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Maine 30th 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

English19.1%21.8%9.5%

Irish14.9%16.5%9.4%

French9.8%11.3%1.6%

German8.6%7.8%12.5%

American8.0%5.9%5.3%

Scottish5.1%4.4%1.3%

French Canadian5.1%6.1%—

Italian4.1%5.4%4.8%

Mexican0.7%0.6%11.3%

Cuban0.2%—0.7%

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 30	Maine	United States
Median age	57.3	44.8	39.1
Age 18–24	5.6%	8.0%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	27.3%	22.3%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	ME HD 30	Maine	United States
Median household income	$60,392	$74,733	$84,427
Poverty rate	15.2%	10.8%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	21.6%	36.1%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	ME HD 30	Maine	United States
Owner-occupied homes	85.3%	74.3%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	14.7%	25.7%	34.8%
Median home value	$204,100	$296,600	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$715	$1,139	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	35.1%	48.4%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	48.7%	20.6%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	ME HD 30	Maine	United States
Mean commute	25.1 min	24.6 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	11.2%	6.9%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	78.6%	70.8%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.9%	0.5%	3.2%
Works from home	12.4%	15.9%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	ME HD 30	Maine	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	2.6%	6.1%	22.3%
Spanish	1.0%	1.0%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	ME HD 30	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 30	Maine	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.8%	4.1%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.0%	2.1%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.9%	1.9%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	9.3%	8.4%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.449	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

HarrisDemocratic33.5%1,846TrumpRepublican64.4%3,550OtherAll other candidates2.1%118

R+30.9

Lead: 1,704
Total: 5,514
vs nation: R+29.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic34.5%1,900TrumpRepublican63.5%3,496OtherAll other candidates2.0%110

R+29.0

Lead: 1,596
Total: 5,506
vs nation: R+33.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic31.9%1,662TrumpRepublican61.2%3,191OtherAll other candidates7.0%364

R+29.3

Lead: 1,529
Total: 5,217
vs nation: R+31.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic43.5%2,222RomneyRepublican53.0%2,711OtherAll other candidates3.5%178

R+9.6

Lead: 489
Total: 5,111
vs nation: R+13.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic44.7%2,393McCainRepublican52.6%2,816OtherAll other candidates2.7%146

R+7.9

Lead: 423
Total: 5,355
vs nation: R+15.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic42.2%2,374BushRepublican55.1%3,103OtherAll other candidates2.7%153

R+12.9

Lead: 729
Total: 5,630
vs nation: R+10.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic39.0%2,045BushRepublican54.2%2,841OtherAll other candidates6.8%358

R+15.2

Lead: 796
Total: 5,244
vs nation: R+15.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic46.7%2,323DoleRepublican32.9%1,638OtherAll other candidates20.3%1,011

D+13.8

Lead: 685
Total: 4,972
vs nation: D+5.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+30.9MIT Election Lab
Population: 8,4822024 5-year
Population density: 2.3 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 3,717 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $60,3922024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 93.5%2024 5-year
Black: 0.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 1.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+27.3 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+59.6 in 1924MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 72, ME · twin score 98.5

presidential history

Party record book

Maine 30th 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

63.6%

2,551 votes · D+27.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Hubert Humphrey, 1968 · 51.7%

Republican

Herbert Hoover1928

78.7%

2,771 votes · R+57.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956 · 78.4%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Lyndon B. Johnson1964

2,551votes

63.6% of the vote · D+27.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 2,393 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

3,550votes

64.4% of the vote · R+30.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 3,496 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

Bill Clinton1996

+5.3pts D vs U.S.

Place D+13.8 · U.S. D+8.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · +4.7 pts

Republican

Alf Landon1936

+42.6pts R vs U.S.

Place R+18.4 · U.S. D+24.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · William McKinley, 1896 · +42.4 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RJim WhiteState House · 30

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	R	40.6%1,997	59.4%2,923	4,920

Covering a sparsely populated stretch of rural Maine, this district backed the 2024 Republican presidential candidate by nearly 31 points, reflecting the sharp rightward lean common across the state's interior and northern reaches.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 27.3 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 59.6 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 30.9 points.

A population of 8,482, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,392 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 72 and State House District 71.

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 72

% unaffiliatedmedian agepopulation scale

State House District 71

% unaffiliatedpopulation scalecollege share≠ median age

State House District 73

median age% unaffiliatedpopulation scale

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 30th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Maine 30th State House District voted Republican by 30.9 points (R+30.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,514 votes cast, 1,846 went Democratic and 3,550 went Republican.

When did Maine 30th State House District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Maine 30th State House District voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in Maine 30th State House District?

Maine 30th State House District has a population of 8,482 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Maine 30th State House District?

Median household income in Maine 30th State House District is $60,392 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.

What is the political history of Maine 30th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Maine 30th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 33 went Republican.