Maine 39th State House District, Maine: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+3%. Republican peak: R+65 in 1956.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+3MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 3,8832024 5-year
- Median household income
- $72,7822024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+26 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+65 in 1956MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 39, MEOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 1,223 | 1,141 | 2,428 | ||
| D | 1,193 | 1,082 | 2,373 | ||
| D | 1,009 | 1,003 | 2,194 | ||
| D | 1,091 | 875 | 2,035 | ||
| D | 1,156 | 910 | 2,111 | ||
| D | 1,116 | 996 | 2,156 | ||
| R | 819 | 839 | 1,849 | ||
| D | 774 | 514 | 1,669 | ||
| D | 625 | 506 | 1,790 | ||
| R | 619 | 796 | 1,428 | ||
| R | 511 | 852 | 1,369 | ||
| R | 472 | 629 | 1,270 | ||
| R | 469 | 608 | 1,124 | ||
| R | 284 | 626 | 910 | ||
| R | 341 | 466 | 829 | ||
| D | 521 | 321 | 843 | ||
| R | 275 | 661 | 936 | ||
| R | 134 | 637 | 770 | ||
| R | 149 | 615 | 766 | ||
| R | 142 | 422 | 569 | ||
| R | 175 | 415 | 590 | ||
| R | 311 | 499 | 811 | ||
| R | 259 | 513 | 790 | ||
| R | 377 | 435 | 818 | ||
| R | 135 | 469 | 608 | ||
| R | 109 | 387 | 510 | ||
| R | 161 | 423 | 592 | ||
| D | 245 | 234 | 491 | ||
| D | 207 | 85 | 468 | ||
| R | 129 | 241 | 381 | ||
| R | 106 | 217 | 332 | ||
| R | 165 | 239 | 412 | ||
| R | 187 | 314 | 510 | ||
| R | 208 | 242 | 475 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
25.4%
Irish
16.2%
German
10.3%
American
8.7%
French
7.7%
Scottish
4.6%
Italian
4.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 47.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$72,782
State House District 39 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 39$72,782
Maine$74,733
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.1%
Working age (18–64)11.2%
Seniors (65+)12.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.6%
speak English only
Other Indo-European3.1%
Spanish0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 85.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of D+31, this compact district of roughly 9,400 residents votes well to the left of Maine's statewide baseline, suggesting a dense, urban-leaning constituency with little recent electoral competition at the top of the ticket.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached twenty-six points in 1912; the Republican margin reached sixty-five points in 1956. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 3,883, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $72,782 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 39, Maine vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 39, Maine voted Democratic by 3.4 points (D+3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,428 votes cast, 1,223 went Democratic and 1,141 went Republican.
What is State House District 39, Maine's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 39, Maine as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 23 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 39, Maine last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 39, Maine voted Republican was 2000.
How many people live in State House District 39, Maine?
State House District 39, Maine has a population of 3,883 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 39, Maine?
Median household income in State House District 39, Maine is $72,782 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.
What is the political history of State House District 39, Maine?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 39, Maine from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.