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Maine 73rd 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

English24.0%21.8%9.5%

Irish15.1%16.5%9.4%

French12.8%11.3%1.6%

American6.5%5.9%5.3%

German6.4%7.8%12.5%

French Canadian5.6%6.1%—

Italian4.9%5.4%4.8%

Scottish4.4%4.4%1.3%

Puerto Rican0.4%0.5%1.8%

Mexican0.4%0.6%11.3%

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 73	Maine	United States
Median age	56.1	44.8	39.1
Age 18–24	8.0%	8.0%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	23.6%	22.3%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	ME HD 73	Maine	United States
Median household income	$53,345	$74,733	$84,427
Poverty rate	11.2%	10.8%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	26.5%	36.1%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	ME HD 73	Maine	United States
Owner-occupied homes	86.1%	74.3%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	13.9%	25.7%	34.8%
Median home value	$234,800	$296,600	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$728	$1,139	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	52.4%	48.4%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	68.9%	20.6%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	ME HD 73	Maine	United States
Mean commute	26.3 min	24.6 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	10.8%	6.9%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	73.6%	70.8%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.1%	0.5%	3.2%
Works from home	14.3%	15.9%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	ME HD 73	Maine	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	2.6%	6.1%	22.3%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)	1.1%	2.3%	0.7%

Religious landscape

Measure	ME HD 73	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 73	Maine	United States
Foreign-born residents	2.9%	4.1%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.8%	2.1%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	1.0%	1.9%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	12.4%	8.4%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.494	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

HarrisDemocratic41.7%2,547TrumpRepublican56.0%3,422OtherAll other candidates2.3%138

R+14.3

Lead: 875
Total: 6,107
vs nation: R+12.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic42.4%2,526TrumpRepublican54.5%3,242OtherAll other candidates3.1%184

R+12.0

Lead: 716
Total: 5,952
vs nation: R+16.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic37.6%2,078TrumpRepublican53.4%2,953OtherAll other candidates9.1%501

R+15.8

Lead: 875
Total: 5,532
vs nation: R+17.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic51.2%2,736RomneyRepublican43.7%2,334OtherAll other candidates5.0%269

D+7.5

Lead: 402
Total: 5,339
vs nation: D+3.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic53.4%3,029McCainRepublican43.0%2,441OtherAll other candidates3.6%203

D+10.4

Lead: 588
Total: 5,673
vs nation: D+3.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic49.8%2,832BushRepublican47.7%2,711OtherAll other candidates2.6%146

D+2.1

Lead: 121
Total: 5,689
vs nation: D+4.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic45.2%2,281BushRepublican45.8%2,312OtherAll other candidates9.0%455

R+0.6

Lead: 31
Total: 5,048
vs nation: R+1.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic49.1%2,329DoleRepublican29.3%1,389OtherAll other candidates21.6%1,027

D+19.8

Lead: 940
Total: 4,745
vs nation: D+11.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+14.3MIT Election Lab
Population: 8,8222024 5-year
Population density: 3.1 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 2,868 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $53,3452024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 93.8%2024 5-year
Black: 0.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 1.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+29.2 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+57.6 in 1956MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 81, ME · twin score 97.0

presidential history

Party record book

Maine 73rd 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

64.6%

1,888 votes · D+29.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 53.4%

Republican

Dwight D. Eisenhower1956

78.8%

2,329 votes · R+57.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1928 · 78.2%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Barack Obama2008

3,029votes

53.4% of the vote · D+10.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · John Kerry, 2004 · 2,832 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

3,422votes

56.0% of the vote · R+14.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 3,242 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

Bill Clinton1996

+11.3pts D vs U.S.

Place D+19.8 · U.S. D+8.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · +6.6 pts

Republican

Alf Landon1936

+55.5pts R vs U.S.

Place R+31.2 · U.S. D+24.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · William McKinley, 1896 · +48.6 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RMike SoboleskiState House · 73

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 2 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	R	49.9%2,515	50.1%2,522	5,037
2020	D	55.5%2,387	44.5%1,914	4,301

With fewer than 9,000 residents spread across a largely rural stretch of Maine, District 73 has moved steadily toward Republican presidential candidates over the past decade, reflecting broader shifts in the state's non-coastal interior.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 29.2 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 57.6 points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 14.3 points.

A population of 8,822, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,345 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 81 and State House District 78.

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 81

% unaffiliatedpopulation scalemedian age

State House District 78

% unaffiliatedpopulation scalemedian age

State House District 29

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.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Maine 73rd State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Maine 73rd State House District voted Republican by 14.3 points (R+14.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,107 votes cast, 2,547 went Democratic and 3,422 went Republican.

When did Maine 73rd State House District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Maine 73rd State House District voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in Maine 73rd State House District?

Maine 73rd State House District has a population of 8,822 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Maine 73rd State House District?

Median household income in Maine 73rd State House District is $53,345 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.

What is the political history of Maine 73rd State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Maine 73rd State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 31 went Republican.