04609 leans heavily Democratic by roughly 44 points: about 72% of voters vote Democratic and 28% 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 86% of adults in 04609 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 04609, ~62% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 04609 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 04609 is the most Democratic-leaning.
04609 runs about 37 points more Democratic than Maine as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 04609. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+49) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+37), a spread of about 11 points.
Why 04609 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 04609, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 68% of adults in 04609 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 35% of adults in 04609 have never been married, above 79% of zip codes.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; 04609, ME sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 04609 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 04609 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in 04609 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.