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1892–2024
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MaineHarrisD+6.9
2024StatewideD+6.9

16 counties · presidential margin · 2024

County16 areas · 2024 presidential vote
Cumberland127,97159,964D+35.3192,656Knox15,07610,262D+18.625,893Sagadahoc13,9829,917D+16.624,456Hancock19,81715,551D+11.836,253Lincoln13,11010,409D+11.324,003York72,11458,194D+10.5132,838Waldo12,66111,815D+3.425,130Kennebec34,58536,589R+2.772,886Androscoggin27,01930,605R+6.158,847Franklin7,9909,459R+8.217,836Penobscot37,94547,438R+10.987,073Oxford14,76519,228R+12.934,590Washington6,76311,001R+23.518,046Aroostook12,90022,246R+26.235,653Somerset10,13417,826R+27.028,441Piscataquis3,5106,487R+29.210,205

Maine, Maine

presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +6.9% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+6.9%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−12.8%
1896−38.7%
1900−26.5%
1904−39.0%
1908−29.7%
1912+19.0%
1916−4.0%
1920−39.1%
1924−50.2%
1928−37.7%
1932−12.6%
1936−14.0%
1940−2.3%
1944−5.0%
1948−14.5%
1952−32.3%
1956−41.7%
1960−14.1%
1964+37.7%
1968+12.2%
1972−23.0%
1976−0.8%
1980−3.4%
1984−22.1%
1988−11.5%
1992+8.4%
1996+20.9%
2000+5.1%
2004+9.0%
2008+17.3%
2012+15.2%
2016+2.7%
2020+8.6%
2024+6.9%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
52.4%Harris435,652
45.5%Trump377,977
1.1%Stein8,967
+6.9%
831,375
D
52.3%Biden430,473
43.8%Trump359,899
1.7%Jorgensen14,152
+8.6%
822,534
D
47.7%Clinton354,718
45.0%Trump334,945
5.1%Johnson38,105
+2.7%
743,941
D
56.2%Obama399,235
41.0%Romney291,418
1.3%Johnson9,352
+15.2%
710,126
D
57.7%Obama421,823
40.4%McCain295,273
1.5%Nader10,636
+17.3%
731,063
D
53.6%Kerry396,842
44.6%Bush330,201
1.1%Life8,069
+9.0%
740,752
D
49.1%Gore319,951
44.0%Bush286,616
5.7%Nader37,127
+5.1%
651,817
D
51.6%Clinton312,788
30.8%Dole186,378
14.2%Perot85,970
+20.9%
605,897
D
38.8%Clinton263,420
30.4%Bush206,504
30.4%Perot206,820
+8.4%
679,499
R
43.9%Dukakis243,569
55.3%Bush307,131
0.5%Paul2,700
−11.5%
555,035
R
38.8%Mondale214,515
60.8%Reagan336,500
0.2%Hall1,292
−22.1%
553,144
R
42.3%Carter220,974
45.6%Reagan238,522
10.2%Anderson53,327
−3.4%
523,011
R
48.1%Carter232,279
48.9%Ford236,320
2.3%McCarthy10,874
−0.8%
483,208
R
38.5%McGovern160,584
61.5%Nixon256,458
0.1%Schmitz229
−23.0%
417,271
D
55.3%Humphrey217,312
43.1%Nixon169,254
1.6%Wallace6,370
+12.2%
392,936
D
68.8%Johnson262,264
31.1%Goldwater118,701
0.1%Hass256
+37.7%
381,221
R
43.0%Kennedy181,159
57.0%Nixon240,608
0.0%Byrd6
−14.1%
421,773
R
29.1%Stevenson102,468
70.9%Eisenhower249,238
0.0%
−41.7%
351,706
R
33.8%Stevenson118,806
66.0%Eisenhower232,353
0.2%Hallinan627
−32.3%
351,786
R
42.3%Truman111,916
56.7%Dewey150,234
1.0%Thurmond2,639
−14.5%
264,789
R
47.4%Roosevelt140,631
52.4%Dewey155,434
0.1%Thomas335
−5.0%
296,400
R
48.8%Roosevelt156,478
51.1%Willkie163,951
0.1%Thomas411
−2.3%
320,840
R
41.5%Roosevelt126,333
55.5%Landon168,823
3.0%Lemke9,084
−14.0%
304,240
R
43.2%Roosevelt128,907
55.8%Hoover166,631
1.0%Thomas2,906
−12.6%
298,444
R
31.0%Smith81,179
68.6%Hoover179,923
0.4%Thomas1,069
−37.7%
262,171
R
21.8%Davis41,964
72.0%Coolidge138,440
6.1%La Follette11,788
−50.2%
192,192
R
29.8%Cox58,961
68.9%Harding136,355
1.3%Debs2,524
−39.1%
197,840
R
47.0%Wilson64,033
51.0%Hughes69,508
2.0%Benson2,773
−4.0%
136,314
O
39.4%Wilson51,113
20.5%Taft26,545
40.1%Roosevelt51,982
Roosevelt +0.7
129,640
R
33.3%Bryan35,403
63.0%Taft66,987
3.7%Debs3,942
−29.7%
106,332
R
28.5%Parker27,641
67.4%Roosevelt65,432
4.1%Debs3,948
−39.0%
97,021
R
35.1%Bryan37,822
61.7%McKinley66,413
3.2%Woolley3,459
−26.5%
107,694
R
29.2%Bryan34,587
67.9%McKinley80,403
2.9%Palmer3,429
−38.7%
118,419
R
41.3%Cleveland48,044
54.1%Harrison62,931
4.7%Weaver5,443
−12.8%
116,418
2026 election
On the ballot
Governoropen seat
Hannah PingreenomineeBobby CharlesnomineeRick Bennett

Open seat: incumbent Janet Mills (D) is term-limited. Both primaries used ranked-choice voting (resolved by June 19); Pingree beat Nirav Shah, Charles beat Benjamin Midgley. Independent Rick Bennett (a longtime Republican who left the party) is a confirmed general-election candidate. The November general uses plurality, not RCV.

Full 2026 forecast →

U.S. Senate
Susan CollinsnomineeGraham Platnernominee

June 9, 2026 primary held. Graham Platner won the Democratic nomination with ~72% after Gov. Janet Mills suspended her campaign (Apr 30, name stayed on the ballot) and Jordan Wood withdrew to run for U.S. House (ME-02); David Costello also lost. Susan Collins (R incumbent) is unopposed for renomination and seeks a sixth term. No independent/third-party candidate confirmed as qualified for the November 3 general election as of this date.

Full 2026 forecast →

Source · Akashic 2026 forecast.
Congressional elections · 50 House races · 17 Senate races

U.S. House

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0. Seat totals count district winners; vote shares aggregate every district.
YearSeats wonD %R %Total
D 253.8%42.0%831,163
D 255.7%39.8%691,464
D 258.0%42.0%809,262
D 255.1%40.1%617,610

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024O
10.8%88,875
34.6%284,434
821,072
2020R
42.4%347,223
51.0%417,645
818,955
2018O
10.4%66,268
35.2%223,502
634,409
2014R
31.5%190,254
68.5%413,505
604,028
2012O
13.3%92,900
30.7%215,399
700,599
2008R
38.6%279,510
61.3%444,300
724,430
2006R
20.8%113,131
74.4%405,596
545,128
2002R
41.6%209,858
58.4%295,041
504,899
2000R
31.1%197,183
68.9%437,689
634,872
1996R
43.9%266,226
49.2%298,422
606,777
1994R
36.4%186,042
60.2%308,244
511,733
1990R
38.6%201,053
61.3%319,167
520,320
1988D
81.3%452,581
18.7%104,164
556,745
1984R
25.9%142,626
73.3%404,414
551,406
1982D
60.9%279,819
39.1%179,882
459,701
1978R
33.9%127,327
56.6%212,294
375,114
1976D
60.2%292,704
39.8%193,489
486,193
Aroostook County, along the Canadian border, voted Democratic by 7.6 points in 2012; it backed Trump by 26.2 in 2024 — a thirty-four-point move that gave the Second District its electoral vote.
Splits its electoral votes
One of two states (with Nebraska) awarding electors by district — in 2024 the statewide vote and ME-01 went Democratic, ME-02 to Trump · MIT Election Lab; public record
The statewide line
D+15.2 (2012) → D+2.7 (2016) → D+8.6 (2020) → D+6.9 (2024) · MIT Election Lab
Bluest and reddest
Cumberland County (Portland) D+35.3 against Piscataquis R+29.2 — the southern coast versus the northern interior · MIT Election Lab 2024
The Second District’s realignment
Aroostook County: D+7.6 (2012) → R+26.2 (2024), a 34-point move along the Canadian border · MIT Election Lab
Oldest in the nation
Median age 44.8 years — 1st of 50; 89.9% White, with a 6.1% French-Canadian thread · ACS 2024 5-year
Two top races in 2026
Open governor (Mills term-limited): Pingree (D) vs Charles (R); Sen. Collins (R) seeks a 6th term vs Platner (D) · Akashic 2026 forecast
Political twins — states

The states whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

New Hampshire
New Hampshire
84.4twin score
% unaffiliatedmedian age% White≠ median income
Vermont
Vermont
80.0twin score
% Whitemedian age% Latino≠ 2020 margin
Oregon
Oregon
57.4twin score
% unaffiliated2008–2012 trajectory% Black≠ 12-yr trend

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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Largest cities in Maine
Portland
68.9K residents
Lewiston
38.3K residents
Bangor
31.9K residents
South Portland
26.9K residents
Auburn
24.6K residents
Biddeford
22.5K residents
Sanford
22.2K residents
Saco
20.8K residents
Westbrook
20.8K residents
Augusta
19.1K residents
Brunswick
17.7K residents
Waterville
17.1K residents
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Frequently asked questions

How did Maine vote in 2024?
In 2024, Maine voted Democratic by 6.9 points (D+6.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 831,375 votes cast, 435,652 went Democratic and 377,977 went Republican.
When did Maine last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Maine voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Maine?
Maine has a population of 1,387,817 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Maine?
Median household income in Maine is $74,733 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.
What is the political history of Maine?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Maine from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican.