Gouldsboro 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 91% of adults in Gouldsboro typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gouldsboro, ~36% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gouldsboro compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gouldsboro leans more Republican than 27 of 51 neighbors.
Gouldsboro runs about 27 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Gouldsboro is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Gouldsboro. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+25) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+11), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Gouldsboro 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 Gouldsboro, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Gouldsboro votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Gouldsboro runs about 27 points more Republican.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Gouldsboro, ME sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Gouldsboro looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Gouldsboro 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 64%, above 64% of cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Gouldsboro have completed high school, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Prospect Harbor, ME R+21
- Sorrento, ME R+11
- Winter Harbor, ME R+16
- Sullivan, ME R+11
- Steuben, ME R+29
- Corea, ME R+27
- Birch Harbor, ME R+22
- East Franklin, ME R+13
- Pigeon Hill, ME R+28
- Milbridge, ME R+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bowdon Junction, GA R+53
- Blevins, AR R+53
- Waterloo, OH R+68
- Millersville, NC R+63
- Clarksburg, MO R+69
- North Hero, VT R+6
- Nesika Beach, OR R+17
- Jimtown, KY R+50
- Oaks, OK R+56
- Island Park, ID 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.