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Maine 27th 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

English21.4%21.8%9.5%

Irish15.5%16.5%9.4%

French11.5%11.3%1.6%

American8.1%5.9%5.3%

German6.6%7.8%12.5%

Italian4.8%5.4%4.8%

French Canadian4.7%6.1%—

Scottish4.2%4.4%1.3%

Mexican0.4%0.6%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.2%0.5%1.8%

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 27	Maine	United States
Median age	45.5	44.8	39.1
Age 18–24	10.3%	8.0%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	20.1%	22.3%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	ME HD 27	Maine	United States
Median household income	$70,038	$74,733	$84,427
Poverty rate	9.5%	10.8%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	30.1%	36.1%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	ME HD 27	Maine	United States
Owner-occupied homes	86.4%	74.3%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	13.6%	25.7%	34.8%
Median home value	$162,600	$296,600	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$914	$1,139	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	42.5%	48.4%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	13.1%	20.6%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	ME HD 27	Maine	United States
Mean commute	28.0 min	24.6 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	5.6%	6.9%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	78.7%	70.8%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Works from home	12.1%	15.9%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	ME HD 27	Maine	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	4.9%	6.1%	22.3%
Spanish	1.1%	1.0%	13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)	1.3%	2.3%	0.7%

Religious landscape

Measure	ME HD 27	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 27	Maine	United States
Foreign-born residents	2.8%	4.1%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	2.5%	2.1%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.3%	1.9%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	6.3%	8.4%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.409	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

HarrisDemocratic33.0%1,826TrumpRepublican65.4%3,618OtherAll other candidates1.6%88

R+32.4

Lead: 1,792
Total: 5,532
vs nation: R+30.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic33.2%1,671TrumpRepublican64.0%3,224OtherAll other candidates2.8%142

R+30.8

Lead: 1,553
Total: 5,037
vs nation: R+35.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic33.0%1,627TrumpRepublican60.4%2,984OtherAll other candidates6.6%326

R+27.5

Lead: 1,357
Total: 4,937
vs nation: R+29.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic41.5%1,923RomneyRepublican56.5%2,622OtherAll other candidates2.0%93

R+15.1

Lead: 699
Total: 4,638
vs nation: R+18.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic42.7%2,052McCainRepublican55.8%2,681OtherAll other candidates1.5%72

R+13.1

Lead: 629
Total: 4,805
vs nation: R+20.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic40.3%1,995BushRepublican58.2%2,883OtherAll other candidates1.5%72

R+17.9

Lead: 888
Total: 4,950
vs nation: R+15.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic36.8%1,630BushRepublican57.6%2,551OtherAll other candidates5.6%246

R+20.8

Lead: 921
Total: 4,427
vs nation: R+21.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic43.9%1,775DoleRepublican40.6%1,641OtherAll other candidates15.4%624

D+3.3

Lead: 134
Total: 4,040
vs nation: R+5.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+32.4MIT Election Lab
Population: 9,4642024 5-year
Population density: 42 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 226 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $70,0382024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 91.5%2024 5-year
Black: 0.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 1.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+15.6 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+68.1 in 1924MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 33, ME · twin score 99.3

presidential history

Party record book

Maine 27th 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

57.8%

1,428 votes · D+15.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Hubert Humphrey, 1968 · 46.4%

Republican

Dwight D. Eisenhower1956

82.4%

1,990 votes · R+64.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Calvin Coolidge, 1924 · 81.4%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Barack Obama2008

2,052votes

42.7% of the vote · R+13.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · John Kerry, 2004 · 1,995 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

3,618votes

65.4% of the vote · R+32.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 3,224 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

James M. Cox1920

+7.1pts D vs U.S.

Place R+19.1 · U.S. R+26.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Bill Clinton, 1996 · −5.2 pts

Republican

Alf Landon1936

+69.0pts R vs U.S.

Place R+44.7 · U.S. D+24.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1932 · +53.2 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RGary DrinkwaterState House · 27

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 2 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	48.7%2,546	51.3%2,683	5,229
2020	D	51.4%2,658	48.6%2,514	5,172

Maine 27th State House District sits in New England. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 15.6 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 68.1 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 32.4 points.

A population of 9,464, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,038 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 33 and State House District 32.

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 33

2020–2024 trajectorypopulation scale% unaffiliated

State House District 32

2020–2024 trajectorypopulation scale% unaffiliated

State House District 34

population scale2020–2024 trajectory% unaffiliated

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 27th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Maine 27th State House District voted Republican by 32.4 points (R+32.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,532 votes cast, 1,826 went Democratic and 3,618 went Republican.

When did Maine 27th State House District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Maine 27th State House District voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in Maine 27th State House District?

Maine 27th State House District has a population of 9,464 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Maine 27th State House District?

Median household income in Maine 27th State House District is $70,038 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.

What is the political history of Maine 27th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Maine 27th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 35 went Republican.