Maine 5th State Senate District, Maine: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+21%. Republican peak: R+53 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+21MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 64,2432024 5-year
- Median household income
- $59,5542024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 94.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+39 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+53 in 1924MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 5, MEOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 13,999 | 21,604 | 36,275 | ||
| R | 14,104 | 20,179 | 35,662 | ||
| R | 12,404 | 18,220 | 33,256 | ||
| D | 16,387 | 14,476 | 31,863 | ||
| D | 17,787 | 14,683 | 33,199 | ||
| D | 17,669 | 16,061 | 34,501 | ||
| D | 14,935 | 13,339 | 30,544 | ||
| D | 15,149 | 7,877 | 29,296 | ||
| D | 12,224 | 8,754 | 33,457 | ||
| R | 11,257 | 14,489 | 25,963 | ||
| R | 9,912 | 16,556 | 26,599 | ||
| R | 10,322 | 11,658 | 24,795 | ||
| D | 11,755 | 11,380 | 23,945 | ||
| R | 7,378 | 12,659 | 20,049 | ||
| D | 10,321 | 8,468 | 19,171 | ||
| D | 13,170 | 5,785 | 18,974 | ||
| R | 8,538 | 12,601 | 21,139 | ||
| R | 5,003 | 13,038 | 18,041 | ||
| R | 5,828 | 12,180 | 18,041 | ||
| R | 5,061 | 7,831 | 12,993 | ||
| R | 6,587 | 8,773 | 15,386 | ||
| R | 7,984 | 9,275 | 17,288 | ||
| R | 6,446 | 9,450 | 16,384 | ||
| R | 7,291 | 8,893 | 16,464 | ||
| R | 3,953 | 9,923 | 13,979 | ||
| R | 2,288 | 8,167 | 11,115 | ||
| R | 3,411 | 7,973 | 11,670 | ||
| R | 3,827 | 4,320 | 8,430 | ||
| O | 2,852 | 1,456 | 7,770 | ||
| R | 2,011 | 4,457 | 6,767 | ||
| R | 1,599 | 4,447 | 6,400 | ||
| R | 2,344 | 4,519 | 7,279 | ||
| R | 2,303 | 5,614 | 8,128 | ||
| R | 3,349 | 4,468 | 8,133 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
22.0%
Irish
15.2%
French
11.6%
American
7.3%
German
6.9%
Scottish
4.6%
Italian
4.2%
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: 46.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$59,554
State Senate District 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 5$59,554
Maine$74,733
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.6%
Working age (18–64)13.3%
Seniors (65+)13.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.3%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.8%
Spanish0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 79.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of D+35.3, this district anchors the progressive end of Maine's state legislative map, likely centered in a dense urban core where college-educated and younger voters concentrate.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached thirty-nine points in 1964; the Republican margin reached fifty-three points in 1924. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 64,243, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $59,554 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 5, Maine vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 5, Maine voted Republican by 21.0 points (R+21), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 36,275 votes cast, 13,999 went Democratic and 21,604 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 5, Maine's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 5, Maine as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 9 times, Republican 24 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 5, Maine last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 5, Maine voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in State Senate District 5, Maine?
State Senate District 5, Maine has a population of 64,243 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 5, Maine?
Median household income in State Senate District 5, Maine is $59,554 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.
What is the political history of State Senate District 5, Maine?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 5, Maine from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.