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Maine 72nd State House District
presidential margin
2016R+26.92020R+31.12024R+36.0
full record · 2016 → 2024
R+36.0
2024
median income$53,464U.S. $80,734 · ME $74,733
median age52.4U.S. 39.1 · ME 44.8
poverty rate12.7%U.S. 12.5% · ME 10.8%
bachelor’s+ (25+)21.1%U.S. 35.6% · ME 36.1%
non-english2.2%U.S. 22.3% · ME 6.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English21.0%
Irish15.4%
French11.0%
Puerto Rican0.5%
Mexican0.4%
religion

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

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

Maine 72nd State House District

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Maine 72nd State House DistrictTrumpR+36.0
2024
2024 presidential margin for Maine 72nd State House DistrictThe boundary of Maine 72nd State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+36.0), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Maine 72nd State House District · R+36.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican67.2%3,459
Kamala HarrisDemocratic31.2%1,606
Jill SteinGreen Independent1.6%81
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county 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 (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Maine 72nd State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Somerset County, MERepublicanR+27.0
3 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
31.2%Harris1,606
67.2%Trump3,459
1.6%Stein81
−36.0%
5,146
R
33.3%Biden1,692
64.5%Trump3,272
2.2%Jorgensen111
−31.1%
5,075
R
33.2%Clinton1,570
60.0%Trump2,841
6.8%Johnson322
−26.9%
4,733
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: −36.0% in 2024.−36.0%DR20162024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2016−26.9%
2020−31.1%
2024−36.0%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RLiz CarusoState House · 72

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Covering a sparsely populated stretch of rural Maine, this district delivered a 36-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the sharp rightward tilt that has reshaped many low-density inland communities over the past decade.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 36.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 36.0 points.

A population of 8,617, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,464 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 69 and State House District 71.

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 69
Maine
99.7twin score
% unaffiliated2024 marginmedian age
State House District 71
Maine
99.4twin score
% unaffiliatedmedian agepopulation scale
State House District 30
Maine
98.0twin score
% unaffiliatedpopulation scale2020–2024 trajectory≠ median age

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 72nd State House District

counties it covers1
Somerset County

Frequently asked questions

How did Maine 72nd State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Maine 72nd State House District voted Republican by 36.0 points (R+36.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,146 votes cast, 1,606 went Democratic and 3,459 went Republican.
How many people live in Maine 72nd State House District?
Maine 72nd State House District has a population of 8,617 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Maine 72nd State House District?
Median household income in Maine 72nd State House District is $53,464 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.
What is the political history of Maine 72nd State House District?
Akashic tracks 3 presidential elections in Maine 72nd State House District from 2016 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.