Fort Kent Village leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% 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 71% of adults in Fort Kent Village typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fort Kent Village, ~25% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fort Kent Village compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fort Kent Village leans more Republican than 2 of 17 neighbors.
Fort Kent Village runs about 35 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Fort Kent Village is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fort Kent Village. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+39) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+27), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Fort Kent Village 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 Fort Kent Village, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Fort Kent Village votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Fort Kent Village runs about 35 points more Republican.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a low non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Fort Kent Village, ME sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Fort Kent Village looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Fort Kent Village 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 61%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fort Kent, ME R+26
- Soldier Pond, ME R+41
- Wallagrass, ME R+44
- Upper Frenchville, ME R+34
- Plaisted, ME R+38
- St. John, ME R+40
- Frenchville, ME R+40
- Eagle Lake, ME R+32
- St. Agatha, ME R+39
- Sinclair, ME R+36
Cities with Similar Populations
- Chandler, MN R+68
- Timberlake, TN R+62
- Pottersburg, OH R+49
- Nisqually Indian Community, WA D+15
- Troy Mills, IA R+11
- Glen Flora, WI R+41
- Walkerville, MT R+13
- Holy Cross, IA R+44
- La Tour, MO R+62
- Ladora, IA R+48
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.