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Maine 13th 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

English25.9%21.8%9.5%

Irish14.8%16.5%9.4%

German10.9%7.8%12.5%

French8.5%11.3%1.6%

Scottish6.9%4.4%1.3%

American6.7%5.9%5.3%

Italian4.4%5.4%4.8%

French Canadian3.0%6.1%—

Mexican0.4%0.6%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.2%0.5%1.8%

Chilean0.2%——

Spanish0.2%——

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 13	Maine	United States
Median age	50.4	44.8	39.1
Age 18–24	6.4%	8.0%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	28.3%	22.3%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	ME SD 13	Maine	United States
Median household income	$74,893	$74,733	$84,427
Poverty rate	8.1%	10.8%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	39.2%	36.1%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	ME SD 13	Maine	United States
Owner-occupied homes	83.0%	74.3%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	17.0%	25.7%	34.8%
Median home value	$322,900	$296,600	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$1,057	$1,139	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	37.3%	48.4%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	29.8%	20.6%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	ME SD 13	Maine	United States
Mean commute	24.2 min	24.6 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	5.6%	6.9%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	73.3%	70.8%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.1%	0.5%	3.2%
Works from home	13.1%	15.9%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	ME SD 13	Maine	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	3.6%	6.1%	22.3%

Religious landscape

Measure	ME SD 13	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 13	Maine	United States
Foreign-born residents	2.2%	4.1%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.3%	2.1%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.9%	1.9%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	10.8%	8.4%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.443	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

HarrisDemocratic53.1%13,483TrumpRepublican44.8%11,369OtherAll other candidates2.1%534

D+8.3

Lead: 2,114
Total: 25,386
vs nation: D+9.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic52.4%13,041TrumpRepublican44.7%11,116OtherAll other candidates2.8%708

D+7.7

Lead: 1,925
Total: 24,865
vs nation: D+3.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic46.3%10,525TrumpRepublican46.4%10,534OtherAll other candidates7.3%1,663

R+0.0

Lead: 9
Total: 22,722
vs nation: R+2.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic53.6%11,629RomneyRepublican44.0%9,556OtherAll other candidates2.4%513

D+9.6

Lead: 2,073
Total: 21,698
vs nation: D+5.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic54.0%12,228McCainRepublican44.1%9,990OtherAll other candidates1.9%435

D+9.9

Lead: 2,238
Total: 22,653
vs nation: D+2.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic50.2%11,669BushRepublican47.9%11,146OtherAll other candidates1.9%446

D+2.2

Lead: 523
Total: 23,261
vs nation: D+4.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic43.1%8,922BushRepublican48.7%10,064OtherAll other candidates8.2%1,695

R+5.5

Lead: 1,142
Total: 20,681
vs nation: R+6.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic44.0%8,413DoleRepublican35.4%6,760OtherAll other candidates20.6%3,940

D+8.6

Lead: 1,653
Total: 19,113
vs nation: D+0.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+8.3MIT Election Lab
Population: 37,7362024 5-year
Population density: 76 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 498 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $74,8932024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 93.7%2024 5-year
Black: 0.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 1.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+28.9 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+71.4 in 1956MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State Senate District 24, ME · twin score 91.7

presidential history

Party record book

Maine 13th 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

55.7%

5,412 votes · D+11.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 54.0%

Republican

Dwight D. Eisenhower1956

85.7%

7,888 votes · R+71.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952 · 83.5%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Kamala Harris2024

13,483votes

53.1% of the vote · D+8.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 13,041 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

11,369votes

44.8% of the vote · D+8.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 11,211 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

James M. Cox1920

+20.6pts D vs U.S.

Place R+5.6 · U.S. R+26.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · +9.8 pts

Republican

Alf Landon1936

+71.0pts R vs U.S.

Place R+46.7 · U.S. D+24.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Thomas E. Dewey, 1948 · +64.9 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

DCameron RenyState Senate · 13

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
2018	D	58.4%10,530	41.6%7,488	18,018

Anchored in the greater Portland area, this district backed the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee by nearly 19 points — a margin that places it well outside the state's competitive middle and reflects the region's younger, college-educated electorate.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 28.9 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 71.4 points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 0.6 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 8.3 points.

A population of 37,736, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,893 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 24 and State Senate District 11.

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 24

% unaffiliatedScottish ancestrymedian age≠ elasticity

State Senate District 11

% unaffiliatedmedian age% White≠ elasticity

State Senate District 12

median age% unaffiliated% White≠ Scottish ancestry

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 13th State Senate District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Maine 13th State Senate District voted Democratic by 8.3 points (D+8.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 25,386 votes cast, 13,483 went Democratic and 11,369 went Republican.

When did Maine 13th State Senate District last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Maine 13th State Senate District voted Republican was 2016.

How many people live in Maine 13th State Senate District?

Maine 13th State Senate District has a population of 37,736 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Maine 13th State Senate District?

Median household income in Maine 13th State Senate District is $74,893 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.

What is the political history of Maine 13th State Senate District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Maine 13th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.