Emery Mills 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 83% of adults in Emery Mills typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Emery Mills, ~33% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Emery Mills compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Emery Mills leans more Republican than 52 of 99 neighbors.
Emery Mills runs about 27 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Emery Mills is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Emery Mills. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+26) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+14), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Emery Mills 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 Emery Mills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Emery Mills votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Emery Mills runs about 27 points more Republican.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Emery Mills, ME sits above the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Emery Mills looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Emery Mills 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%, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Emery Mills own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- North Lebanon, ME R+35
- Acton, ME R+25
- Springvale, ME R+3
- Shapleigh, ME R+25
- North Alfred, ME R+21
- Milton Mills, NH R+26
- Sanford, ME R+4
- East Lebanon, ME R+32
- North Shapleigh, ME R+31
- Waterboro, ME R+34
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rubottom, OK R+71
- Cleveland, IL R+27
- Grand Beach, MI D+18
- Bellefontaine, MS R+73
- Beulah, MS D+47
- Templeman, VA D+7
- Pea Ridge, MO R+66
- Jonathan, ID R+60
- Green Acres, IL R+35
- Parfreyville, WI R+28
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.