East Madison leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% 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 77% of adults in East Madison typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Madison, ~28% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How East Madison compares
Among cities within 25 miles, East Madison leans more Republican than 24 of 66 neighbors.
East Madison runs about 34 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while East Madison is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why East Madison 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 Madison, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
East Madison votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while East Madison runs about 34 points more Republican.
Housing overcrowding and voter turnout
Places with low overcrowding tend to turn out at a higher rate; East Madison, ME sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in East Madison looks the way it does
Turnout in East Madison sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Skowhegan, ME R+23
- Larone, ME R+23
- Hinckley, ME R+28
- Canaan, ME R+35
- Madison, ME R+24
- Norridgewock, ME R+29
- Rome, ME R+29
- Athens, ME R+37
- Shawmut, ME R+31
- Fairfield Center, ME R+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- Garland, ME R+41
- Fremont, IA R+52
- Watertown, MA D+77
- Lost Creek, KY R+63
- Indian River, ME R+31
- Pingree, ID R+72
- Glenallen, MO R+67
- Sand Creek, WI R+39
- Roosville, MT R+56
- Burke, NY R+38
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.