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1876–2024
State House District 98·Maine

Maine 98th State House District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
ME
Latest
D+15
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
19,443
2024 ACS

Maine 98th State House District, Maine: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+15%. Democratic peak: D+51 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+15MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
19,4432024 5-year
Median household income
$81,3472024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
87.8%2024 5-year
Black
4.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+51 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+41 in 1924MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 2 D · 1 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+14.6%
6,3204,67311,248
D
+15.9%
6,3544,54311,355
D
+7.5%
5,1464,37910,271
D
+19.0%
5,6943,8299,793
D
+21.1%
5,9623,84710,001
D
+13.1%
5,5934,27610,055
D
+10.8%
4,5813,6328,812
D
+25.0%
4,4512,4058,183
D
+11.7%
3,7832,6959,273
R
−7.0%
3,5154,0517,624
R
−16.3%
3,2084,4617,700
D
+5.0%
3,4103,0437,317
D
+10.9%
3,6992,9546,813
R
−10.9%
2,6453,2955,942
D
+30.6%
3,6731,9305,688
D
+51.4%
4,1941,3475,544
D
+7.0%
3,2282,8066,034
R
−26.5%
1,9293,3175,246
R
−17.1%
2,1433,0315,184
D
+3.1%
2,0631,9394,050
D
+14.0%
2,4981,8854,387
D
+16.7%
2,5571,8244,387
D
+7.4%
2,1511,8524,068
R
−0.7%
1,8791,9063,824
R
−20.4%
1,3852,1013,502
R
−41.2%
6361,6802,535
R
−31.7%
8481,6582,556
D
+1.8%
8147851,643
D
+25.9%
6712601,586
R
−23.3%
4527441,255
R
−32.3%
3567281,153
R
−22.2%
4747581,280
R
−38.0%
4009191,367
R
−12.5%
5707411,371
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
20.0%
Irish
16.4%
French
12.8%
German
8.1%
Italian
5.6%
American
4.8%
Scottish
4.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 42.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.4%
2.8%
75–84
3.5%
5.6%
65–74
6.3%
6.9%
55–64
7.3%
6.0%
45–54
6.1%
6.4%
35–44
6.5%
6.3%
25–34
6.4%
4.4%
18–24
4.3%
7.4%
5–17
7.0%
2.5%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$81,347
State House District 98 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 98$81,347
Maine$74,733
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.2%
Working age (18–64)9.5%
Seniors (65+)11.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.7%
speak English only
Other Indo-European4.8%
Other languages1.5%
Spanish1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
20.1%
Other Christian
5.9%
Non-Christian
3.9%
Mainline Protestant
2.2%
Methodist
1.0%
Baptist
1.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Maine 98th State House District sits in New England. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 2 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Democratic candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Democratic margin in Maine 98th State House District reached its widest at fifty-one points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was fifteen points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $81,347, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 19,443 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 98, Maine vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 98, Maine voted Democratic by 14.6 points (D+15), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 11,248 votes cast, 6,320 went Democratic and 4,673 went Republican.
What is State House District 98, Maine's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 98, Maine as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 98, Maine last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 98, Maine voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in State House District 98, Maine?
State House District 98, Maine has a population of 19,443 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 98, Maine?
Median household income in State House District 98, Maine is $81,347 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.
What is the political history of State House District 98, Maine?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 98, Maine from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.