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Maine 9th State Senate District
presidential margin
2016D+6.02020D+12.32024D+10.5
full record · 2016 → 2024
D+10.5
2024
median income$64,847U.S. $80,734 · ME $74,733
median age41.0U.S. 39.1 · ME 44.8
poverty rate15.9%U.S. 12.5% · ME 10.8%
bachelor’s+ (25+)30.1%U.S. 35.6% · ME 36.1%
non-english4.9%U.S. 22.3% · ME 6.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English20.7%
Irish15.0%
French11.1%
Mexican0.8%
Puerto Rican0.4%
Spaniard0.2%
African American†1.1%
Jamaican0.4%
Chinese0.7%
Filipino0.5%
religion

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

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

Maine 9th State Senate District

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Maine 9th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+10.5
2024
2024 presidential margin for Maine 9th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Maine 9th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+10.5), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Maine 9th State Senate District · D+10.5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic54.2%10,854
Donald TrumpRepublican43.6%8,742
Jill SteinGreen Independent2.2%437
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 9th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Penobscot County, MERepublicanR+10.9
3 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
54.2%Harris10,854
43.6%Trump8,742
2.2%Stein437
+10.5%
20,033
D
54.3%Biden11,015
42.0%Trump8,512
3.7%Jorgensen754
+12.3%
20,281
D
49.1%Clinton9,334
43.0%Trump8,187
7.9%Johnson1,501
+6.0%
19,022
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: +10.5% in 2024.+10.5%DR20162024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2016+6.0%
2020+12.3%
2024+10.5%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DJoe BaldacciState Senate · 9

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Covering a slice of Maine's rocky shoreline, this district of roughly 38,000 residents has leaned consistently Democratic at the presidential level, with the 2024 margin reaching nearly 12 points — suggesting a stable base rather than a competitive battleground.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 12.3 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 10.5 points.

A population of 38,214, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,847 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 8 and State Senate District 10.

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 8
Maine
98.5twin score
% unaffiliatedFrench ancestrypopulation scale
State Senate District 10
Maine
92.7twin score
% unaffiliatedFrench ancestrypopulation scale
State Senate District 14
Maine
90.9twin score
population scaleFrench ancestry% White

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 9th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Maine 9th State Senate District voted Democratic by 10.5 points (D+10.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 20,033 votes cast, 10,854 went Democratic and 8,742 went Republican.
How many people live in Maine 9th State Senate District?
Maine 9th State Senate District has a population of 38,214 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Maine 9th State Senate District?
Median household income in Maine 9th State Senate District is $64,847 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.
What is the political history of Maine 9th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 3 presidential elections in Maine 9th State Senate District from 2016 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.