East Otisfield leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% 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 East Otisfield typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Otisfield, ~35% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How East Otisfield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, East Otisfield leans more Republican than 50 of 83 neighbors.
East Otisfield runs about 32 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while East Otisfield is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why East Otisfield 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 Otisfield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
East Otisfield votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while East Otisfield runs about 32 points more Republican.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; East Otisfield, ME sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in East Otisfield looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in East Otisfield own their home, about 13 points above the Maine average of 83%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Oxford, ME R+30
- Otisfield, ME R+24
- West Poland, ME R+31
- Mechanic Falls, ME R+34
- Scribners Mill, ME R+8
- Poland, ME R+28
- Pike Corner, ME R+5
- Crescent Lake, ME D+3
- Harrison, ME Even
- Poland Spring, ME R+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hunter, MO R+74
- Falcon Heights, TX R+10
- Mazarn, AR R+71
- Houghton Point, MI R+29
- Petrolia, NY R+44
- Knox Corner, ME R+20
- Rutland, IN R+51
- Redlawn, TX R+51
- Westmond, ID R+46
- Moon, KY R+72
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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.