congressional districtMaine 1st Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+12.2
2008D+24.6
2012D+21.4
2016D+14.4
2020D+22.8
2024D+21.8
net swing · 2004→2024D+9.6D+12.2 → D+21.8
vs. U.S. · 2024D+23.3D+21.8 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 78.1% of 558,115 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
260,605
165,561
9,737
435,903
558,115
78.1%
2020
257,605
159,758
12,163
429,526
529,498†
81.1%
2016
205,250
150,276
26,238
381,764
513,390†
74.4%
2012
190,768
121,256
12,361
324,385
500,488†
64.8%
2008
197,689
118,404
5,997
322,090
496,007†
64.9%
2004
202,588
157,708
6,467
366,763
491,527†
74.6%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
20042024
District by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupME-1MaineUnited States
English22.3%21.8%9.5%
Irish18.3%16.5%9.4%
French10.2%11.3%1.6%
German8.6%7.8%12.5%
Italian6.5%5.4%4.8%
French Canadian5.9%6.1%—
American5.0%5.9%5.3%
Scottish4.7%4.4%1.3%
African American†1.3%0.9%9.9%
African0.2%—0.5%
Somali0.2%0.2%—
Mexican0.6%0.6%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.5%1.8%
Spanish0.2%——
Chinese0.3%0.2%1.3%
Filipino0.2%0.2%0.9%
Vietnamese0.2%—0.6%
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-1
Maine
United States
Median age
44.3
44.8
39.1
Age 18–24
7.6%
8.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
22.2%
22.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
ME-1
Maine
United States
Median household income
$88,029
$74,733
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.0%
10.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
44.2%
36.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
ME-1
Maine
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.1%
6.1%
22.3%
Spanish
1.1%
1.0%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.8%
2.3%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
ME-1
Maine
United States
Catholic
—
16.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
6.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
69.3%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Maine 1st Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+12.2%
2008
+24.6%
2012
+21.4%
2016
+14.4%
2020
+22.8%
2024
+21.8%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
Congressional elections · 25 House races · 17 Senate races
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
District
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
1
D
56.8%249,798
35.2%154,849
439,567
2022
1
D
61.4%219,753
36.1%129,263
358,138
2020
1
D
62.2%271,004
37.8%165,008
436,027
2018
1
D
58.8%201,195
32.5%111,188
342,053
2016
1
D
58.0%227,546
41.9%164,569
392,391
2014
1
D
60.4%186,674
30.7%94,751
308,898
2012
1
D
64.8%236,363
35.2%128,440
364,803
2010
1
D
56.8%169,114
43.2%128,501
297,657
2008
1
D
54.9%205,629
45.1%168,930
374,559
2006
1
D
60.8%170,949
31.3%88,009
280,987
2004
1
D
59.7%219,077
40.3%147,663
366,740
2002
1
D
63.8%172,646
36.2%97,931
270,577
2000
1
D
59.8%202,823
36.5%123,915
339,094
1998
1
D
60.3%134,335
35.5%79,160
222,677
1996
1
D
55.3%173,745
44.7%140,354
314,164
1994
1
R
48.1%126,373
51.9%136,316
262,769
1992
1
D
65.0%232,696
35.0%125,236
358,148
1990
1
D
60.1%167,623
39.7%110,836
278,872
1988
1
D
63.2%190,989
36.8%111,125
302,163
1986
1
D
53.2%121,848
43.7%100,260
229,233
1984
1
R
36.5%104,972
63.5%182,785
287,765
1982
1
R
47.9%118,884
50.3%124,850
247,965
1980
1
R
31.5%86,819
68.5%188,667
275,491
1978
1
R
35.8%70,348
61.5%120,791
196,485
1976
1
R
42.6%108,105
57.4%145,523
253,628
U.S. Senate
The statewide Senate race, counted in this district — aggregated from the precinct-level returns that fall inside its boundaries (not a statewide figure).
Votes · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL) precinct returns (CC BY 4.0); aggregated to the district over VEST precinct geometry (CC BY-NC 4.0).
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
D
55.1%223,295
30.4%122,923
404,925
2020
R
42.4%347,223
51.0%417,645
818,955
2018
O
10.4%66,268
35.2%223,502
634,409
2014
R
31.5%190,254
68.5%413,505
604,028
2012
O
13.3%92,900
30.7%215,399
700,599
2008
R
38.6%279,510
61.3%444,300
724,430
2006
R
20.8%113,131
74.4%405,596
545,128
2002
R
41.6%209,858
58.4%295,041
504,899
2000
R
31.1%197,183
68.9%437,689
634,872
1996
R
43.9%266,226
49.2%298,422
606,777
1994
R
36.4%186,042
60.2%308,244
511,733
1990
R
38.6%201,053
61.3%319,167
520,320
1988
D
81.3%452,581
18.7%104,164
556,745
1984
R
25.9%142,626
73.3%404,414
551,406
1982
D
60.9%279,819
39.1%179,882
459,701
1978
R
33.9%127,327
56.6%212,294
375,114
1976
D
60.2%292,704
39.8%193,489
486,193
2024 U.S. Senate — every candidate counted in this district
Angus King · Independent55.1%223,295
Demi Kouzounas · Republican30.4%122,923
David Allen Costello · Democrat12.4%50,036
Jason S Cherry · Independent2.1%8,671
ME-1 stretches along the southern coastline from Portland to Kittery, concentrating the state's highest share of college-educated voters. Its 2024 presidential margin of D+22.1 makes it one of the more reliably blue districts in New England.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 24.6 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 21.8 points.
A population of 680,154, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $88,029 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District (at Large) and Congressional District 2.
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How did Maine 1st Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Maine 1st Congressional District voted Democratic by 21.8 points (D+21.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 435,903 votes cast, 260,605 went Democratic and 165,561 went Republican.
How many people live in Maine 1st Congressional District?
Maine 1st Congressional District has a population of 680,154 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Maine 1st Congressional District?
Median household income in Maine 1st Congressional District is $88,029 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.
What is the political history of Maine 1st Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Maine 1st Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
