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Maine 85th 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

English23.4%21.8%9.5%

Irish21.1%16.5%9.4%

German9.5%7.8%12.5%

French9.1%11.3%1.6%

Italian7.9%5.4%4.8%

French Canadian5.4%6.1%—

Scottish4.7%4.4%1.3%

American4.4%5.9%5.3%

Mexican0.4%0.6%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.2%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 85	Maine	United States
Median age	39.4	44.8	39.1
Age 18–24	8.3%	8.0%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	20.4%	22.3%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	ME HD 85	Maine	United States
Median household income	$112,365	$74,733	$84,427
Poverty rate	7.0%	10.8%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	53.0%	36.1%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	ME HD 85	Maine	United States
Owner-occupied homes	94.5%	74.3%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	5.5%	25.7%	34.8%
Median home value	$346,200	$296,600	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$969	$1,139	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	53.2%	48.4%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	15.1%	20.6%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	ME HD 85	Maine	United States
Mean commute	28.5 min	24.6 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	3.0%	6.9%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	73.5%	70.8%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.2%	0.5%	3.2%
Works from home	13.5%	15.9%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	ME HD 85	Maine	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	7.6%	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 85	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 85	Maine	United States
Foreign-born residents	2.0%	4.1%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.4%	2.1%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.6%	1.9%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	8.6%	8.4%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.349	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

HarrisDemocratic46.5%2,408TrumpRepublican51.3%2,654OtherAll other candidates2.2%114

R+4.8

Lead: 246
Total: 5,176
vs nation: R+3.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic46.6%2,423TrumpRepublican50.7%2,638OtherAll other candidates2.7%141

R+4.1

Lead: 215
Total: 5,202
vs nation: R+8.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic39.8%1,843TrumpRepublican53.2%2,463OtherAll other candidates7.0%322

R+13.4

Lead: 620
Total: 4,628
vs nation: R+15.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic40.3%1,807RomneyRepublican54.2%2,428OtherAll other candidates5.5%247

R+13.9

Lead: 621
Total: 4,482
vs nation: R+17.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic43.1%1,871McCainRepublican55.0%2,390OtherAll other candidates1.9%81

R+12.0

Lead: 519
Total: 4,342
vs nation: R+19.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic37.2%1,691BushRepublican61.3%2,790OtherAll other candidates1.5%67

R+24.2

Lead: 1,099
Total: 4,548
vs nation: R+21.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic32.3%1,329BushRepublican60.9%2,507OtherAll other candidates6.8%279

R+28.6

Lead: 1,178
Total: 4,115
vs nation: R+29.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic35.0%1,238DoleRepublican51.5%1,820OtherAll other candidates13.5%478

R+16.5

Lead: 582
Total: 3,536
vs nation: R+25.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+4.8MIT Election Lab
Population: 8,8222024 5-year
Population density: 201 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 43.9 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $112,3652024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 93.4%2024 5-year
Black: 0.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 1.7%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin: R+77.5 in 1924MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 104, ME · twin score 98.2

presidential history

Party record book

Maine 85th 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

48.8%

907 votes · R+2.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 46.6%

Republican

Calvin Coolidge1924

86.6%

1,118 votes · R+77.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956 · 86.0%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Joe Biden2020

2,423votes

46.6% of the vote · R+4.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 2,408 votes

Republican

Ronald Reagan1984

2,812votes

75.9% of the vote · R+51.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · 2,790 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

−3.3pts D vs U.S.

Place R+4.8 · U.S. R+1.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · −8.6 pts

Republican

Herbert Hoover1932

+75.5pts R vs U.S.

Place R+57.7 · U.S. D+17.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Alf Landon, 1936 · +74.6 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RKim PomerleauState House · 85

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%2,789	30.6%1,228	4,017

With fewer than 9,000 residents, this compact district reflects the broader rightward shift seen across Maine's inland and coastal working-class communities, where presidential margins have steadily moved away from their earlier Democratic lean.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 77.5 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 0.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 4.8 points.

A population of 8,822, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $112,365 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 104 and State House District 107.

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 104

elasticitypopulation scalecollege share

State House District 107

population scalecollege share% unaffiliated

State House District 106

population scalecollege share% unaffiliated≠ 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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Frequently asked questions

How did Maine 85th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Maine 85th State House District voted Republican by 4.8 points (R+4.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,176 votes cast, 2,408 went Democratic and 2,654 went Republican.

How many people live in Maine 85th State House District?

Maine 85th 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 85th State House District?

Median household income in Maine 85th State House District is $112,365 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.

What is the political history of Maine 85th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Maine 85th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 38 went Republican.