04055 is a true toss-up. About 48% of voters here vote Democratic and 52% Republican. These figures are model estimates: Maine did not have precinct-level voting records available for training, so the numbers above come from demographic and health features rather than local ground truth.
About 91% of adults in 04055 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 04055, ~44% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 04055 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 04055 leans more Republican than 6 of 17 neighbors.
04055 runs about 10 points more Republican than Maine as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 04055. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+4) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+11), a spread of about 15 points.
Why 04055 leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in 04055. None of them point strongly toward either party.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; 04055, ME sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 04055 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 04055 is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 89% of households in 04055 own their home, above 85% of zip codes. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in 04055 have completed high school, above 89% of zip codes. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Maine Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations Elections and Commissions, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. ME did not have precinct-level voting records available for training, so the figures here come from extrapolation across demographic, health, and land-use features rather than local ground truth. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.