How did ME-SD-27, Maine vote in the 2024 presidential election?

ME-SD-27, Maine voted Democratic in 2024 with a margin of D+59.4. Kamala D Harris received 19,358 votes and Donald Trump received 4,589 out of 24,870 total votes cast, a 8.6-point shift toward Democrats from 2020.

What is ME-SD-27, Maine's political history?

ME-SD-27, Maine has 5 presidential elections on record, spanning 2008 to 2024. It has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 2008. The largest single-election swing was 8.6 points in 2024.

What are the demographics of ME-SD-27, Maine?

ME-SD-27, Maine has a population of 38,865 according to the 2020 Census. The racial composition is 79.7% non-Hispanic white, 2.9% Hispanic, 8.8% Black.

Which places are most similar to ME-SD-27, Maine?

Based on demographic and electoral similarity analysis, the three most similar state senate districts to ME-SD-27, Maine are Maine State Senate District 28, Iowa State Senate District 45, Rhode Island State Senate District 13. Similarity is computed using a vector embedding of demographic, economic, and electoral characteristics.

Maine State Senate District 27

Maine · Latest: 2024↑ D+8.6 vs 2020

Safe Democratic — shifted 8.6pp toward Democrats in 2024 — 39K residents

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Similar state senate districts

Nearest neighbors matched on the same place-page feature set used across the dossier system.

8 visible matches

Maine State Senate District 28ME

Urban Democratic

D+65.1

Similarity score97%

Iowa State Senate District 45IA

Urban Democratic

D+52.4

Similarity score97%

Rhode Island State Senate District 13RI

Urban Competitive 3

D+41.3

Similarity score95%

Minnesota State Senate District 64MN

Urban Democratic

D+67.4

Similarity score94%

Minnesota State Senate District 63MN

Urban Democratic

D+76.8

Similarity score93%

Minnesota State Senate District 61MN

Urban Democratic

D+77.2

Similarity score93%

Wisconsin State Senate District 16WI

Urban Democratic

D+54.9

Similarity score93%

Maine State Senate District 29ME

Urban Democratic

D+52.2

Similarity score93%

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Race & Ancestry

Who Lives Here

A race-first Census view with ancestry expansion where source coverage is strong enough to support detail.

ME-SD-27Census ACS 2024

Census race profile

Major Census race and ethnicity groups shown as a share of total population.

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White (Non-Hispanic) 79.7%Black 8.8%Multiracial 4.4%Asian 3.8%Hispanic 2.9%

Group	ME-SD-27	State	National
White (Non-Hispanic)	79.7%	89.9%	57.4%
Black / African American	8.8%	1.8%	12.2%
Multiracial / Other	4.4%	4.5%	4.0%
Asian	3.8%	1.2%	6.0%
Hispanic / Latino	2.9%	2.2%	19.3%
Native American / Alaska Native	0.3%	0.4%	0.9%

Method notes

Census treats race and Hispanic/Latino origin as separate questions. Race categories other than Hispanic reflect total populations (small Hispanic overlap in Black, Asian, AIAN, NHPI). “Multiracial / Other” is derived as a non-overlapping remainder.

Detailed ancestry data unavailable for this geography.

Who lives in Maine State Senate District 27? 38,865 residents as of the 2020 Census.

Demographic Comparison

Demographics

Read this geography's profile in three layers: local, state (where available), and national baseline.

ME-SD-27 vs Maine vs National39K residents

Population & electorate

Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.

Total population

Local vs state vs U.S.

39K

local

39KState 1.4MNational 334.9M

Share of U.S. population

Local vs state vs U.S.

0.01%

local

0.01%National 100%

Voting-age population

Local vs state vs U.S.

81.0%

local

81.0%State 79.1%National 75.7%

Economic profile

Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.

Median household income

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState $76,630National $83,960

Poverty rate

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 10.8%National 12.5%

College degree

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 36.1%National 35.6%

Homeownership

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 74.3%National 65.2%

Community profile

Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.

Median age

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 44.8 yrsNational 39.1 yrs

Age 18–29

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 13.7%National 15.7%

Age 65+

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 22.4%National 17.0%

Foreign born

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 4.1%National 14.1%

Non-English at home

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 6.0%National 22.2%

English only

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 94.0%National 77.8%

Voter Turnout

Turnout in ME-SD-27

Estimated using 2020 Census voting-age population.

2024 Turnout

79.0%

vs Previous

+7.2pp

Voting-Age Pop

31,479

History

2008–2024

Competitiveness

How competitive is ME-SD-27?

Safe DAvg margin: D+51.7 (last 3 elections)

2008

D+44.7

2012

D+52.7

2016

D+44.8

2020

D+50.8

2024

D+59.4

Elasticity

14.6pp

margin range

Party Flips

last 30 years

5-Elec Avg

D+50.5

Other Maine State Senate Districts

34 total

Name	Margin ↓
ME-SD-28	D+65.1
ME-SD-29	D+52.2
ME-SD-23	D+41.1
ME-SD-25	D+34.5
ME-SD-35	D+29.1
ME-SD-30	D+26.5
ME-SD-07	D+21.2
ME-SD-12	D+19.9
ME-SD-31	D+17.4
ME-SD-24	D+15.5
ME-SD-34	D+14.8
ME-SD-09	D+10.5
ME-SD-26	D+10.5
ME-SD-32	D+9.8
ME-SD-13	D+8.3
ME-SD-21	D+8.2
ME-SD-11	D+3.4
ME-SD-16	D+1.9
ME-SD-20	D+0.9
ME-SD-14	D+0.2
ME-SD-08	R+2.2
ME-SD-15	R+3.3
ME-SD-18	R+9.2
ME-SD-33	R+9.9
ME-SD-10	R+9.9

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