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1876–2024
State House District 46·Maine

Maine 46th State House District delivered D+11 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

One of Maine's most reliably Democratic legislative districts

18762024·38 elections
ME
Latest
D+11
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
7,551
2024 ACS

Maine 46th State House District, Maine: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+11%. Republican peak: R+72 in 1956.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+11MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
7,5512024 5-year
Median household income
$76,8752024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
93.7%2024 5-year
Black
0.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
1.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+32 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+72 in 1956MIT Election Lab
1 counties · 1 D · 0 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+11.3%
2,7422,1775,021
D
+10.2%
2,6532,1454,991
D
+2.4%
2,1422,0354,498
D
+11.6%
2,3671,8624,342
D
+12.0%
2,4861,9434,515
D
+4.4%
2,3742,1694,632
R
−4.2%
1,8061,9784,115
D
+9.7%
1,7011,3333,802
D
+1.6%
1,4041,3403,982
R
−24.5%
1,2422,0583,330
R
−35.7%
1,0192,1573,187
R
−18.6%
9991,5552,983
R
−21.4%
1,0081,5802,677
R
−44.6%
6071,5862,194
R
−24.6%
7071,1841,937
D
+12.3%
1,0678331,902
R
−52.8%
4891,5822,071
R
−72.1%
2431,5041,748
R
−67.7%
2721,4151,689
R
−61.9%
2299921,233
R
−40.0%
4401,0291,471
R
−36.9%
5051,0971,603
R
−47.1%
3871,0991,513
R
−28.3%
5449761,529
R
−58.0%
2479351,186
R
−56.9%
184693895
R
−48.4%
2637671,042
R
−1.9%
359373746
D
+31.6%
34296778
R
−16.6%
250354628
R
−24.5%
223375620
R
−21.5%
297463771
R
−35.5%
253543817
R
−11.4%
332422790
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No data
No data
No data

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
26.2%
Irish
14.6%
German
11.5%
French
7.7%
Scottish
7.3%
American
6.6%
Italian
4.1%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.7%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.9%
Spanish0.7%
Other languages0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
7.1%
Mainline Protestant
5.0%
Other Christian
3.9%
Methodist
1.7%
Baptist
1.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.0%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 79.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+27.2, this Portland-area district ranks among the most left-leaning state house seats in Maine, where dense urban precincts consistently drive outsized Democratic margins.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached thirty-two points in 1912; the Republican margin reached seventy-two points in 1956. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 7,551, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $76,875 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 46, Maine vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 46, Maine voted Democratic by 11.3 points (D+11), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 5,021 votes cast, 2,742 went Democratic and 2,177 went Republican.
What is State House District 46, Maine's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 46, Maine as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 46, Maine last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 46, Maine voted Republican was 2000.
How many people live in State House District 46, Maine?
State House District 46, Maine has a population of 7,551 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 46, Maine?
Median household income in State House District 46, Maine is $76,875 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.
What is the political history of State House District 46, Maine?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 46, Maine from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.