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Maine 1st State Senate District
presidential margin
2016R+7.82020R+11.52024R+20.0
full record · 20162024
R+20.0
2024
median income$56,264U.S. $80,734 · ME $74,733
median age50.9U.S. 39.1 · ME 44.8
poverty rate13.5%U.S. 12.5% · ME 10.8%
bachelor’s+ (25+)23.4%U.S. 35.6% · ME 36.1%
non-english14.0%U.S. 22.3% · ME 6.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English19.5%
French18.1%
Irish13.4%
Mexican0.4%
Puerto Rican0.3%
Cuban0.2%
religion

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

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

Maine 1st State Senate District

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Maine 1st State Senate DistrictTrumpR+20.0
2024
2024 presidential margin for Maine 1st State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Maine 1st State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+20.0), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Maine 1st State Senate District · R+20.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald TrumpRepublican59.3%12,133
Kamala HarrisDemocratic39.2%8,035
Jill SteinGreen Independent1.5%305
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 1st State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Aroostook County, MERepublicanR+26.2
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
39.2%Harris8,035
59.3%Trump12,133
1.5%Stein305
−20.0%
20,473
R
43.3%Biden8,931
54.8%Trump11,300
1.9%Jorgensen388
−11.5%
20,619
R
42.9%Clinton8,730
50.7%Trump10,325
6.3%Johnson1,291
−7.8%
20,346
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2016–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2016 to 2024. Most recent: −20.0% in 2024.−20.0%DR20162024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2016−7.8%
2020−11.5%
2024−20.0%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RSue BernardState Senate · 1

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Maine Senate District 1 covers sparsely populated northern and western terrain, and its R+6.1 presidential margin in 2024 reflects a broader rural realignment visible across the state's least-dense counties.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 20.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 8.5 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.

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

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.
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 3 presidential elections in Maine 1st State Senate District from 2016 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.