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Maine 57th 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

English22.2%21.8%9.5%

Irish15.7%16.5%9.4%

French15.6%11.3%1.6%

French Canadian7.7%6.1%—

German7.2%7.8%12.5%

American5.8%5.9%5.3%

Italian5.1%5.4%4.8%

Scottish4.4%4.4%1.3%

Mexican0.4%0.6%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.4%0.5%1.8%

Spaniard0.2%——

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 57	Maine	United States
Median age	44.2	44.8	39.1
Age 18–24	9.1%	8.0%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	21.1%	22.3%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	ME HD 57	Maine	United States
Median household income	$86,479	$74,733	$84,427
Poverty rate	10.5%	10.8%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	31.9%	36.1%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	ME HD 57	Maine	United States
Owner-occupied homes	91.7%	74.3%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	8.3%	25.7%	34.8%
Median home value	$307,300	$296,600	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$899	$1,139	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	49.3%	48.4%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	24.9%	20.6%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	ME HD 57	Maine	United States
Mean commute	33.0 min	24.6 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	12.8%	6.9%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	68.6%	70.8%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.2%	0.5%	3.2%
Works from home	23.5%	15.9%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	ME HD 57	Maine	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	4.8%	6.1%	22.3%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)	2.1%	2.3%	0.7%

Religious landscape

Measure	ME HD 57	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 57	Maine	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.9%	4.1%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.1%	2.1%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.8%	1.9%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	9.1%	8.4%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.357	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

HarrisDemocratic50.6%2,895TrumpRepublican47.0%2,686OtherAll other candidates2.4%136

D+3.7

Lead: 209
Total: 5,717
vs nation: D+5.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic52.1%2,893TrumpRepublican44.5%2,469OtherAll other candidates3.4%186

D+7.6

Lead: 424
Total: 5,548
vs nation: D+3.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic47.4%2,463TrumpRepublican44.5%2,313OtherAll other candidates8.2%424

D+2.9

Lead: 150
Total: 5,200
vs nation: D+0.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic58.9%2,963RomneyRepublican38.4%1,930OtherAll other candidates2.7%135

D+20.5

Lead: 1,033
Total: 5,028
vs nation: D+16.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic59.9%3,153McCainRepublican38.1%2,007OtherAll other candidates2.0%105

D+21.8

Lead: 1,146
Total: 5,265
vs nation: D+14.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic56.8%3,010BushRepublican41.1%2,175OtherAll other candidates2.1%113

D+15.8

Lead: 835
Total: 5,298
vs nation: D+18.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic56.3%2,639BushRepublican37.3%1,750OtherAll other candidates6.4%300

D+19.0

Lead: 889
Total: 4,689
vs nation: D+18.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic56.9%2,560DoleRepublican25.2%1,135OtherAll other candidates17.9%807

D+31.7

Lead: 1,425
Total: 4,502
vs nation: D+23.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+3.7MIT Election Lab
Population: 8,7182024 5-year
Population density: 145 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 60.3 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $86,4792024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 92.5%2024 5-year
Black: 0.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 1.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+43.4 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+44.1 in 1924MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 55, ME · twin score 98.6

presidential history

Party record book

Maine 57th 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

71.7%

2,093 votes · D+43.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Hubert Humphrey, 1968 · 61.9%

Republican

Calvin Coolidge1924

69.6%

961 votes · R+44.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · William McKinley, 1896 · 67.7%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Barack Obama2008

3,153votes

59.9% of the vote · D+21.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · John Kerry, 2004 · 3,010 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

2,686votes

47.0% of the vote · D+3.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 2,469 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

Hubert Humphrey1968

+24.5pts D vs U.S.

Place D+23.8 · U.S. R+0.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Bill Clinton, 1996 · +23.1 pts

Republican

William McKinley1896

+34.5pts R vs U.S.

Place R+40.6 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Alf Landon, 1936 · +31.2 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

DTavis HasenfusState House · 57

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
2018	D	58.6%1,239	41.4%877	2,116

Maine 57th State House District sits in New England. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 43.4 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 44.1 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 3.7 points.

A population of 8,718, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $86,479 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 55 and State House District 98.

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 55

population scaleFrench ancestry% White

State House District 98

population scaleFrench ancestry% White

State House District 88

population scaleFrench ancestry% 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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Frequently asked questions

How did Maine 57th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Maine 57th State House District voted Democratic by 3.7 points (D+3.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 5,717 votes cast, 2,895 went Democratic and 2,686 went Republican.

When did Maine 57th State House District last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Maine 57th State House District voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in Maine 57th State House District?

Maine 57th State House District has a population of 8,718 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Maine 57th State House District?

Median household income in Maine 57th State House District is $86,479 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.

What is the political history of Maine 57th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Maine 57th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 22 went Republican.