Piscataquis County, Maine: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+29%. Republican peak: R+58 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+29MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 17,2632024 5-year
- Median household income
- $61,3452024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+32 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+58 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Chippewa County, MI · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Piscataquis CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Piscataquis 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 | −20.1% |
| 1896 | −43.2% |
| 1900 | −40.0% |
| 1904 | −52.0% |
| 1908 | −43.4% |
| 1912 | +10.7% |
| 1916 | −9.6% |
| 1920 | −38.4% |
| 1924 | −57.6% |
| 1928 | −55.8% |
| 1932 | −19.0% |
| 1936 | −13.8% |
| 1940 | −4.2% |
| 1944 | −8.9% |
| 1948 | −19.2% |
| 1952 | −34.5% |
| 1956 | −55.2% |
| 1960 | −26.9% |
| 1964 | +31.8% |
| 1968 | +5.2% |
| 1972 | −29.4% |
| 1976 | −4.4% |
| 1980 | −5.4% |
| 1984 | −28.4% |
| 1988 | −17.8% |
| 1992 | +3.5% |
| 1996 | +17.1% |
| 2000 | −11.9% |
| 2004 | −9.0% |
| 2008 | −3.8% |
| 2012 | −4.3% |
| 2016 | −25.1% |
| 2020 | −26.3% |
| 2024 | −29.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,510 | 6,487 | 10,205 | ||
| R | 3,517 | 6,143 | 9,996 | ||
| R | 3,098 | 5,406 | 9,182 | ||
| R | 4,149 | 4,530 | 8,955 | ||
| R | 4,430 | 4,785 | 9,434 | ||
| R | 4,409 | 5,299 | 9,940 | ||
| R | 3,745 | 4,845 | 9,256 | ||
| D | 4,343 | 2,815 | 8,920 | ||
| D | 3,323 | 2,970 | 10,031 | ||
| R | 3,323 | 4,788 | 8,217 | ||
| R | 3,016 | 5,427 | 8,482 | ||
| R | 3,550 | 4,015 | 8,555 | ||
| R | 3,727 | 4,084 | 8,090 | ||
| R | 2,518 | 4,617 | 7,136 | ||
| D | 3,561 | 3,199 | 6,918 | ||
| D | 4,781 | 2,473 | 7,261 | ||
| R | 2,859 | 4,959 | 7,818 | ||
| R | 1,541 | 5,336 | 6,877 | ||
| R | 2,261 | 4,652 | 6,923 | ||
| R | 2,181 | 3,227 | 5,438 | ||
| R | 2,957 | 3,536 | 6,494 | ||
| R | 3,499 | 3,806 | 7,312 | ||
| R | 3,051 | 4,057 | 7,295 | ||
| R | 2,849 | 4,198 | 7,099 | ||
| R | 1,353 | 4,792 | 6,161 | ||
| R | 974 | 4,031 | 5,308 | ||
| R | 1,788 | 4,049 | 5,886 | ||
| R | 1,763 | 2,142 | 3,955 | ||
| O | 1,210 | 807 | 3,770 | ||
| R | 828 | 2,157 | 3,060 | ||
| R | 616 | 2,043 | 2,742 | ||
| R | 824 | 2,023 | 2,997 | ||
| R | 904 | 2,342 | 3,328 | ||
| R | 1,249 | 1,909 | 3,290 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
18.7%
Irish
14.7%
French
9.6%
German
8.6%
American
7.9%
Scottish
5.0%
Italian
4.0%
African American
0.8%
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: 51.5 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
$61,345
Piscataquis County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Piscataquis County$61,345
Maine$74,733
United States$80,734
Piscataquis 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
15.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.3%
Working age (18–64)16.1%
Seniors (65+)14.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.4%
speak English only
Spanish1.0%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 82.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Piscataquis covers more than 4,300 square miles yet holds fewer than 17,500 residents, making it one of the least dense counties east of the Mississippi. That rural isolation tracks closely with its consistent and widening Republican margins at the presidential level.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-eight points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-nine points.
A population of 17,263, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,345 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Chippewa County and Jefferson County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Piscataquis County, Maine vote in 2024?
In 2024, Piscataquis County, Maine voted Republican by 29.2 points (R+29), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,205 votes cast, 3,510 went Democratic and 6,487 went Republican.
What is Piscataquis County, Maine's political typology?
Akashic places Piscataquis County, Maine in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. 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 4 times, Republican 29 times, and other 1 times.
When did Piscataquis County, Maine last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Piscataquis County, Maine voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Piscataquis County, Maine?
Piscataquis County, Maine has a population of 17,263 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Piscataquis County, Maine?
Median household income in Piscataquis County, Maine is $61,345 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.
What is the political history of Piscataquis County, Maine?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Piscataquis County, Maine from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.