48.4U.S. 39.1 · ME 44.8
poverty rate8.3%U.S. 12.5% · ME 10.8%
bachelor’s+ (25+)40.1%U.S. 35.6% · ME 36.1%
non-english3.3%U.S. 22.3% · ME 6.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English28.0%
Irish17.1%
German10.9%
Puerto Rican0.6%
Mexican0.5%
Colombian0.2%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Hancock County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Maine 17th State House District

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Maine 17th State House DistrictHarrisD+0.1
2024
2024 presidential margin for Maine 17th State House DistrictThe boundary of Maine 17th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+0.1), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Maine 17th State House District · D+0.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic49.0%2,776
Donald TrumpRepublican48.9%2,773
Jill SteinGreen Independent2.1%121
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Maine 17th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Hancock County, MEDemocraticD+11.8
3 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
49.0%Harris2,776
48.9%Trump2,773
2.1%Stein121
+0.1%
5,670
R
48.4%Biden2,667
48.4%Trump2,668
3.2%Jorgensen175
−0.0%
5,510
R
44.2%Clinton2,244
47.9%Trump2,434
7.9%Johnson400
−3.7%
5,078
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2016–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2016 to 2024. Most recent: +0.1% in 2024.flipped D · 2024+0.1%DR20162024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2016−3.7%
2020−0.0%
2024+0.1%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RSteve BishopState House · 17

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Maine House District 17 is a sparsely populated rural seat where the 2024 presidential margin reached R+12.9, reflecting a broader pattern of rural realignment that has reshaped legislative maps across the state.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 0.1 points in 2024 and a Republican high of 3.7 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 0.1 points.

A population of 8,808, a 94% 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
Maine
99.7twin score
% unaffiliatedmedian agepopulation scale
State House District 12
Maine
99.0twin score
% unaffiliatedmedian agepopulation scale
State House District 47
Maine
97.3twin score
% unaffiliatedmedian agepopulation scale≠ Scottish ancestry

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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Places within Maine 17th State House District

counties it covers1
Hancock County

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+0.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 5,670 votes cast, 2,776 went Democratic and 2,773 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 3 presidential elections in Maine 17th State House District from 2016 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 2 went Republican.