Penobscot County, Maine
Precinct data
Results by precinct
61 precincts · 87,073 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct 190202301919020 | 9,355 | 6,261 | 380 | 15,996 | 58.5% | 39.1% | D+19.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct 194902301919490 | 3,685 | 1,535 | 200 | 5,420 | 68.0% | 28.3% | D+39.7 |
| Precinct 190502301919050 | 2,556 | 2,636 | 118 | 5,310 | 48.1% | 49.6% | R+1.5 |
| Precinct 192802301919280 | 2,528 | 2,477 | 109 | 5,114 | 49.4% | 48.4% | D+1.0 |
| Precinct 194802301919480 | 2,273 | 1,759 | 109 | 4,141 | 54.9% | 42.5% | D+12.4 |
| Precinct 192902301919290 | 1,526 | 2,550 | 59 | 4,135 | 36.9% | 61.7% | R+24.8 |
| Precinct 192402301919240 | 1,122 | 1,710 | 54 | 2,886 | 38.9% | 59.3% | R+20.4 |
| Precinct 193802301919380 | 842 | 1,941 | 36 | 2,819 | 29.9% | 68.9% | R+39.0 |
| Precinct 195002301919500 | 1,125 | 1,501 | 37 | 2,663 | 42.2% | 56.4% | R+14.1 |
| Precinct 194402301919440 | 1,128 | 1,496 | 31 | 2,655 | 42.5% | 56.3% | R+13.9 |
| Precinct 193002301919300 | 920 | 1,175 | 38 | 2,133 | 43.1% | 55.1% | R+12.0 |
| Precinct 191402301919140 | 695 | 1,281 | 33 | 2,009 | 34.6% | 63.8% | R+29.2 |
| Precinct 194302301919430 | 847 | 1,006 | 38 | 1,891 | 44.8% | 53.2% | R+8.4 |
| Precinct 194702301919470 | 606 | 1,237 | 22 | 1,865 | 32.5% | 66.3% | R+33.8 |
| Precinct 190702301919070 | 581 | 1,244 | 19 | 1,844 | 31.5% | 67.5% | R+36.0 |
| Precinct 193702301919370 | 496 | 1,236 | 30 | 1,762 | 28.1% | 70.1% | R+42.0 |
| Precinct 191302301919130 | 374 | 1,211 | 15 | 1,600 | 23.4% | 75.7% | R+52.3 |
| Precinct 191802301919180 | 521 | 947 | 24 | 1,492 | 34.9% | 63.5% | R+28.6 |
| Precinct 191202301919120 | 331 | 889 | 14 | 1,234 | 26.8% | 72.0% | R+45.2 |
| Precinct 195902301919590 | 674 | 487 | 23 | 1,184 | 56.9% | 41.1% | D+15.8 |
| Precinct 194602301919460 | 391 | 645 | 23 | 1,059 | 36.9% | 60.9% | R+24.0 |
| Precinct 190402301919040 | 384 | 555 | 15 | 954 | 40.3% | 58.2% | R+17.9 |
| Precinct 191702301919170 | 344 | 561 | 12 | 917 | 37.5% | 61.2% | R+23.7 |
| Precinct 192002301919200 | 255 | 637 | 12 | 904 | 28.2% | 70.5% | R+42.3 |
| Precinct 193202301919320 | 256 | 610 | 9 | 875 | 29.3% | 69.7% | R+40.5 |
| Precinct 195802301919580 | 234 | 562 | 13 | 809 | 28.9% | 69.5% | R+40.5 |
| Precinct 193302301919330 | 226 | 565 | 15 | 806 | 28.0% | 70.1% | R+42.1 |
| Precinct 190902301919090 | 181 | 601 | 16 | 798 | 22.7% | 75.3% | R+52.6 |
| Precinct 195302301919530 | 217 | 556 | 11 | 784 | 27.7% | 70.9% | R+43.2 |
| Precinct 191502301919150 | 267 | 478 | 12 | 757 | 35.3% | 63.1% | R+27.9 |
| Precinct 194202301919420 | 190 | 545 | 12 | 747 | 25.4% | 73.0% | R+47.5 |
| Precinct 192602301919260 | 204 | 528 | 9 | 741 | 27.5% | 71.3% | R+43.7 |
| Precinct 192102301919210 | 204 | 517 | 9 | 730 | 27.9% | 70.8% | R+42.9 |
| Precinct 190302301919030 | 182 | 520 | 15 | 717 | 25.4% | 72.5% | R+47.1 |
| Precinct 193102301919310 | 242 | 431 | 11 | 684 | 35.4% | 63.0% | R+27.6 |
| Precinct 192302301919230 | 175 | 455 | 11 | 641 | 27.3% | 71.0% | R+43.7 |
| Precinct 192202301919220 | 159 | 394 | 5 | 558 | 28.5% | 70.6% | R+42.1 |
| Precinct 193602301919360 | 137 | 403 | 7 | 547 | 25.0% | 73.7% | R+48.6 |
| Precinct 191102301919110 | 202 | 332 | 8 | 542 | 37.3% | 61.3% | R+24.0 |
| Precinct 190102301919010 | 188 | 341 | 11 | 540 | 34.8% | 63.1% | R+28.3 |
| Precinct 195202301919520 | 138 | 365 | 6 | 509 | 27.1% | 71.7% | R+44.6 |
| Precinct 194002301919400 | 128 | 289 | 10 | 427 | 30.0% | 67.7% | R+37.7 |
| Precinct 193402301919340 | 97 | 254 | 7 | 358 | 27.1% | 70.9% | R+43.9 |
| Precinct 196302301919630 | 242 | 62 | 11 | 315 | 76.8% | 19.7% | D+57.1 |
| Precinct 191002301919100 | 57 | 254 | 2 | 313 | 18.2% | 81.2% | R+62.9 |
| Precinct 193902301919390 | 68 | 198 | 3 | 269 | 25.3% | 73.6% | R+48.3 |
| Precinct 190602301919060 | 59 | 186 | 2 | 247 | 23.9% | 75.3% | R+51.4 |
| Precinct 195102301919510 | 54 | 181 | 4 | 239 | 22.6% | 75.7% | R+53.1 |
| Precinct 196102301919610 | 52 | 159 | 1 | 212 | 24.5% | 75.0% | R+50.5 |
| Precinct 195602301919560 | 33 | 151 | 3 | 187 | 17.6% | 80.7% | R+63.1 |
| Precinct 194502301919450 | 50 | 100 | 5 | 155 | 32.3% | 64.5% | R+32.3 |
| Precinct 196202301919620 | 22 | 126 | 5 | 153 | 14.4% | 82.4% | R+68.0 |
| Precinct 191902301919190 | 29 | 70 | 1 | 100 | 29.0% | 70.0% | R+41.0 |
| Precinct 190802301919080 | 15 | 69 | 2 | 86 | 17.4% | 80.2% | R+62.8 |
| Precinct 193502301919350 | 37 | 43 | 1 | 81 | 45.7% | 53.1% | R+7.4 |
| Precinct 194102301919410 | 17 | 56 | 1 | 74 | 23.0% | 75.7% | R+52.7 |
| Precinct 196002301919600 | 8 | 34 | 1 | 43 | 18.6% | 79.1% | R+60.5 |
| Precinct 195502301919550 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 26 | 50.0% | 50.0% | Even |
| Precinct 191602301919160 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 18.8% | 81.3% | R+62.5 |
| Precinct 000002301900000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct 195702301919570 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −17.4% |
| 1896 | −34.6% |
| 1900 | −30.3% |
| 1904 | −50.3% |
| 1908 | −34.3% |
| 1912 | +12.3% |
| 1916 | −0.2% |
| 1920 | −39.4% |
| 1924 | −57.0% |
| 1928 | −40.8% |
| 1932 | −18.3% |
| 1936 | −29.8% |
| 1940 | −11.7% |
| 1944 | −12.0% |
| 1948 | −20.7% |
| 1952 | −37.3% |
| 1956 | −52.9% |
| 1960 | −19.5% |
| 1964 | +33.1% |
| 1968 | +9.6% |
| 1972 | −23.9% |
| 1976 | −7.8% |
| 1980 | −3.7% |
| 1984 | −24.5% |
| 1988 | −10.2% |
| 1992 | +6.5% |
| 1996 | +18.5% |
| 2000 | −3.8% |
| 2004 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | −10.9% |
| 2020 | −8.3% |
| 2024 | −10.9% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 2.9 points.
110,103 registered voters · 2025
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+993 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +5,465 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $53,860 in average income, against $72,970 for residents who stayed — 26% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+1.0 on average — 9.9 points more Democratic-leaning than Penobscot County, ME itself (R+10.9).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Hancock County, ME294D+11.8
- Waldo County, ME208D+3.4
- Somerset County, ME190R+27.0
- Cumberland County, ME181D+35.3
- Kennebec County, ME171R+2.7
- Aroostook County, ME164R+26.2
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Hancock County, ME254
- Cumberland County, ME241
- Somerset County, ME189
- Kennebec County, ME187
- Waldo County, ME184
- Aroostook County, ME139
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −211 |
| 2012 | −436 |
| 2013 | −89 |
| 2014 | −179 |
| 2015 | −1,137 |
| 2016 | −606 |
| 2017 | +506 |
| 2018 | +305 |
| 2019 | +491 |
| 2021 | +1,706 |
| 2022 | +1,906 |
| 2023 | +1,693 |
| 2024 | +523 |
| 2025 | +993 |
Penobscot, anchored by Bangor, was a presidential battleground as recently as 2012 but has moved double digits toward Republicans over the past decade, reflecting broader realignment among rural and working-class voters across northern New England.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 33.1 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 57.0 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 10.9 points.
A population of 154,710, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,356 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kennebec County and Sullivan County.
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Penobscot County, Maine. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/23019/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.