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Maine 74th 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

English26.3%21.8%9.5%

Irish14.6%16.5%9.4%

French11.7%11.3%1.6%

German6.9%7.8%12.5%

American6.5%5.9%5.3%

French Canadian5.9%6.1%—

Italian5.7%5.4%4.8%

Scottish4.0%4.4%1.3%

Puerto Rican0.3%0.5%1.8%

Mexican0.3%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 74	Maine	United States
Median age	45	44.8	39.1
Age 18–24	10.5%	8.0%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	23.8%	22.3%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	ME HD 74	Maine	United States
Median household income	$60,784	$74,733	$84,427
Poverty rate	12.4%	10.8%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	31.0%	36.1%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	ME HD 74	Maine	United States
Owner-occupied homes	85.1%	74.3%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	14.9%	25.7%	34.8%
Median home value	$191,900	$296,600	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$618	$1,139	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	51.7%	48.4%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	32.8%	20.6%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	ME HD 74	Maine	United States
Mean commute	31.0 min	24.6 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	16.5%	6.9%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	78.4%	70.8%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Works from home	12.1%	15.9%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	ME HD 74	Maine	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	3.3%	6.1%	22.3%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)	1.3%	2.3%	0.7%

Religious landscape

Measure	ME HD 74	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 74	Maine	United States
Foreign-born residents	2.8%	4.1%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	2.1%	2.1%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.8%	1.9%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	10.1%	8.4%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.420	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

HarrisDemocratic40.1%2,310TrumpRepublican57.8%3,329OtherAll other candidates2.0%118

R+17.7

Lead: 1,019
Total: 5,757
vs nation: R+16.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic41.6%2,263TrumpRepublican54.9%2,988OtherAll other candidates3.5%193

R+13.3

Lead: 725
Total: 5,444
vs nation: R+17.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic37.8%1,955TrumpRepublican52.3%2,705OtherAll other candidates9.9%510

R+14.5

Lead: 750
Total: 5,170
vs nation: R+16.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic53.1%2,583RomneyRepublican44.1%2,144OtherAll other candidates2.8%134

D+9.0

Lead: 439
Total: 4,861
vs nation: D+5.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic54.1%2,802McCainRepublican43.4%2,251OtherAll other candidates2.5%128

D+10.6

Lead: 551
Total: 5,181
vs nation: D+3.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic50.1%2,648BushRepublican47.4%2,505OtherAll other candidates2.4%128

D+2.7

Lead: 143
Total: 5,281
vs nation: D+5.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic44.7%2,129BushRepublican45.8%2,180OtherAll other candidates9.6%456

R+1.1

Lead: 51
Total: 4,765
vs nation: R+1.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic48.4%2,174DoleRepublican28.2%1,266OtherAll other candidates23.4%1,049

D+20.2

Lead: 908
Total: 4,489
vs nation: D+11.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+17.7MIT Election Lab
Population: 9,1532024 5-year
Population density: 25 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 361 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $60,7842024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 94.1%2024 5-year
Black: 0.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 1.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+26.6 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+62.1 in 1956MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 79, ME · twin score 97.1

presidential history

Party record book

Maine 74th 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

63.3%

1,657 votes · D+26.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 54.1%

Republican

Dwight D. Eisenhower1956

81.1%

2,126 votes · R+62.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1928 · 79.4%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Barack Obama2008

2,802votes

54.1% of the vote · D+10.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · John Kerry, 2004 · 2,648 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

3,329votes

57.8% of the vote · R+17.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 2,988 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

+11.7pts D vs U.S.

Place D+20.2 · U.S. D+8.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · +5.2 pts

Republican

Alf Landon1936

+57.6pts R vs U.S.

Place R+33.3 · U.S. D+24.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · William McKinley, 1896 · +49.1 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RRandy HallState House · 74

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	D	50.8%2,666	49.2%2,581	5,247
2020	D	56.0%2,669	44.0%2,094	4,763

Covering rural western Maine, District 74 backed the 2024 Republican presidential nominee by nearly 18 points, a margin that reflects the region's shift toward the GOP over the past decade.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 26.6 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 62.1 points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 17.7 points.

A population of 9,153, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,784 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 79 and State House District 80.

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 79

% unaffiliatedpopulation scale% White

State House District 80

% unaffiliatedpopulation scale% White

State House District 20

population scale% unaffiliated% 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 74th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Maine 74th State House District voted Republican by 17.7 points (R+17.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,757 votes cast, 2,310 went Democratic and 3,329 went Republican.

When did Maine 74th State House District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Maine 74th State House District voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in Maine 74th State House District?

Maine 74th State House District has a population of 9,153 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Maine 74th State House District?

Median household income in Maine 74th State House District is $60,784 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.

What is the political history of Maine 74th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Maine 74th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 31 went Republican.