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1876–2024
State Senate District 13·Maine

Maine 13th State Senate District delivered D+11 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

One of Maine's most Democratic-leaning legislative districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
ME
Latest
D+11
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
42,440
2024 ACS

Maine 13th State Senate District, Maine: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+11%. Republican peak: R+66 in 1956.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+11MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
42,4402024 5-year
Median household income
$75,7472024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
93.6%2024 5-year
Black
0.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
1.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+31 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+66 in 1956MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 2 D · 1 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+10.5%
15,00312,08927,661
D
+10.1%
14,61911,84927,528
D
+2.9%
11,86911,16024,810
D
+12.8%
13,16410,10723,907
D
+13.1%
13,82710,56024,861
D
+5.4%
13,16711,78225,438
R
−2.0%
10,14910,60322,569
D
+11.7%
9,5847,13020,891
D
+3.2%
7,9517,23722,147
R
−22.0%
7,14111,21318,519
R
−33.5%
5,92411,91817,909
R
−16.1%
5,8008,49016,667
R
−18.2%
5,9528,70615,161
R
−41.2%
3,6738,82412,502
R
−18.3%
4,4656,52411,237
D
+16.4%
6,3714,57210,954
R
−46.1%
3,2348,75611,990
R
−66.2%
1,7138,43810,151
R
−61.4%
1,8997,9659,876
R
−53.7%
1,6265,4737,167
R
−33.0%
2,8525,6738,537
R
−30.3%
3,2546,0889,350
R
−40.5%
2,5346,1038,821
R
−24.2%
3,3445,4978,909
R
−53.3%
1,6365,4017,066
R
−54.4%
1,1474,0595,356
R
−44.2%
1,6644,3706,118
D
+0.3%
2,1432,1304,363
D
+30.5%
1,9565994,447
R
−17.2%
1,4112,0273,581
R
−24.8%
1,2622,1373,530
R
−19.4%
1,7202,5674,365
R
−35.4%
1,4203,0384,576
R
−11.3%
1,8412,3414,416
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
25.6%
Irish
14.6%
German
10.8%
French
8.4%
Scottish
6.8%
American
6.6%
Italian
4.3%
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: 50.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.4%
85+
1.9%
3.9%
75–84
4.6%
7.8%
65–74
8.7%
7.7%
55–64
8.2%
5.7%
45–54
5.9%
5.3%
35–44
5.5%
5.2%
25–34
5.0%
3.4%
18–24
3.0%
6.8%
5–17
6.0%
2.0%
<5
1.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$75,747
State Senate District 13 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 13$75,747
Maine$74,733
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.6%
Working age (18–64)8.2%
Seniors (65+)8.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.4%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.1%
Spanish0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
9.0%
Other Christian
4.5%
Mainline Protestant
4.4%
Baptist
1.9%
Methodist
1.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.0%
Non-Christian
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 76.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

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.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached thirty-one points in 1912; the Republican margin reached sixty-six points in 1956. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 42,440, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $75,747 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 13, Maine vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 13, Maine voted Democratic by 10.5 points (D+11), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 27,661 votes cast, 15,003 went Democratic and 12,089 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 13, Maine's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 13, Maine as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 23 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 13, Maine last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 13, Maine voted Republican was 2000.
How many people live in State Senate District 13, Maine?
State Senate District 13, Maine has a population of 42,440 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 13, Maine?
Median household income in State Senate District 13, Maine is $75,747 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.
What is the political history of State Senate District 13, Maine?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 13, Maine from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.