Cutler leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% 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 94% of adults in Cutler typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cutler, ~38% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cutler compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cutler leans more Republican than 7 of 31 neighbors.
Cutler runs about 28 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Cutler is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Cutler 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 Cutler, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Cutler votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Cutler runs about 28 points more Republican.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Cutler, ME sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Cutler looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cutler 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%, compared to around 56% in nearby cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 98% of households in Cutler own their home, compared to around 83% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Cutler have completed high school, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Little Machias, ME R+21
- Whiting, ME R+28
- Machiasport, ME R+23
- East Machias, ME R+29
- Bucks Harbor, ME R+23
- Jacksonville, ME R+30
- Kennebec, ME R+31
- Machias, ME R+27
- Roque Bluffs, ME R+31
- Marshfield, ME R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zion, SC D+13
- Sugar Island, IL R+49
- Sumneytown, PA R+31
- Heffron, WI R+36
- Cuba, KY R+67
- Wellsona, CA R+38
- Fochee, TN R+67
- Bison, SD R+79
- Morton, IN R+64
- Glenville, MD R+36
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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.