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Maine 1st State Senate 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

English19.5%21.8%9.5%

French18.1%11.3%1.6%

Irish13.4%16.5%9.4%

French Canadian9.6%6.1%—

American8.9%5.9%5.3%

German5.8%7.8%12.5%

Scottish3.9%4.4%1.3%

Italian2.7%5.4%4.8%

Mexican0.4%0.6%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.3%0.5%1.8%

Cuban0.2%—0.7%

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 SD 1	Maine	United States
Median age	50.9	44.8	39.1
Age 18–24	6.7%	8.0%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	25.7%	22.3%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	ME SD 1	Maine	United States
Median household income	$56,264	$74,733	$84,427
Poverty rate	13.5%	10.8%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	23.4%	36.1%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	ME SD 1	Maine	United States
Owner-occupied homes	76.7%	74.3%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	23.3%	25.7%	34.8%
Median home value	$151,600	$296,600	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$718	$1,139	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	47.3%	48.4%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	23.0%	20.6%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	ME SD 1	Maine	United States
Mean commute	19.4 min	24.6 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	5.9%	6.9%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	76.9%	70.8%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.2%	0.5%	3.2%
Works from home	9.5%	15.9%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	ME SD 1	Maine	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	14.0%	6.1%	22.3%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)	11.2%	2.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	1.1%	0.4%	0.5%

Religious landscape

Measure	ME SD 1	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 SD 1	Maine	United States
Foreign-born residents	5.6%	4.1%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	3.8%	2.1%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	1.8%	1.9%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	10.4%	8.4%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.482	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

HarrisDemocratic39.2%8,035TrumpRepublican59.3%12,133OtherAll other candidates1.5%305

R+20.0

Lead: 4,098
Total: 20,473
vs nation: R+18.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic43.1%8,821TrumpRepublican54.9%11,247OtherAll other candidates2.0%411

R+11.8

Lead: 2,426
Total: 20,479
vs nation: R+16.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic42.7%8,650TrumpRepublican50.9%10,306OtherAll other candidates6.3%1,284

R+8.2

Lead: 1,656
Total: 20,240
vs nation: R+10.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic57.2%11,557RomneyRepublican40.1%8,102OtherAll other candidates2.7%536

D+17.1

Lead: 3,455
Total: 20,195
vs nation: D+13.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic58.4%12,600McCainRepublican39.2%8,443OtherAll other candidates2.4%518

D+19.3

Lead: 4,157
Total: 21,561
vs nation: D+12.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic56.8%12,783BushRepublican41.5%9,345OtherAll other candidates1.7%372

D+15.3

Lead: 3,438
Total: 22,500
vs nation: D+17.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic53.1%11,147BushRepublican42.2%8,853OtherAll other candidates4.7%976

D+10.9

Lead: 2,294
Total: 20,976
vs nation: D+10.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic56.0%11,683DoleRepublican26.7%5,566OtherAll other candidates17.2%3,595

D+29.3

Lead: 6,117
Total: 20,844
vs nation: D+20.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+20.0MIT Election Lab
Population: 37,6122024 5-year
Population density: 8.3 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 4,523 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $56,2642024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 93.6%2024 5-year
Black: 0.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 1.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+36.1 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+71.9 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State Senate District 2, ME · twin score 88.3

presidential history

Party record book

Maine 1st State Senate 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

68.0%

11,396 votes · D+36.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 58.4%

Republican

Warren G. Harding1920

85.7%

5,969 votes · R+71.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 · 80.2%

Most votes

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

Democratic

John Kerry2004

12,783votes

56.8% of the vote · D+15.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 12,600 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

12,133votes

59.3% of the vote · R+20.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 11,595 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

Bill Clinton1996

+20.8pts D vs U.S.

Place D+29.3 · U.S. D+8.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · John Kerry, 2004 · +17.7 pts

Republican

Alf Landon1936

+46.0pts R vs U.S.

Place R+21.7 · U.S. D+24.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Warren G. Harding, 1920 · +45.7 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RSue BernardState Senate · 1

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
2024	R	40.5%7,993	59.5%11,741	19,734

Maine Senate District 1 covers sparsely populated northern and western terrain, and its R+20.0 presidential margin in 2024 reflects a broader rural realignment visible across the state's least-dense counties.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 36.1 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 71.9 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 8.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.0 points.

A population of 37,612, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,264 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 2 and State Senate District 14.

Political twins — state-senate districts

The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State Senate District 2

French ancestrymedian age% White≠ % unaffiliated

State Senate District 14

French ancestry% Whitepopulation scale≠ median age

State Senate District 15

French ancestrypopulation scale% White≠ 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 1st State Senate District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Maine 1st State Senate District voted Republican by 20.0 points (R+20.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,473 votes cast, 8,035 went Democratic and 12,133 went Republican.

When did Maine 1st State Senate District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Maine 1st State Senate District voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in Maine 1st State Senate District?

Maine 1st State Senate District has a population of 37,612 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Maine 1st State Senate District?

Median household income in Maine 1st State Senate District is $56,264 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.

What is the political history of Maine 1st State Senate District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Maine 1st State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 25 went Republican.