HarrisDemocratic44.3%2,174TrumpRepublican54.3%2,666OtherAll other candidates1.4%70
R+10.0- Lead
- 492
- Total
- 4,910
- vs nation
- R+8.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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Maine 2nd State House District
Contests in this Place (44 available)
President38 · 1876–2024 · 3 mapped
▦ precinct · ▥ counties · ▢ no spatial detail
President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
President results by year
Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries
BidenDemocratic49.3%2,425TrumpRepublican49.2%2,421OtherAll other candidates1.5%75
D+0.1- Lead
- 4
- Total
- 4,921
- vs nation
- R+4.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic50.6%2,495TrumpRepublican43.8%2,160OtherAll other candidates5.6%277
D+6.8- Lead
- 335
- Total
- 4,932
- vs nation
- D+4.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic63.7%3,344RomneyRepublican32.6%1,709OtherAll other candidates3.7%193
D+31.2- Lead
- 1,635
- Total
- 5,246
- vs nation
- D+27.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic65.0%3,653McCainRepublican31.7%1,781OtherAll other candidates3.3%188
D+33.3- Lead
- 1,872
- Total
- 5,622
- vs nation
- D+26.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic64.1%3,689BushRepublican34.2%1,967OtherAll other candidates1.7%97
D+29.9- Lead
- 1,722
- Total
- 5,753
- vs nation
- D+32.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic60.7%3,217BushRepublican35.1%1,858OtherAll other candidates4.2%221
D+25.7- Lead
- 1,359
- Total
- 5,296
- vs nation
- D+25.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic63.2%3,380DoleRepublican22.0%1,179OtherAll other candidates14.7%788
D+41.2- Lead
- 2,201
- Total
- 5,347
- vs nation
- D+32.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+10.0MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 9,1292024 5-year
- Population density
- 15 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 602 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $53,8942024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 95.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+49.3 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+63.0 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State House District 1, ME · twin score 97.1
presidential history
Party record book
Maine 2nd State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
74.7%
3,293 votes · D+49.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 65.0%
Republican
Warren G. Harding1920
81.2%
1,253 votes · R+63.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 · 73.7%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
John Kerry2004
3,689votes
64.1% of the vote · D+29.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 3,653 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
2,666votes
54.3% of the vote · R+10.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 2,439 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Bill Clinton1996
+32.6pts D vs U.S.
Place D+41.2 · U.S. D+8.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · John Kerry, 2004 · +32.4 pts
Republican
Warren G. Harding1920
+36.8pts R vs U.S.
Place R+63.0 · U.S. R+26.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 · +33.5 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RRoger AlbertState House · 2
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 1 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
| Year | Vote lead | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 40.5%1,940 | 59.5%2,850 | 4,790 |
Covering sparsely populated terrain in western Maine, this district of roughly 9,000 residents backed the 2024 Republican presidential candidate by 10 points, reflecting the broader rightward drift of rural New England over the past decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 49.3 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 63.0 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 10.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 10.0 points.
A population of 9,129, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,894 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 1 and State House District 4.
Political twins — state-house districts
The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
State House District 1
Maine
97.1twin score
population scaleFrench ancestrymedian age
State House District 4
Maine
96.2twin score
median agepopulation scaleFrench ancestry
State House District 3
Maine
94.3twin score
population scaleFrench ancestry% Catholic≠ median age
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.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Maine 2nd State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Maine 2nd State House District voted Republican by 10.0 points (R+10.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,910 votes cast, 2,174 went Democratic and 2,666 went Republican.
When did Maine 2nd State House District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Maine 2nd State House District voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Maine 2nd State House District?
Maine 2nd State House District has a population of 9,129 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Maine 2nd State House District?
Median household income in Maine 2nd State House District is $53,894 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.
What is the political history of Maine 2nd State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Maine 2nd State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 13 went Republican.