Hancock County is a true toss-up. About 52% of voters here vote Democratic and 48% 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 86% of adults in Hancock County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hancock County, ~45% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hancock County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Hancock County leans more Democratic than 2 of 3 neighbors.
Politically, Hancock County sits close to the rest of Maine.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Hancock County. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+35) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+21), a spread of about 56 points.
Why Hancock County leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Hancock County. None of them point strongly toward either party.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Hancock County, ME sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Hancock County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Hancock County 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Hancock County have completed high school, above 95% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Waldo County, ME R+7
- Penobscot County, ME R+7
- Knox County, ME D+7
- Washington County, ME R+24
- Lincoln County, ME Even
- Kennebec County, ME R+7
- Somerset County, ME R+29
- Piscataquis County, ME R+34
- Sagadahoc County, ME D+8
- Franklin County, ME R+18
Counties with Similar Populations
- Tuolumne County, CA R+18
- La Plata County, CO D+13
- Whiteside County, IL R+20
- Campbell County, VA R+37
- Eagle County, CO D+14
- Lafayette County, MS R+16
- Lenoir County, NC Even
- Seneca County, OH R+35
- Taney County, MO R+50
- Loudon County, TN R+53
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.