Boothbay leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% 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 Boothbay typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Boothbay, ~47% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Boothbay compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Boothbay leans more Democratic than 42 of 87 neighbors.
Politically, Boothbay sits close to the rest of Maine.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Boothbay. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+20) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+8), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Boothbay 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 Boothbay, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 43% of adults in Boothbay hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Boothbay, 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 Boothbay looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Boothbay 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Boothbay own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Trevett, ME D+20
- Boothbay Harbor, ME D+25
- West Boothbay Harbor, ME D+16
- Edgecomb, ME D+9
- South Bristol, ME D+44
- East Boothbay, ME D+23
- Walpole, ME D+44
- Squirrel Island, ME D+10
- Westport, ME D+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- Brogue, PA R+61
- Brinson, GA R+49
- Rockaway Beach, MO R+62
- Naylor, GA R+46
- Gallaway, TN R+25
- Falls Creek, PA R+56
- Fosston, MN R+47
- Baxter, TX R+77
- Taylors Falls, MN R+32
- Dayton, IN R+41
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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.