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Maine 76th 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

English19.6%21.8%9.5%

French18.0%11.3%1.6%

Irish15.6%16.5%9.4%

French Canadian12.7%6.1%—

German7.1%7.8%12.5%

American5.8%5.9%5.3%

Italian5.0%5.4%4.8%

Scottish3.5%4.4%1.3%

Mexican0.4%0.6%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.3%0.5%1.8%

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 76	Maine	United States
Median age	41	44.8	39.1
Age 18–24	9.8%	8.0%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	19.2%	22.3%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	ME HD 76	Maine	United States
Median household income	$58,645	$74,733	$84,427
Poverty rate	16.1%	10.8%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	24.0%	36.1%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	ME HD 76	Maine	United States
Owner-occupied homes	78.3%	74.3%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	21.7%	25.7%	34.8%
Median home value	$165,500	$296,600	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$812	$1,139	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	41.5%	48.4%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	10.3%	20.6%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	ME HD 76	Maine	United States
Mean commute	26.4 min	24.6 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	5.1%	6.9%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	84.3%	70.8%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Works from home	5.4%	15.9%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	ME HD 76	Maine	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	10.0%	6.1%	22.3%
Spanish	1.0%	1.0%	13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)	5.0%	2.3%	0.7%
Other languages	1.6%	0.6%	0.8%

Religious landscape

Measure	ME HD 76	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 76	Maine	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.6%	4.1%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.6%	2.1%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	1.0%	1.9%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	5.9%	8.4%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.414	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

HarrisDemocratic40.7%2,145TrumpRepublican57.2%3,018OtherAll other candidates2.1%113

R+16.5

Lead: 873
Total: 5,276
vs nation: R+15.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic42.9%2,237TrumpRepublican54.3%2,832OtherAll other candidates2.8%147

R+11.4

Lead: 595
Total: 5,216
vs nation: R+15.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic41.6%2,086TrumpRepublican49.8%2,495OtherAll other candidates8.6%430

R+8.2

Lead: 409
Total: 5,011
vs nation: R+10.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic56.4%2,696RomneyRepublican41.2%1,969OtherAll other candidates2.4%117

D+15.2

Lead: 727
Total: 4,782
vs nation: D+11.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic57.5%2,921McCainRepublican40.3%2,048OtherAll other candidates2.2%110

D+17.2

Lead: 873
Total: 5,079
vs nation: D+9.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic54.3%2,787BushRepublican43.7%2,243OtherAll other candidates1.9%98

D+10.6

Lead: 544
Total: 5,128
vs nation: D+13.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic50.9%2,312BushRepublican41.6%1,889OtherAll other candidates7.6%344

D+9.3

Lead: 423
Total: 4,545
vs nation: D+8.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic54.8%2,339DoleRepublican25.9%1,108OtherAll other candidates19.3%825

D+28.8

Lead: 1,231
Total: 4,272
vs nation: D+20.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+16.5MIT Election Lab
Population: 9,4542024 5-year
Population density: 96 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 98.4 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $58,6452024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 93.3%2024 5-year
Black: 0.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 1.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+47.4 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+46.2 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 92, ME · twin score 95.0

presidential history

Party record book

Maine 76th 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

73.7%

2,159 votes · D+47.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Hubert Humphrey, 1968 · 60.8%

Republican

William McKinley1896

71.3%

632 votes · R+46.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 · 69.1%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Barack Obama2008

2,921votes

57.5% of the vote · D+17.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · John Kerry, 2004 · 2,787 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

3,018votes

57.2% of the vote · R+16.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 2,832 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

Lyndon B. Johnson1964

+24.8pts D vs U.S.

Place D+47.4 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Hubert Humphrey, 1968 · +23.9 pts

Republican

William McKinley1896

+40.1pts R vs U.S.

Place R+46.2 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Alf Landon, 1936 · +26.7 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RSheila LymanState House · 76

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	52.5%2,688	47.5%2,436	5,124
2020	D	58.2%2,261	41.8%1,622	3,883

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+16.6, this sparsely populated district of roughly 9,400 residents reflects the rightward shift seen across much of rural Maine over the past decade.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 47.4 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 46.2 points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.5 points.

A population of 9,454, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,645 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 92 and State House District Coos 01.

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 92

12-yr trendelasticitypopulation scale

State House District Coos 01

12-yr trendFrench ancestrypopulation scale

State House District 61

12-yr trendpopulation scaleelasticity

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 76th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Maine 76th State House District voted Republican by 16.5 points (R+16.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,276 votes cast, 2,145 went Democratic and 3,018 went Republican.

When did Maine 76th State House District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Maine 76th State House District voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in Maine 76th State House District?

Maine 76th State House District has a population of 9,454 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Maine 76th State House District?

Median household income in Maine 76th State House District is $58,645 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.

What is the political history of Maine 76th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Maine 76th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 23 went Republican.