Gilead 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 Gilead typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gilead, ~33% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gilead compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gilead leans more Republican than 31 of 51 neighbors.
Gilead runs about 26 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Gilead is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Gilead. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+27) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+9), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Gilead 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 Gilead, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Gilead votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Gilead runs about 26 points more Republican.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Gilead, ME sits above the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Gilead looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Gilead have completed high school, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Lynchville, ME R+11
- Stoneham, ME R+10
- Hunts Corner, ME R+11
- Locke Mills, ME R+25
- Newry, ME R+23
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Zoe, KY R+65
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- Union, TN R+62
- South Wellfleet, MA D+51
- Center Hill, TN R+74
- Missler, KS R+69
- Gorman, NC D+17
- Daretown, NJ R+45
- Pinesville, NY R+17
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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.