† 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
6 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · 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
GroupBangorMaineUnited States
English22.8%21.8%9.5%
Irish15.5%16.5%9.4%
French9.5%11.3%1.6%
German7.9%7.8%12.5%
American7.4%5.9%5.3%
Scottish4.7%4.4%1.3%
Italian4.5%5.4%4.8%
French Canadian3.8%6.1%—
Mexican0.7%0.6%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.5%1.8%
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
Bangor
Maine
United States
Median age
45.7
44.8
39.1
Age 18–24
8.3%
8.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
23.1%
22.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Bangor
Maine
United States
Median household income
$65,763
$74,733
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.5%
10.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
30.0%
36.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Bangor
Maine
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.1%
6.1%
22.3%
Spanish
1.0%
1.0%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.0%
2.3%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
Bangor
Maine
United States
Catholic
9.1%
16.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
5.9%
6.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
77.6%
69.3%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
5.0%
4.8%
5.2%
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.
Bangor, Maine
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−13.9%
1896
−36.5%
1900
−28.6%
1904
−42.4%
1908
−31.3%
1912
+16.7%
1916
−2.3%
1920
−40.2%
1924
−54.6%
1928
−47.3%
1932
−15.0%
1936
−22.4%
1940
−10.6%
1944
−15.8%
1948
−27.7%
1952
−42.2%
1956
−55.6%
1960
−28.4%
1964
+31.0%
1968
+1.7%
1972
−30.5%
1976
−8.8%
1980
−8.0%
1984
−26.4%
1988
−12.3%
1992
+6.4%
1996
+18.0%
2000
−2.5%
2004
+2.3%
2008
+7.5%
2012
+5.6%
2016
−9.4%
2020
−7.0%
2024
−9.4%
DemocraticRepublican
34 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.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
44.3%Harris90,830
53.7%Trump110,118
1.0%Stein2,112 +3
R+9.4
R+2.4
R+7.9
205,148
All 6 candidates in 2024 · 4 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican53.7%110,118
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic44.3%90,830
Jill SteinIndependent1.0%2,112
Chase OliverLibertarian0.6%1,235
Cornel WestIndependent0.3%699
OthersIndependent0.1%154
R
44.5%Biden89,904
51.5%Trump103,984
3.9%
R+7.0
D+2.4
R+11.4
201,814
R
41.5%Clinton77,660
50.9%Trump95,205
7.6%
R+9.4
R+15.0
R+11.5
186,988
D
51.4%Obama91,844
45.8%Romney81,809
2.8%
D+5.6
R+1.9
D+1.8
178,744
D
52.8%Obama98,387
45.3%McCain84,333
1.9%
D+7.5
D+5.2
D+0.3
186,228
D
50.2%Kerry96,375
47.9%Bush91,903
1.9%
D+2.3
D+4.8
D+4.8
191,910
R
44.9%Gore76,312
47.4%Bush80,528
7.7%
R+2.5
R+20.5
R+3.0
169,833
D
49.3%Clinton79,543
31.2%Dole50,403
19.5%
D+18.0
D+11.7
D+9.5
161,464
D
35.7%Clinton64,964
29.3%Bush53,359
35.0%
D+6.4
D+18.7
D+0.8
181,998
R
43.4%Dukakis62,517
55.7%Bush80,195
0.8%
R+12.3
D+14.1
R+4.6
143,885
R
36.6%Mondale53,479
63.0%Reagan92,027
0.4%
R+26.4
R+18.4
R+8.2
146,065
R
40.1%Carter56,144
48.0%Reagan67,299
11.9%
R+8.0
D+0.8
D+1.8
140,123
R
43.8%Carter56,086
52.5%Ford67,360
3.7%
R+8.8
D+21.7
R+10.9
128,184
R
34.7%McGovern37,865
65.2%Nixon71,071
0.0%
R+30.5
R+32.2
R+7.3
108,973
D
49.9%Humphrey50,953
48.2%Nixon49,203
1.8%
D+1.7
R+29.3
D+2.4
102,018
D
65.5%Johnson66,365
34.4%Goldwater34,907
0.1%
D+31.0
D+59.5
D+8.5
101,343
R
35.8%Kennedy39,914
64.2%Nixon71,641
0.0%
R+28.4
D+27.2
R+28.6
111,556
R
22.2%Stevenson19,871
77.8%Eisenhower69,700
0.0%
R+55.6
R+13.5
R+40.2
89,571
R
28.8%Stevenson25,760
71.0%Eisenhower63,426
0.2%
R+42.2
R+14.5
R+31.4
89,341
R
35.7%Truman23,805
63.4%Dewey42,259
0.9%
R+27.7
R+11.9
R+32.2
66,639
R
42.1%Roosevelt32,337
57.8%Dewey44,451
0.1%
R+15.8
R+5.1
R+23.2
76,888
R
44.6%Roosevelt40,367
55.2%Willkie49,968
0.1%
R+10.6
D+11.8
R+20.6
90,462
R
36.6%Roosevelt31,983
59.0%Landon51,539
4.3%
R+22.4
R+7.4
R+46.7
87,311
R
42.0%Roosevelt37,052
57.0%Hoover50,283
1.0%
R+15.0
D+32.3
R+32.8
88,191
R
26.1%Smith19,966
73.4%Hoover56,119
0.4%
R+47.3
D+7.3
R+29.9
76,406
R
19.8%Davis11,037
74.4%Coolidge41,454
5.8%
R+54.6
R+14.4
R+29.4
55,698
R
29.3%Cox17,485
69.5%Harding41,482
1.2%
R+40.2
R+37.9
R+14.0
59,692
R
47.9%Wilson21,492
50.2%Hughes22,534
1.9%
R+2.3
R+19.0
R+5.5
44,901
D
39.3%Wilson16,598
22.6%Taft9,551
38.1%
D+16.7
D+47.9
R+2.9
42,263
R
32.9%Bryan11,466
64.2%Taft22,348
2.9%
R+31.3
D+11.1
R+21.7
34,806
R
27.0%Parker8,506
69.4%Roosevelt21,843
3.5%
R+42.4
R+13.8
R+22.7
31,453
R
34.0%Bryan12,067
62.6%McKinley22,206
3.4%
R+28.6
D+7.9
R+21.0
35,472
R
30.7%Bryan12,612
67.2%McKinley27,637
2.2%
R+36.5
R+22.6
R+30.4
41,144
R
40.8%Cleveland16,348
54.7%Harrison21,907
4.6%
R+13.9
—
R+15.5
40,081
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2025R+7.3
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+9.4
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 2.1 points.
Domestic migration in Bangor in Bangor: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−350
2012
−571
2013
−261
2014
−917
2015
−1,623
2016
−130
2017
+982
2018
+1,062
2019
+1,464
2021
+4,737
2022
+4,373
2023
+3,444
2024
+1,930
2025
+2,033
The Bangor DMA stretches across northern and eastern Maine, covering vast low-density territory where broadcast television remains a primary news source and ad buys must account for enormous geographic spread relative to voter population.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 31.0 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 55.6 points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 2.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 9.4 points.
A population of 350,915, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,763 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Portland-Auburn and Eugene.
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In 2024, Bangor, Maine voted Republican by 9.4 points (R+9.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 205,148 votes cast, 90,830 went Democratic and 110,118 went Republican.
When did Bangor, Maine last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Bangor, Maine voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Bangor, Maine?
Bangor, Maine has a population of 350,915 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bangor, Maine?
Median household income in Bangor, Maine is $65,763 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.
What is the political history of Bangor, Maine?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Bangor, Maine from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.
