† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary 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
GroupAuburnMaineUnited States
English18.2%21.8%9.5%
French17.7%11.3%1.6%
Irish15.0%16.5%9.4%
French Canadian12.7%6.1%—
German6.8%7.8%12.5%
American5.5%5.9%5.3%
Italian4.7%5.4%4.8%
Scottish3.4%4.4%1.3%
African American†2.1%0.9%9.9%
Somali0.7%0.2%—
African0.3%—0.5%
Nigerian0.2%—0.2%
Mexican1.1%0.6%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.8%0.5%1.8%
Filipino0.4%0.2%0.9%
Chinese0.3%0.2%1.3%
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
Auburn
Maine
United States
Median age
41.4
44.8
39.1
Age 18–24
10.1%
8.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.9%
22.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Auburn
Maine
United States
Median household income
$66,647
$74,733
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.8%
10.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
27.8%
36.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Auburn
Maine
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
9.3%
6.1%
22.3%
Spanish
2.1%
1.0%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
5.0%
2.3%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
Auburn
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.
Auburn, Maine
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+20.3%
2008
+18.5%
2012
+18.5%
2016
+0.1%
2020
+9.1%
2024
+6.6%
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.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
52.3%Harris6,468
45.7%Trump5,647
2.0%
D+6.6
R+2.5
D+8.1
12,364
D
53.0%Biden6,551
43.8%Trump5,422
3.2%
D+9.1
D+9.1
D+4.7
12,371
D
45.8%Clinton5,341
45.7%Trump5,335
8.5%
D+0.1
R+18.4
R+2.0
11,670
D
57.7%Obama6,533
39.2%Romney4,441
3.1%
D+18.5
±0.0
D+14.6
11,326
D
58.2%Obama6,866
39.7%McCain4,686
2.1%
D+18.5
R+1.8
D+11.2
11,798
D
59.1%Kerry7,023
38.8%Bush4,616
2.1%
D+20.3
—
D+22.7
11,886
Auburn pairs with Lewiston across the Androscoggin to form Maine's second-largest metro, and its blue-collar manufacturing heritage has made it a reliable bellwether in statewide races decided by single-digit spreads.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 20.3 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 6.6 points.
A population of 24,602, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,647 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lewiston and Augusta.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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.
In 2024, Auburn, Maine voted Democratic by 6.6 points (D+6.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 12,364 votes cast, 6,468 went Democratic and 5,647 went Republican.
How many people live in Auburn, Maine?
Auburn, Maine has a population of 24,602 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Auburn, Maine?
Median household income in Auburn, Maine is $66,647 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.
What is the political history of Auburn, Maine?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Auburn, Maine from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
