Goodwins Mills leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% 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 Goodwins Mills typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Goodwins Mills, ~28% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Goodwins Mills compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Goodwins Mills leans more Republican than 71 of 76 neighbors.
Goodwins Mills runs about 39 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Goodwins Mills is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Goodwins Mills. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+38) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+28), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Goodwins 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 Goodwins Mills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Goodwins Mills votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Goodwins Mills runs about 39 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Goodwins Mills are family households, above 87% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Goodwins Mills, ME sits in the top quarter nationally 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 Goodwins Mills looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Goodwins 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Goodwins Mills own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Alfred, ME R+22
- South Hollis, ME R+32
- Bar Mills, ME R+4
- Alfred Mills, ME R+25
- West Kennebunk, ME R+3
- Salmon Falls, ME R+30
- Biddeford, ME D+12
- Wells Branch, ME R+4
- Saco, ME D+11
- Kennebunk, ME D+19
Cities with Similar Populations
- Trowbridge Park, MI D+2
- Wallisville, TX R+61
- Emmalena, KY R+68
- Clarksville City, TX R+72
- Shirland, IL R+35
- Weston, TX R+45
- Coy, MO R+77
- Douglas City, FL D+36
- Whites Crossing, MS R+80
- Ohoopee, GA R+67
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.