Alna leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% 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 93% of adults in Alna typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Alna, ~53% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Alna compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Alna leans more Democratic than 82 of 115 neighbors.
Alna runs about 7 points more Democratic than Maine as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Alna. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+18) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+3), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Alna leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Alna, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 41% of adults in Alna hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Alna, ME sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Alna looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Alna 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 97% of adults in Alna have completed high school, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Alna Center, ME D+18
- Head Tide, ME D+4
- North Newcastle, ME R+8
- Newcastle, ME D+16
- Damariscotta, ME D+8
- Nobleboro, ME Even
- Dresden, ME R+5
- North Edgecomb, ME D+10
- South Newcastle, ME D+11
- Wiscasset, ME Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sandy Fork, TX R+53
- Honest Hill, NY R+43
- Bingham Lake, MN R+59
- Peakland, TN R+73
- Unadilla Forks, NY R+42
- Cross Timber, TX R+59
- Littleton, UT R+75
- Valley Head, WV R+66
- Williams Center, OH R+57
- Avawam, KY R+64
All Local Stats
Home Services
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.