East Buckfield leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% 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 84% of adults in East Buckfield typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Buckfield, ~29% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How East Buckfield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, East Buckfield leans more Republican than 52 of 87 neighbors.
East Buckfield runs about 37 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while East Buckfield is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why East Buckfield 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 East Buckfield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
East Buckfield votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while East Buckfield runs about 37 points more Republican.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; East Buckfield, ME sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in East Buckfield looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in East Buckfield own their home, about 11 points above the Maine average of 83%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in East Buckfield have completed high school, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Buckfield, ME R+34
- Turner, ME R+37
- North Turner, ME R+38
- North Buckfield, ME R+38
- Chase Mills, ME R+43
- West Leeds, ME R+37
- Hebron, ME R+32
- Sumner, ME R+42
- Paris, ME R+20
- Livermore, ME R+36
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ivy, IA R+32
- Hobson, TX R+69
- Harvey Cedars, NJ R+3
- Hazel, SD R+74
- Gurley, NE R+74
- Laurelwood, OR R+8
- Red Level, FL R+45
- Greenland, MI R+27
- Valle Crucis, NC R+13
- Locustville, VA R+17
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.