Hunts Corner leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% 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 77% of adults in Hunts Corner typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hunts Corner, ~35% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hunts Corner compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hunts Corner leans more Republican than 18 of 71 neighbors.
Hunts Corner runs about 17 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Hunts Corner is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hunts Corner. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+26) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+9), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Hunts Corner 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 Hunts Corner, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Hunts Corner votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Hunts Corner runs about 17 points more Republican.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Hunts Corner, ME sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Hunts Corner looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Hunts Corner own their home, about 10 points above the Maine average of 83%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Hunts Corner have completed high school, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Locke Mills, ME R+25
- Stoneham, ME R+10
- Mayville, ME D+5
- Lynchville, ME R+11
- Bethel, ME Even
- West Bethel, ME Even
- Waterford, ME R+18
- Bryant Pond, ME R+30
- North Waterford, ME R+15
- Trap Corner, ME R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zetus, MS R+73
- Midway, VA R+42
- Weches, TX R+81
- Marvin, VA R+68
- Ingram, AR R+71
- Castell, TX R+69
- Elwood, IA R+42
- Dwale, KY R+60
- Millerton, IA R+55
- Latham, KS R+61
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.