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Maine 83rd 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

English23.1%21.8%9.5%

Irish20.5%16.5%9.4%

German9.2%7.8%12.5%

French9.2%11.3%1.6%

Italian7.7%5.4%4.8%

French Canadian5.3%6.1%—

Scottish4.6%4.4%1.3%

American4.4%5.9%5.3%

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 83	Maine	United States
Median age	52.8	44.8	39.1
Age 18–24	8.3%	8.0%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	20.5%	22.3%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	ME HD 83	Maine	United States
Median household income	$65,208	$74,733	$84,427
Poverty rate	14.1%	10.8%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	51.8%	36.1%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	ME HD 83	Maine	United States
Owner-occupied homes	86.2%	74.3%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	13.8%	25.7%	34.8%
Median home value	$297,000	$296,600	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$1,141	$1,139	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	33.6%	48.4%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	44.1%	20.6%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	ME HD 83	Maine	United States
Mean commute	37.0 min	24.6 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	21.6%	6.9%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	75.5%	70.8%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Works from home	16.2%	15.9%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	ME HD 83	Maine	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	7.4%	6.1%	22.3%
Spanish	1.3%	1.0%	13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)	1.7%	2.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1.3%	0.6%	2.0%
Other languages	1.1%	0.6%	0.8%

Religious landscape

Measure	ME HD 83	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 83	Maine	United States
Foreign-born residents	2.9%	4.1%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.6%	2.1%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	1.2%	1.9%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	11.7%	8.4%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.453	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

HarrisDemocratic49.5%2,788TrumpRepublican48.4%2,723OtherAll other candidates2.1%120

D+1.2

Lead: 65
Total: 5,631
vs nation: D+2.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic49.4%2,792TrumpRepublican47.9%2,703OtherAll other candidates2.7%153

D+1.6

Lead: 89
Total: 5,648
vs nation: R+2.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic40.6%2,069TrumpRepublican51.1%2,603OtherAll other candidates8.2%419

R+10.5

Lead: 534
Total: 5,091
vs nation: R+12.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic43.5%2,127RomneyRepublican50.5%2,470OtherAll other candidates5.9%290

R+7.0

Lead: 343
Total: 4,887
vs nation: R+10.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic46.4%2,214McCainRepublican51.5%2,457OtherAll other candidates2.2%103

R+5.1

Lead: 243
Total: 4,774
vs nation: R+12.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic40.9%2,038BushRepublican57.0%2,837OtherAll other candidates2.0%102

R+16.1

Lead: 799
Total: 4,977
vs nation: R+13.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic35.7%1,599BushRepublican56.4%2,524OtherAll other candidates7.9%352

R+20.7

Lead: 925
Total: 4,475
vs nation: R+21.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic38.6%1,522DoleRepublican45.8%1,805OtherAll other candidates15.7%618

R+7.2

Lead: 283
Total: 3,945
vs nation: R+15.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+1.2MIT Election Lab
Population: 9,0622024 5-year
Population density: 67 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 136 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $65,2082024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 92.1%2024 5-year
Black: 0.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 1.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+10.8 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+70.8 in 1924MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 86, ME · twin score 96.4

presidential history

Party record book

Maine 83rd 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

55.4%

1,212 votes · D+10.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 49.5%

Republican

Dwight D. Eisenhower1956

83.8%

2,219 votes · R+67.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Calvin Coolidge, 1924 · 83.1%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Joe Biden2020

2,792votes

49.4% of the vote · D+1.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 2,788 votes

Republican

Ronald Reagan1984

2,877votes

72.8% of the vote · R+45.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · 2,837 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

Kamala Harris2024

+2.6pts D vs U.S.

Place D+1.2 · U.S. R+1.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · −2.9 pts

Republican

Alf Landon1936

+67.6pts R vs U.S.

Place R+43.4 · U.S. D+24.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1932 · +65.2 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RMarygrace CiminoState House · 83

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	69.4%2,487	30.6%1,095	3,582

Maine 83rd State House District sits in New England. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 10.8 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 70.8 points in 1924. The 2024 margin was 1.2 points.

A population of 9,062, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,208 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 86 and State House District Grafton 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 86

population scalecollege sharemedian age

State House District Grafton 01

elasticitypopulation scale% White≠ median age

State House District Grafton 05

elasticitymedian agepopulation scale

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 83rd State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Maine 83rd State House District voted Democratic by 1.2 points (D+1.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 5,631 votes cast, 2,788 went Democratic and 2,723 went Republican.

When did Maine 83rd State House District last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Maine 83rd State House District voted Republican was 2016.

How many people live in Maine 83rd State House District?

Maine 83rd State House District has a population of 9,062 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Maine 83rd State House District?

Median household income in Maine 83rd State House District is $65,208 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.

What is the political history of Maine 83rd State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Maine 83rd State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 34 went Republican.