East Union leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% 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 87% of adults in East Union typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Union, ~34% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How East Union compares
Among cities within 25 miles, East Union leans more Republican than 60 of 81 neighbors.
East Union runs about 28 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while East Union is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within East Union. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+25) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+13), a spread of about 12 points.
Why East Union 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 Union, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
East Union votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while East Union runs about 28 points more Republican.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; East Union, ME sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in East Union looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in East Union have completed high school, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Union, ME R+15
- Warren, ME R+24
- West Rockport, ME D+18
- Hope, ME Even
- South Hope, ME R+19
- Rockport, ME D+13
- North Waldoboro, ME R+26
- Thomaston, ME R+8
- Camden, ME D+48
- Rockland, ME D+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alchesay Flat, AZ D+6
- Fraser, IA R+32
- Rye Cove, VA R+76
- May, OK R+81
- Yokena, MS R+40
- Slateford, PA R+34
- Almont, ND R+76
- Valle Escondido, NM D+48
- Summertown, GA R+21
- Oak Forest, IN R+67
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.