04473 leans heavily Democratic by roughly 46 points: about 73% of voters vote Democratic and 27% 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 63% of adults in 04473 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 04473, ~46% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 04473 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 04473 leans more Democratic than 13 of 14 neighbors.
04473 runs about 39 points more Democratic than Maine as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 04473. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+59) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+28), a spread of about 32 points.
Why 04473 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 04473, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 67% of adults in 04473 hold a bachelor's degree, about 39 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 62% of adults in 04473 have never been married, above 98% of zip codes.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; 04473, ME sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 04473 looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in 04473 have completed high school, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 90%. 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.