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Maine 6th 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

English26.0%21.8%9.5%

Irish15.0%16.5%9.4%

German9.0%7.8%12.5%

French5.8%11.3%1.6%

American5.7%5.9%5.3%

Scottish5.2%4.4%1.3%

Italian4.2%5.4%4.8%

Polish1.4%—2.2%

Mexican0.8%0.6%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.6%0.5%1.8%

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 6	Maine	United States
Median age	49.9	44.8	39.1
Age 18–24	7.1%	8.0%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	26.4%	22.3%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	ME SD 6	Maine	United States
Median household income	$59,310	$74,733	$84,427
Poverty rate	15.6%	10.8%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	32.5%	36.1%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	ME SD 6	Maine	United States
Owner-occupied homes	80.4%	74.3%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	19.6%	25.7%	34.8%
Median home value	$180,400	$296,600	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$863	$1,139	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	51.0%	48.4%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	35.6%	20.6%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	ME SD 6	Maine	United States
Mean commute	24.1 min	24.6 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	8.3%	6.9%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	75.4%	70.8%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.4%	0.5%	3.2%
Works from home	9.7%	15.9%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	ME SD 6	Maine	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	4.4%	6.1%	22.3%
Spanish	1.2%	1.0%	13.6%
Other languages	1.2%	0.6%	0.8%

Religious landscape

Measure	ME SD 6	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 6	Maine	United States
Foreign-born residents	3.3%	4.1%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	2.1%	2.1%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	1.2%	1.9%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	11.6%	8.4%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.450	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

HarrisDemocratic38.8%9,373TrumpRepublican59.7%14,428OtherAll other candidates1.6%380

R+20.9

Lead: 5,055
Total: 24,181
vs nation: R+19.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic39.9%9,294TrumpRepublican57.7%13,438OtherAll other candidates2.4%553

R+17.8

Lead: 4,144
Total: 23,285
vs nation: R+22.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic37.4%8,140TrumpRepublican55.1%12,004OtherAll other candidates7.5%1,634

R+17.7

Lead: 3,864
Total: 21,778
vs nation: R+19.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic48.2%10,027RomneyRepublican48.9%10,173OtherAll other candidates2.9%599

R+0.7

Lead: 146
Total: 20,799
vs nation: R+4.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic48.7%10,651McCainRepublican49.3%10,768OtherAll other candidates2.0%441

R+0.5

Lead: 117
Total: 21,860
vs nation: R+7.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic46.8%10,687BushRepublican51.2%11,683OtherAll other candidates2.0%458

R+4.4

Lead: 996
Total: 22,828
vs nation: R+1.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic40.6%8,376BushRepublican51.7%10,660OtherAll other candidates7.7%1,589

R+11.1

Lead: 2,284
Total: 20,625
vs nation: R+11.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic44.5%8,759DoleRepublican33.4%6,570OtherAll other candidates22.1%4,353

D+11.1

Lead: 2,189
Total: 19,682
vs nation: D+2.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+20.9MIT Election Lab
Population: 40,5452024 5-year
Population density: 12 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 3,472 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $59,3102024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 89.4%2024 5-year
Black: 0.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+32.9 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+58.6 in 1956MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State Senate District 19, ME · twin score 93.0

presidential history

Party record book

Maine 6th 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

66.5%

10,263 votes · D+32.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940 · 51.5%

Republican

Dwight D. Eisenhower1956

79.3%

10,583 votes · R+58.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1928 · 75.5%

Most votes

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

Democratic

John Kerry2004

10,687votes

46.8% of the vote · R+4.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 10,651 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

14,428votes

59.7% of the vote · R+20.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 13,438 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

Lyndon B. Johnson1964

+10.3pts D vs U.S.

Place D+32.9 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Bill Clinton, 1996 · +2.6 pts

Republican

Dwight D. Eisenhower1956

+43.2pts R vs U.S.

Place R+58.6 · U.S. R+15.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1960 · +39.2 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RMarianne MooreState Senate · 6

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	47.4%11,165	52.6%12,376	23,541

Maine 6th State Senate District sits in New England. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 32.9 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 58.6 points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.9 points.

A population of 40,545, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,310 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 19 and State Senate District 4.

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 19

% unaffiliatedmedian agepopulation scale≠ French ancestry

State Senate District 4

% unaffiliatedmedian agepopulation scale≠ French ancestry

State Senate District 11

% unaffiliatedmedian agepopulation scale

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 6th State Senate District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Maine 6th State Senate District voted Republican by 20.9 points (R+20.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 24,181 votes cast, 9,373 went Democratic and 14,428 went Republican.

When did Maine 6th State Senate District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Maine 6th State Senate District voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in Maine 6th State Senate District?

Maine 6th State Senate District has a population of 40,545 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Maine 6th State Senate District?

Median household income in Maine 6th State Senate District is $59,310 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.

What is the political history of Maine 6th State Senate District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Maine 6th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 32 went Republican.