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Maine 147th State House District
presidential margin
2008D+22.62012D+16.82016D+19.52020D+29.02024D+28.6
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+28.6
2024
median income$107,736U.S. $80,734 · ME $74,733
median age53.2U.S. 39.1 · ME 44.8
poverty rate7.2%U.S. 12.5% · ME 10.8%
bachelor’s+ (25+)36.2%U.S. 35.6% · ME 36.1%
non-english5.7%U.S. 22.3% · ME 6.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English22.3%
Irish19.8%
French12.7%
Mexican0.5%
Puerto Rican0.4%
Guatemalan0.2%
Chinese0.2%
Filipino0.2%
Vietnamese0.2%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See York County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Maine 147th State House District

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Maine 147th State House DistrictHarrisD+28.6
2024
2024 presidential margin for Maine 147th State House DistrictThe boundary of Maine 147th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+28.6), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Maine 147th State House District · D+28.6
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic63.5%3,799
Donald TrumpRepublican34.9%2,090
Jill SteinGreen Independent1.6%95
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Maine 147th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
York County, MEDemocraticD+9.8
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
63.5%Harris3,799
34.9%Trump2,090
1.6%Stein95
+28.6%
5,984
D
63.6%Biden3,877
34.6%Trump2,108
1.9%Jorgensen113
+29.0%
6,098
D
56.9%Clinton3,116
37.4%Trump2,047
5.8%Johnson315
+19.5%
5,478
D
58.4%Obama3,113
41.6%Romney2,217
0.0%
+16.8%
5,330
D
60.6%Obama3,228
38.0%McCain2,024
1.4%Nader76
+22.6%
5,328
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +28.6% in 2024.+28.6%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+22.6%
2012+16.8%
2016+19.5%
2020+29.0%
2024+28.6%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DHolly SargentState House · 147

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+28.6, this small district of roughly 8,600 residents sits firmly in the Democratic column, suggesting dense urban or college-town geography that consistently drives outsized Democratic performance.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 29.0 points in 2020. The 2024 margin was 28.6 points.

A population of 8,607, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $107,736 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 146 and State House District 135.

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 146
Maine
99.9twin score
12-yr trend2020–2024 trajectorypopulation scale
State House District 135
Maine
99.4twin score
2020–2024 trajectory12-yr trendpopulation scale
State House District 150
Maine
98.7twin score
population scalemedian age2020–2024 trajectory

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 147th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Maine 147th State House District voted Democratic by 28.6 points (D+28.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 5,984 votes cast, 3,799 went Democratic and 2,090 went Republican.
How many people live in Maine 147th State House District?
Maine 147th State House District has a population of 8,607 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Maine 147th State House District?
Median household income in Maine 147th State House District is $107,736 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.
What is the political history of Maine 147th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Maine 147th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.