Bradley leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% 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 71% of adults in Bradley typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bradley, ~23% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bradley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bradley leans more Republican than 32 of 55 neighbors.
Bradley runs about 41 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Bradley is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Bradley 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 Bradley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Bradley votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Bradley runs about 41 points more Republican.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Bradley, ME sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Bradley looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Bradley have completed high school, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Orono, ME D+46
- Old Town, ME D+6
- Milford, ME R+32
- Eddington, ME R+17
- East Eddington, ME R+15
- Brewer, ME D+5
- Bangor, ME D+13
- Indian Island Penobscot Indian Reservation, ME R+36
- West Old Town, ME R+36
- Glenburn Center, ME R+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bentonia, MS R+40
- South Henderson, NC R+6
- Polk, PA R+50
- Laurens, IA R+47
- Milford, TX R+59
- Bryant, IN R+71
- Gold, TX R+59
- Irwindale, CA D+24
- Sturgis, MS R+49
- Paullina, IA R+58
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.