Aroostook County, Maine: Florida Surge county. In 2024, voted R+26%. Republican peak: R+77 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+26MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Florida SurgeAkashic typology
- Population
- 67,0582024 5-year
- Median household income
- $56,7002024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+27 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+77 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Somerset County, ME · similarity 0.97
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Aroostook CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Aroostook County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −18.3% |
| 1896 | −53.0% |
| 1900 | −57.4% |
| 1904 | −70.1% |
| 1908 | −58.8% |
| 1912 | +13.1% |
| 1916 | −40.3% |
| 1920 | −77.4% |
| 1924 | −68.7% |
| 1928 | −43.1% |
| 1932 | −19.7% |
| 1936 | −30.8% |
| 1940 | −16.9% |
| 1944 | −18.6% |
| 1948 | −13.6% |
| 1952 | −38.0% |
| 1956 | −44.9% |
| 1960 | −11.6% |
| 1964 | +27.4% |
| 1968 | +3.8% |
| 1972 | −24.8% |
| 1976 | −0.2% |
| 1980 | −5.5% |
| 1984 | −27.6% |
| 1988 | −7.3% |
| 1992 | +8.5% |
| 1996 | +21.9% |
| 2000 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | +9.6% |
| 2012 | +7.6% |
| 2016 | −17.2% |
| 2020 | −19.7% |
| 2024 | −26.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 12,900 | 22,246 | 35,653 | ||
| R | 13,956 | 21,080 | 36,210 | ||
| R | 13,386 | 19,419 | 35,097 | ||
| D | 17,777 | 15,196 | 33,860 | ||
| D | 19,345 | 15,898 | 35,994 | ||
| D | 19,569 | 17,564 | 37,733 | ||
| D | 17,196 | 16,555 | 35,143 | ||
| D | 18,022 | 10,400 | 34,792 | ||
| D | 15,682 | 12,409 | 38,585 | ||
| R | 14,850 | 17,213 | 32,246 | ||
| R | 12,348 | 21,837 | 34,338 | ||
| R | 14,492 | 16,343 | 33,846 | ||
| R | 15,484 | 15,550 | 32,051 | ||
| R | 11,474 | 19,051 | 30,547 | ||
| D | 15,044 | 13,919 | 29,236 | ||
| D | 17,552 | 9,994 | 27,549 | ||
| R | 14,799 | 18,698 | 33,497 | ||
| R | 6,089 | 16,001 | 22,090 | ||
| R | 7,561 | 16,851 | 24,476 | ||
| R | 7,183 | 9,459 | 16,740 | ||
| R | 8,017 | 11,678 | 19,717 | ||
| R | 9,877 | 13,888 | 23,804 | ||
| R | 7,704 | 14,708 | 22,736 | ||
| R | 9,409 | 14,054 | 23,631 | ||
| R | 5,771 | 14,545 | 20,357 | ||
| R | 1,510 | 9,554 | 11,707 | ||
| R | 1,407 | 11,191 | 12,648 | ||
| R | 2,425 | 5,770 | 8,293 | ||
| O | 1,924 | 898 | 7,813 | ||
| R | 1,157 | 4,783 | 6,167 | ||
| R | 736 | 4,681 | 5,627 | ||
| R | 1,030 | 4,192 | 5,511 | ||
| R | 1,383 | 4,816 | 6,472 | ||
| R | 1,917 | 2,893 | 5,340 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
19.2%
French
17.8%
Irish
13.2%
American
8.8%
German
5.7%
Scottish
3.8%
Italian
2.7%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 48.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$56,700
Aroostook County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Aroostook County$56,700
Maine$74,733
United States$80,734
Aroostook County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.4%
Working age (18–64)13.4%
Seniors (65+)17.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.0%
speak English only
Other Indo-European12.5%
Spanish0.8%
Other languages0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Aroostook covers nearly as much land as Connecticut and Rhode Island combined, and its economy still turns on agriculture and timber. Once reliably competitive, it backed the 2024 Republican presidential nominee by 26 points.
The Democratic margin here once reached twenty-seven points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved seven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-six points.
A population of 67,058, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,700 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Somerset County and Fillmore County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Aroostook County, Maine vote in 2024?
In 2024, Aroostook County, Maine voted Republican by 26.2 points (R+26), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 35,653 votes cast, 12,900 went Democratic and 22,246 went Republican.
What is Aroostook County, Maine's political typology?
Akashic places Aroostook County, Maine in the "Florida Surge" typology — Florida coastal and retiree counties that moved sharply Republican across the Trump era. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 25 times, and other 1 times.
When did Aroostook County, Maine last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Aroostook County, Maine voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Aroostook County, Maine?
Aroostook County, Maine has a population of 67,058 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Aroostook County, Maine?
Median household income in Aroostook County, Maine is $56,700 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.
What is the political history of Aroostook County, Maine?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Aroostook County, Maine from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The county's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.