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1876–2024
State Senate District 4·Maine

Maine 4th State Senate District delivered R+20 in 2024 — Republican for decades.

One of Maine's most reliably red legislative districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
ME
Latest
R+20
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
34,309
2024 ACS

Maine 4th State Senate District, Maine: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+20%. Republican peak: R+57 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+20MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
34,3092024 5-year
Median household income
$63,8352024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
92.5%2024 5-year
Black
1.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+32 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+57 in 1924MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 0 D · 2 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
R
−20.3%
7,69111,71319,799
R
−17.5%
7,67211,08219,486
R
−18.1%
6,7169,99218,056
R
−0.8%
8,4258,55717,473
D
+0.5%
9,0048,91618,289
R
−4.6%
8,8629,74118,987
R
−8.1%
7,3668,76917,322
D
+17.8%
8,3055,33616,689
D
+4.9%
6,5725,63818,894
R
−14.3%
6,4558,63415,241
R
−26.6%
5,7099,87815,649
R
−4.7%
6,4727,19615,473
R
−5.9%
6,4457,28114,217
R
−27.0%
4,5627,94312,507
D
+7.0%
6,2415,40411,876
D
+32.3%
7,9504,06512,024
R
−23.9%
4,9728,09413,066
R
−54.3%
2,4858,39910,884
R
−35.5%
3,4977,36310,876
R
−19.8%
3,3605,0308,447
R
−10.0%
4,4215,4019,828
R
−6.7%
5,1245,86310,999
R
−18.9%
4,1236,15810,750
R
−18.8%
4,2876,28910,659
R
−50.5%
2,3577,1889,571
R
−57.4%
1,3725,6927,525
R
−38.7%
2,4615,6078,132
R
−6.9%
2,5662,9495,588
O
+11.1%
1,7711,1785,321
R
−40.8%
1,2162,9654,284
R
−51.5%
8612,8153,791
R
−37.3%
1,2222,7804,182
R
−40.7%
1,3483,2694,723
R
−19.3%
1,7462,6334,587
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
19.9%
Irish
15.0%
French
10.5%
American
7.9%
German
7.6%
Scottish
4.6%
Italian
4.4%
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: 47.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.1%
3.6%
75–84
3.8%
7.4%
65–74
7.2%
7.9%
55–64
8.3%
6.3%
45–54
6.2%
6.0%
35–44
5.8%
5.7%
25–34
5.5%
4.2%
18–24
3.7%
6.4%
5–17
6.1%
1.9%
<5
2.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$63,835
State Senate District 4 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 4$63,835
Maine$74,733
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.4%
Working age (18–64)15.0%
Seniors (65+)14.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.3%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.5%
Spanish1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
8.9%
Other Christian
6.9%
Methodist
3.1%
Mainline Protestant
1.7%
Baptist
1.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.8%
Non-Christian
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 76.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Covering a largely rural stretch of western Maine, this district backed the Republican presidential nominee by nearly 23 points in 2024, making it one of the state's widest margins at the legislative level.

The Republican margin in Maine 4th State Senate District reached its widest at fifty-seven points in 1924. The margin in 2024 was twenty points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $63,835, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 34,309 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 4, Maine vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 4, Maine voted Republican by 20.3 points (R+20), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 19,799 votes cast, 7,691 went Democratic and 11,713 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 4, Maine's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 4, Maine as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 4, Maine last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 4, Maine voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in State Senate District 4, Maine?
State Senate District 4, Maine has a population of 34,309 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 4, Maine?
Median household income in State Senate District 4, Maine is $63,835 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.
What is the political history of State Senate District 4, Maine?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 4, Maine from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.