Eddington leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% 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 79% of adults in Eddington typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Eddington, ~32% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Eddington compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Eddington leans more Republican than 25 of 56 neighbors.
Eddington runs about 24 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Eddington is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Eddington 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 Eddington, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Eddington votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Eddington runs about 24 points more Republican.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Eddington, ME sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Eddington looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Eddington 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 65%, above 67% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- East Eddington, ME R+15
- Bradley, ME R+34
- Holden, ME R+12
- North Orland, ME R+14
- Orono, ME D+46
- Brewer, ME D+5
- Dedham, ME R+14
- Old Town, ME D+6
- Milford, ME R+32
- Green Lake, ME R+14
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dinwiddie, VA R+16
- Independence, WV R+37
- Bayard, NM D+17
- Fairfield Bay, AR R+51
- Lake, MS R+31
- Newburgh Heights, OH D+16
- Stoystown, PA R+64
- Bishopville, MD R+39
- Appalachia, VA R+62
- Atlanta, IL R+48
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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.