Bass Harbor leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% 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 88% of adults in Bass Harbor typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bass Harbor, ~52% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bass Harbor compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bass Harbor leans more Democratic than 39 of 52 neighbors.
Bass Harbor runs about 12 points more Democratic than Maine as a whole.
Why Bass Harbor 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 Bass Harbor, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 43% of adults in Bass Harbor hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Bass Harbor, ME sits above the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Bass Harbor looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Bass Harbor 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 65%, above 67% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Seawall, ME D+8
- Bernard, ME D+19
- Southwest Harbor, ME D+10
- Seal Cove, ME D+19
- Seal Harbor, ME D+44
- Swans Island, ME D+19
- Mount Desert, ME D+37
Cities with Similar Populations
- Springville, OH R+56
- Cornersville, MS R+74
- Flatwoods, WV R+56
- Verhelle, TX R+65
- Dodgeville, MI Even
- Golf, IL D+33
- Wallonia, KY R+50
- Eddyville, IL R+59
- Nebo Center, CA R+23
- Onslow, IA R+40
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.