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Maine 40th 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

English25.4%21.8%9.5%

Irish15.7%16.5%9.4%

German10.1%7.8%12.5%

American8.4%5.9%5.3%

French7.5%11.3%1.6%

Scottish4.7%4.4%1.3%

Italian4.7%5.4%4.8%

French Canadian3.0%6.1%—

Mexican0.4%0.6%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.4%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 40	Maine	United States
Median age	47.4	44.8	39.1
Age 18–24	6.8%	8.0%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	25.8%	22.3%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	ME HD 40	Maine	United States
Median household income	$77,105	$74,733	$84,427
Poverty rate	10.4%	10.8%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	35.8%	36.1%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	ME HD 40	Maine	United States
Owner-occupied homes	86.8%	74.3%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	13.2%	25.7%	34.8%
Median home value	$290,100	$296,600	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$911	$1,139	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	39.2%	48.4%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	28.1%	20.6%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	ME HD 40	Maine	United States
Mean commute	25.4 min	24.6 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	7.3%	6.9%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	66.4%	70.8%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.6%	0.5%	3.2%
Works from home	15.7%	15.9%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	ME HD 40	Maine	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	4.3%	6.1%	22.3%
Spanish	1.0%	1.0%	13.6%
German or other West Germanic	1.5%	0.4%	0.5%

Religious landscape

Measure	ME HD 40	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 40	Maine	United States
Foreign-born residents	2.0%	4.1%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.6%	2.1%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.4%	1.9%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	8.1%	8.4%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.436	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

HarrisDemocratic53.8%3,256TrumpRepublican43.1%2,613OtherAll other candidates3.1%187

D+10.6

Lead: 643
Total: 6,056
vs nation: D+12.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic54.0%3,136TrumpRepublican42.8%2,490OtherAll other candidates3.2%185

D+11.1

Lead: 646
Total: 5,811
vs nation: D+6.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic49.6%2,641TrumpRepublican42.4%2,257OtherAll other candidates8.0%425

D+7.2

Lead: 384
Total: 5,323
vs nation: D+5.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic57.7%2,860RomneyRepublican39.9%1,978OtherAll other candidates2.4%121

D+17.8

Lead: 882
Total: 4,959
vs nation: D+13.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic58.1%3,009McCainRepublican39.9%2,066OtherAll other candidates2.0%103

D+18.2

Lead: 943
Total: 5,178
vs nation: D+10.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic54.7%2,890BushRepublican43.4%2,290OtherAll other candidates1.9%101

D+11.4

Lead: 600
Total: 5,281
vs nation: D+13.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic46.7%2,121BushRepublican42.9%1,948OtherAll other candidates10.3%469

D+3.8

Lead: 173
Total: 4,538
vs nation: D+3.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic48.3%2,003DoleRepublican29.5%1,222OtherAll other candidates22.2%920

D+18.8

Lead: 781
Total: 4,145
vs nation: D+10.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+10.6MIT Election Lab
Population: 8,6312024 5-year
Population density: 42 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 208 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $77,1052024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 93.3%2024 5-year
Black: 0.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 1.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+29.1 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+62.0 in 1956MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 16, ME · twin score 93.9

presidential history

Party record book

Maine 40th 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

63.9%

1,404 votes · D+27.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 58.1%

Republican

Dwight D. Eisenhower1956

81.0%

1,569 votes · R+62.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952 · 79.0%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Kamala Harris2024

3,256votes

53.8% of the vote · D+10.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 3,136 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

2,613votes

43.1% of the vote · D+10.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 2,490 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

Barack Obama2012

+13.9pts D vs U.S.

Place D+17.8 · U.S. D+3.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · John Kerry, 2004 · +13.8 pts

Republican

Alf Landon1936

+51.0pts R vs U.S.

Place R+26.8 · U.S. D+24.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Thomas E. Dewey, 1948 · +50.5 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

DMike RayState House · 40

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	55.3%2,445	44.7%1,976	4,421

With fewer than 9,000 residents, this compact district backed the Democratic presidential nominee by 10.6 points in 2024, a margin consistent with the broader leftward lean of Maine's coastal communities.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 29.1 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 62.0 points in 1956. The 2024 margin was 10.6 points.

A population of 8,631, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,105 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 16 and State House District 17.

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 16

% unaffiliatedpopulation scalemedian age

State House District 17

% unaffiliatedpopulation scalemedian age

State House District 37

% unaffiliatedpopulation scale% White

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 40th State House District

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Frequently asked questions

How did Maine 40th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Maine 40th State House District voted Democratic by 10.6 points (D+10.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 6,056 votes cast, 3,256 went Democratic and 2,613 went Republican.

When did Maine 40th State House District last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Maine 40th State House District voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in Maine 40th State House District?

Maine 40th State House District has a population of 8,631 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Maine 40th State House District?

Median household income in Maine 40th State House District is $77,105 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.

What is the political history of Maine 40th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Maine 40th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 25 went Republican.