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Maine 98th 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

English21.6%21.8%9.5%

Irish17.7%16.5%9.4%

French13.8%11.3%1.6%

French Canadian9.2%6.1%—

German8.8%7.8%12.5%

Italian6.1%5.4%4.8%

American5.2%5.9%5.3%

Scottish4.5%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 98	Maine	United States
Median age	42.8	44.8	39.1
Age 18–24	8.7%	8.0%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	20.3%	22.3%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	ME HD 98	Maine	United States
Median household income	$92,267	$74,733	$84,427
Poverty rate	4.4%	10.8%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	37.7%	36.1%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	ME HD 98	Maine	United States
Owner-occupied homes	90.2%	74.3%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	9.8%	25.7%	34.8%
Median home value	$309,700	$296,600	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$1,029	$1,139	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	30.3%	48.4%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	3.4%	20.6%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	ME HD 98	Maine	United States
Mean commute	28.1 min	24.6 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	4.2%	6.9%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	73.7%	70.8%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Works from home	18.7%	15.9%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	ME HD 98	Maine	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	8.3%	6.1%	22.3%
Spanish	1.0%	1.0%	13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)	3.4%	2.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1.0%	0.6%	2.0%
Other languages	1.2%	0.6%	0.8%

Religious landscape

Measure	ME HD 98	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 98	Maine	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.9%	4.1%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.5%	2.1%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.4%	1.9%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	7.7%	8.4%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.367	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

HarrisDemocratic50.9%3,062TrumpRepublican46.9%2,820OtherAll other candidates2.2%134

D+4.0

Lead: 242
Total: 6,016
vs nation: D+5.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic50.4%2,946TrumpRepublican46.5%2,720OtherAll other candidates3.1%181

D+3.9

Lead: 226
Total: 5,847
vs nation: R+0.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic44.5%2,350TrumpRepublican48.2%2,545OtherAll other candidates7.4%390

R+3.7

Lead: 195
Total: 5,285
vs nation: R+5.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic54.1%2,728RomneyRepublican42.8%2,159OtherAll other candidates3.1%156

D+11.3

Lead: 569
Total: 5,043
vs nation: D+7.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic55.6%2,871McCainRepublican42.4%2,193OtherAll other candidates2.0%104

D+13.1

Lead: 678
Total: 5,168
vs nation: D+5.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic52.1%2,736BushRepublican45.9%2,415OtherAll other candidates2.0%105

D+6.1

Lead: 321
Total: 5,256
vs nation: D+8.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic49.6%2,283BushRepublican43.8%2,017OtherAll other candidates6.5%300

D+5.8

Lead: 266
Total: 4,600
vs nation: D+5.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic52.8%2,249DoleRepublican30.8%1,312OtherAll other candidates16.4%699

D+22.0

Lead: 937
Total: 4,260
vs nation: D+13.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+4.0MIT Election Lab
Population: 8,7322024 5-year
Population density: 103 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 84.4 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $92,2672024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 94.1%2024 5-year
Black: 0.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 1.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+51.0 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+44.2 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 149, ME · twin score 95.6

presidential history

Party record book

Maine 98th 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

75.5%

2,284 votes · D+51.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Hubert Humphrey, 1968 · 64.2%

Republican

William McKinley1896

69.5%

548 votes · R+44.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Calvin Coolidge, 1924 · 66.6%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Kamala Harris2024

3,062votes

50.9% of the vote · D+4.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 2,946 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

2,820votes

46.9% of the vote · D+4.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 2,720 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

Hubert Humphrey1968

+30.7pts D vs U.S.

Place D+30.0 · U.S. R+0.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · +28.4 pts

Republican

William McKinley1896

+38.2pts R vs U.S.

Place R+44.2 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Benjamin Harrison, 1892 · +20.7 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

DKilton WebbState House · 98

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	63.6%1,055	36.4%603	1,658

Maine 98th State House District sits in New England. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 51.0 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 44.2 points in 1896. The 2024 margin was 4.0 points.

A population of 8,732, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $92,267 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 149 and State House District 57.

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 149

population scaleFrench ancestry% Evangelical

State House District 57

population scaleFrench ancestry% White

State House District 145

population scaleFrench ancestry% Evangelical

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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Places within Maine 98th State House District

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Frequently asked questions

How did Maine 98th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Maine 98th State House District voted Democratic by 4.0 points (D+4.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 6,016 votes cast, 3,062 went Democratic and 2,820 went Republican.

When did Maine 98th State House District last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Maine 98th State House District voted Republican was 2016.

How many people live in Maine 98th State House District?

Maine 98th State House District has a population of 8,732 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Maine 98th State House District?

Median household income in Maine 98th State House District is $92,267 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.

What is the political history of Maine 98th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Maine 98th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 19 went Republican.