Harrison is a true toss-up. About 49% of voters here vote Democratic and 51% 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 87% of adults in Harrison typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Harrison, ~43% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Harrison compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Harrison sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 14 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 69 leaning the other way.
Harrison runs about 8 points more Republican than Maine as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Harrison. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+22) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+10), a spread of about 32 points.
Why Harrison leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Harrison. None of them point strongly toward either party.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Harrison, ME sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Harrison looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Harrison 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 63%, above 57% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Harrison 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
- Scribners Mill, ME R+8
- Otisfield, ME R+24
- North Bridgton, ME D+3
- East Waterford, ME R+20
- Bridgton, ME D+3
- Sandy Creek, ME R+13
- Norway Lake, ME R+25
- Waterford, ME R+18
- East Otisfield, ME R+25
- Oxford, ME R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Munsey Park, NY R+5
- Ackerman, MS R+11
- Maypearl, TX R+67
- Boston, NY R+29
- River Bend, NC R+25
- Reidville, SC R+43
- Racine, OH R+64
- Greenville, GA R+12
- Patton, PA R+49
- Atglen, PA R+25
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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.