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Maine 45th State House District
presidential margin
2016R+10.52020R+6.92024R+7.0
full record · 2016 → 2024
R+7.0
2024
median income$69,729U.S. $80,734 · ME $74,733
median age50.1U.S. 39.1 · ME 44.8
poverty rate10.7%U.S. 12.5% · ME 10.8%
bachelor’s+ (25+)40.0%U.S. 35.6% · ME 36.1%
non-english3.7%U.S. 22.3% · ME 6.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English26.0%
Irish14.3%
German10.7%
Mexican0.3%
Puerto Rican0.3%
religion

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

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

Maine 45th State House District

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Maine 45th State House DistrictTrumpR+7.0
2024
2024 presidential margin for Maine 45th State House DistrictThe boundary of Maine 45th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+7.0), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Maine 45th State House District · R+7.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican52.5%2,890
Kamala HarrisDemocratic45.5%2,502
Jill SteinGreen Independent2.0%112
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 2 counties 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 (2 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Maine 45th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Knox County, MEDemocraticD+18.6
Lincoln County, MEDemocraticD+11.3
3 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
45.5%Harris2,502
52.5%Trump2,890
2.0%Stein112
−7.0%
5,504
R
45.3%Biden2,411
52.2%Trump2,777
2.5%Jorgensen131
−6.9%
5,319
R
41.3%Clinton2,027
51.7%Trump2,541
7.0%Johnson343
−10.5%
4,911
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: −7.0% in 2024.−7.0%DR20162024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2016−10.5%
2020−6.9%
2024−7.0%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RAbden SimmonsState House · 45

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With fewer than 9,000 residents, this small Maine House district recorded a 7-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a broader rural realignment pattern visible across northern and western parts of the state.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 10.5 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 7.0 points.

A population of 8,714, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,729 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 47 and State House District 44.

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 47
Maine
99.5twin score
median age% unaffiliatedpopulation scale
State House District 44
Maine
99.2twin score
median agepopulation scale% unaffiliated
State House District 12
Maine
97.2twin score
median agepopulation scale% 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.

Compare two places, side by side

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Places within Maine 45th State House District

counties it covers2
Knox CountyLincoln County

Frequently asked questions

How did Maine 45th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Maine 45th State House District voted Republican by 7.0 points (R+7.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,504 votes cast, 2,502 went Democratic and 2,890 went Republican.
How many people live in Maine 45th State House District?
Maine 45th State House District has a population of 8,714 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Maine 45th State House District?
Median household income in Maine 45th State House District is $69,729 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.
What is the political history of Maine 45th State House District?
Akashic tracks 3 presidential elections in Maine 45th State House District from 2016 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.