Green Lake leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% 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 98% of adults in Green Lake typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Green Lake, ~42% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~2% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Green Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Green Lake leans more Republican than 42 of 63 neighbors.
Green Lake runs about 21 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Green Lake is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Green Lake 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 Green Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Green Lake votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Green Lake runs about 21 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Green Lake are family households, above 76% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Green Lake, ME sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Green Lake looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Green Lake 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Green Lake own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Green Lake have completed high school, above 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dedham, ME R+14
- North Orland, ME R+14
- Mariaville, ME R+21
- Holden, ME R+12
- Winkumpaugh Corners, ME R+27
- West Ellsworth, ME D+12
- East Eddington, ME R+15
- Orland, ME R+21
- Eddington, ME R+17
- Fletchers Landing, ME R+25
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zanoni, MO R+67
- Luckett, TN R+69
- Vincent, TX R+88
- Sulphur Lick, KY R+78
- North Creek, OH R+73
- Dublin Mills, PA R+75
- Graves, SC R+59
- Mederville, IA R+46
- Elmdale, MN R+74
- New Helena, NE R+74
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.