Edgecomb leans slightly Democratic by roughly 10 points: about 55% of voters vote Democratic and 45% 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 83% of adults in Edgecomb typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Edgecomb, ~46% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Edgecomb compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Edgecomb leans more Democratic than 55 of 98 neighbors.
Politically, Edgecomb sits close to the rest of Maine.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Edgecomb. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+14) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+4), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Edgecomb 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 Edgecomb, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 41% of adults in Edgecomb hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Edgecomb, 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 Edgecomb looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Edgecomb 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Edgecomb own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Edgecomb have completed high school, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Squirrel Island, ME D+10
- North Edgecomb, ME D+10
- South Newcastle, ME D+11
- Trevett, ME D+20
- Boothbay, ME D+6
- Wiscasset, ME Even
- Walpole, ME D+44
- Westport, ME D+5
- West Boothbay Harbor, ME D+16
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wilbur Park, MO D+11
- Fair Bluff, NC Even
- Paxton, TX R+77
- Chauncey, OH D+8
- Island Pond, VT R+19
- Ousley, GA R+38
- Fordoche, LA R+64
- West Chesterfield, NH D+5
- Crossville, IL R+68
- Farmington, IA R+53
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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.