State Senate District 12 State Senate District (ME) — Elections 1876–2024

Maine 12th State Senate District, Maine: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+19%. Republican peak: R+63 in 1956.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+19MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 35,6382024 5-year
Median household income: $74,0962024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 93.7%2024 5-year
Black: 0.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 1.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+30 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+63 in 1956MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 1 D · 0 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+18.6%	13,103	8,919	22,505
2020	D	+19.7%	13,133	8,676	22,626
2016	D	+14.2%	10,815	7,951	20,118
2012	D	+22.5%	11,493	7,169	19,180
2008	D	+21.4%	11,932	7,663	19,973
2004	D	+11.1%	11,030	8,781	20,205
2000	D	+2.4%	8,216	7,795	17,819
1996	D	+14.0%	7,682	5,382	16,412
1992	D	+6.5%	6,633	5,484	17,677
1988	R	−15.9%	6,382	8,827	15,341
1984	R	−30.4%	5,236	9,831	15,124
1980	R	−12.2%	4,982	6,633	13,542
1976	R	−16.2%	5,147	7,227	12,851
1972	R	−40.4%	3,130	7,369	10,499
1968	R	−12.3%	4,449	5,723	10,359
1964	D	+22.9%	6,103	3,828	9,934
1960	R	−40.8%	3,317	7,895	11,212
1956	R	−62.6%	1,770	7,706	9,476
1952	R	−56.8%	2,098	7,643	9,758
1948	R	−46.7%	1,672	4,671	6,427
1944	R	−19.6%	3,266	4,859	8,138
1940	R	−21.7%	3,648	5,676	9,341
1936	R	−23.7%	3,469	5,708	9,456
1932	R	−12.6%	4,142	5,362	9,699
1928	R	−47.7%	2,027	5,789	7,892
1924	R	−44.8%	1,538	4,275	6,108
1920	R	−24.6%	2,582	4,328	7,112
1916	D	+20.9%	2,985	1,922	5,081
1912	D	+30.1%	2,391	953	4,780
1908	R	−6.6%	1,679	1,936	3,869
1904	R	−14.5%	1,622	2,206	4,027
1900	D	+0.0%	2,403	2,401	4,924
1896	R	−26.0%	1,651	2,856	4,627
1892	R	−3.7%	1,857	2,017	4,364
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

24.8%

Irish

13.4%

German

9.2%

American

7.2%

French

6.5%

Italian

5.2%

Scottish

5.1%

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: 49.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.1%

85+

1.6%

4.0%

75–84

4.7%

7.7%

65–74

8.8%

7.3%

55–64

7.8%

6.2%

45–54

6.1%

5.8%

35–44

5.4%

5.7%

25–34

4.7%

3.3%

18–24

2.8%

7.0%

5–17

6.1%

2.0%

1.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$74,096

State Senate District 12 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 12$74,096

Maine$74,733

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

8.2%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 186.4%

Working age (18–64)8.3%

Seniors (65+)10.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

95.8%

speak English only

Other Indo-European2.3%

Spanish1.4%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%

Other languages0.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

12.1%

Other Christian

8.6%

Baptist

3.6%

Mainline Protestant

3.1%

Methodist

1.6%

Non-Christian

1.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 69.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With fewer than 39,000 residents spread across largely rural terrain, this district delivered an 11-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the broader rural realignment visible across Maine's interior counties.

The Democratic margin in Maine 12th State Senate District reached its widest at thirty points in 1912. The margin in 2024 was nineteen points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $74,096, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 35,638 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 12, Maine vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 12, Maine voted Democratic by 18.6 points (D+19), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 22,505 votes cast, 13,103 went Democratic and 8,919 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 12, Maine's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 12, Maine as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 13 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 12, Maine last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 12, Maine voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in State Senate District 12, Maine?

State Senate District 12, Maine has a population of 35,638 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 12, Maine?

Median household income in State Senate District 12, Maine is $74,096 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.

What is the political history of State Senate District 12, Maine?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 12, Maine from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Maine 12th State Senate District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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