Frenchtown leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% 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 63% of adults in Frenchtown typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Frenchtown, ~39% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Frenchtown compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Frenchtown is the least Democratic-leaning.
Frenchtown runs about 16 points more Democratic than Maine as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Frenchtown. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+29) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+9), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Frenchtown leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Frenchtown. None of them point strongly toward either party.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Frenchtown, Westbrook, 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 Frenchtown looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Frenchtown 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Frenchtown have completed high school, above 80% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Nasons Corner, Portland, ME D+37
- Riverton, Portland, ME D+27
- Deering, Portland, ME D+70
- Rosemont, Portland, ME D+69
- North Deering, Portland, ME D+46
- Ocean Avenue, Portland, ME D+77
- Oakdale, Portland, ME D+78
- Parkside, Portland, ME D+77
- East Deering, Portland, ME D+66
- West End, Portland, ME D+77
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Cooper Park, Bozeman, MT D+44
- Audubon Park, Minneapolis, MN D+67
- Hot Wells, San Antonio, TX D+29
- Lucas, Iowa City, IA D+45
- Roxhill, Seattle, WA D+67
- Far Northeast-Huffman, Huffman, TX R+52
- West Side, Augusta, GA D+23
- Snohomish Cascade, Silver Firs, WA D+8
- West Riverside, New Orleans, LA D+46
- The Coves, Kansas City, MO D+14
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.