Center Lovell leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% 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 80% of adults in Center Lovell typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Center Lovell, ~34% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Center Lovell compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Center Lovell leans more Republican than 32 of 66 neighbors.
Center Lovell runs about 20 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Center Lovell is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Center Lovell 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 Center Lovell, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Center Lovell votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Center Lovell runs about 20 points more Republican.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Center Lovell, ME sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Center Lovell looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Center Lovell 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 62%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lovell, ME R+14
- Stow, ME R+10
- Lynchville, ME R+11
- Stoneham, ME R+10
- North Waterford, ME R+15
- Chatham, NH R+5
- North Fryeburg, NH R+4
- North Fryeburg, ME R+19
- Waterford, ME R+18
- West Bridgton, ME R+17
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hills Corners, MI R+27
- Prairie, IL R+55
- Benedict, KS R+68
- Jefferson Island, LA R+81
- West Greenwood, NY R+61
- Burnt Woods, OR R+31
- Segovia, TX R+76
- Martha, OK R+72
- Manter, KS R+76
- Chama, CO D+32
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.