04261 leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% 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 more than 99% of adults in 04261 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 04261, ~37% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~0% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 04261 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 04261 leans more Republican than 3 of 5 neighbors.
04261 runs about 33 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while 04261 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 04261. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+30) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+17), a spread of about 13 points.
Why 04261 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 04261, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
04261 votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while 04261 runs about 33 points more Republican.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 04261, ME sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 04261 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 04261 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 58%, below 66% of zip codes. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 89% of households in 04261 own their home, above 84% of zip codes. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in 04261 have completed high school, above 96% 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.