HarrisDemocratic35.2%7,693TrumpRepublican63.2%13,796OtherAll other candidates1.6%341
R+28.0- Lead
- 6,103
- Total
- 21,830
- vs nation
- R+26.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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Maine 3rd State Senate 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
BidenDemocratic37.1%7,937TrumpRepublican60.4%12,917OtherAll other candidates2.5%539
R+23.3- Lead
- 4,980
- Total
- 21,393
- vs nation
- R+27.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic35.0%7,077TrumpRepublican57.3%11,581OtherAll other candidates7.7%1,562
R+22.3- Lead
- 4,504
- Total
- 20,220
- vs nation
- R+24.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic47.9%9,123RomneyRepublican49.7%9,450OtherAll other candidates2.4%460
R+1.7- Lead
- 327
- Total
- 19,033
- vs nation
- R+5.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic49.7%9,866McCainRepublican48.3%9,584OtherAll other candidates2.0%406
D+1.4- Lead
- 282
- Total
- 19,856
- vs nation
- R+5.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic47.6%9,846BushRepublican50.4%10,409OtherAll other candidates2.0%415
R+2.7- Lead
- 563
- Total
- 20,670
- vs nation
- R+0.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic45.5%8,374BushRepublican47.5%8,729OtherAll other candidates7.0%1,287
R+1.9- Lead
- 355
- Total
- 18,390
- vs nation
- R+2.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic49.1%8,600DoleRepublican30.4%5,317OtherAll other candidates20.6%3,600
D+18.7- Lead
- 3,283
- Total
- 17,517
- vs nation
- D+10.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+28.0MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 39,7362024 5-year
- Population density
- 72 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 548 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $58,8802024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+34.0 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+56.8 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 17, ME · twin score 94.8
presidential history
Party record book
Maine 3rd State Senate 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
67.0%
7,575 votes · D+34.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Hubert Humphrey, 1968 · 52.1%
Republican
Calvin Coolidge1924
75.4%
4,945 votes · R+56.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956 · 73.8%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
9,866votes
49.7% of the vote · D+1.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · John Kerry, 2004 · 9,846 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
13,796votes
63.2% of the vote · R+28.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 12,917 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
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
+11.4pts D vs U.S.
Place D+34.0 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Bill Clinton, 1996 · +10.2 pts
Republican
Alf Landon1936
+47.4pts R vs U.S.
Place R+23.1 · U.S. D+24.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William McKinley, 1896 · +38.2 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RBrad FarrinState Senate · 3
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 | 44.9%9,166 | 55.1%11,263 | 20,429 |
Covering rural Washington and Hancock counties along the Downeast coast, this district backed the Republican presidential candidate by more than 26 points in 2024, reflecting the region's shift toward heavily Republican margins over the past decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 34.0 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 56.8 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 28.0 points.
A population of 39,736, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,880 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 17 and State Senate District 5.
Political twins — state-senate districts
The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
State Senate District 17
Maine
94.8twin score
12-yr trendFrench ancestry% White
State Senate District 5
Maine
94.3twin score
12-yr trendFrench ancestry% White≠ % unaffiliated
State Senate District 1
New Hampshire
91.0twin score
12-yr trendFrench ancestry% unaffiliated
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 3rd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Maine 3rd State Senate District voted Republican by 28.0 points (R+28.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 21,830 votes cast, 7,693 went Democratic and 13,796 went Republican.
When did Maine 3rd State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Maine 3rd State Senate District voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Maine 3rd State Senate District?
Maine 3rd State Senate District has a population of 39,736 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Maine 3rd State Senate District?
Median household income in Maine 3rd State Senate District is $58,880 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.
What is the political history of Maine 3rd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Maine 3rd State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 32 went Republican.