East Waterford 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 more than 99% of adults in East Waterford typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Waterford, ~40% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~0% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How East Waterford compares
Among cities within 25 miles, East Waterford leans more Republican than 45 of 80 neighbors.
East Waterford runs about 27 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while East Waterford is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why East Waterford 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 Waterford, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
East Waterford votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while East Waterford runs about 27 points more Republican.
Housing overcrowding and voter turnout
Places with low overcrowding tend to turn out at a higher rate; East Waterford, ME sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in East Waterford looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. East Waterford 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%, modestly above similar-sized cities (around 54%). Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Waterford, ME R+18
- Norway Lake, ME R+25
- Harrison, ME Even
- Norway, ME R+19
- North Bridgton, ME D+3
- North Waterford, ME R+15
- Otisfield, ME R+24
- Scribners Mill, ME R+8
- South Paris, ME R+18
- Stoneham, ME R+10
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.