Franklin County, ME Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Franklin County

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Franklin County 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 80% of adults in Franklin County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Franklin County, ~33% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Franklin County compares

Among counties within 50 miles, Franklin County leans more Republican than 2 of 4 neighbors.

Franklin County runs about 25 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Franklin County is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by city within Franklin County. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+7) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+40), a spread of about 48 points.

Why Franklin County leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Franklin County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Franklin County votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Franklin County runs about 25 points more Republican.

Cancer-screening access and voter turnout

Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Franklin County, 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 Franklin County looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Franklin County 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 60%, modestly above similar-sized counties (around 52%). High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 94% of adults in Franklin County have completed high school, above 84% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.