Hollis Center leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% 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 Hollis Center typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hollis Center, ~29% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hollis Center compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hollis Center leans more Republican than 73 of 84 neighbors.
Hollis Center runs about 37 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Hollis Center is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Hollis Center 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 Hollis Center, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Hollis Center votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Hollis Center runs about 37 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Hollis Center are family households, above 78% of cities.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Hollis Center, ME sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Hollis Center looks the way it does
Turnout in Hollis Center sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- West Hollis, ME R+29
- Salmon Falls, ME R+30
- West Buxton, ME R+20
- East Waterboro, ME R+37
- South Hollis, ME R+32
- Buxton, ME R+15
- Buxton Center, ME R+26
- North Waterboro, ME R+23
- Waterboro, ME R+34
- Goodwins Mills, ME R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Elk, WA R+43
- West Liberty, OH R+56
- Lavaca, AR R+65
- Assonet, MA R+14
- Renfrew, PA R+37
- Alfred, NY R+5
- McConnelsville, OH R+51
- Green Lane, PA R+26
- Monclova, OH R+22
- Loudonville, OH R+55
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.