Jackson leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% 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 84% of adults in Jackson typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jackson, ~34% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jackson compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Jackson leans more Republican than 42 of 92 neighbors.
Jackson runs about 27 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Jackson is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Jackson 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 Jackson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Jackson votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Jackson runs about 27 points more Republican.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Jackson, ME does.
Why turnout in Jackson looks the way it does
Turnout in Jackson 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
- North Monroe, ME R+20
- Brooks, ME R+24
- East Thorndike, ME R+29
- Fosters Corner, ME R+24
- East Troy, ME R+34
- Halldale, ME R+20
- Monroe, ME R+17
- Thorndike, ME R+22
- Dixmont, ME R+34
- Troy, ME R+31
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gaines, MO R+66
- Cowan, KY R+66
- Slaughter Beach, DE R+17
- Shawnee, GA R+62
- Goss, GA R+7
- Milledgeville, PA R+60
- Guy, KY R+61
- North Lyndon, ME R+38
- Elton, WI R+46
- Nestlow, WV R+64
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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.