04779 leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% 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 82% of adults in 04779 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 04779, ~26% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 04779 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 04779 leans more Republican than 3 of 8 neighbors.
04779 runs about 43 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while 04779 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why 04779 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 04779, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
04779 votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while 04779 runs about 43 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in 04779 are family households, above 97% of zip codes.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 04779, ME sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 04779 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 04779 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 67% of zip codes. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 98% of households in 04779 own their home, compared to around 81% in nearby 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.