Leeds Junction leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% 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 Leeds Junction typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Leeds Junction, ~26% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Leeds Junction compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Leeds Junction leans more Republican than 84 of 90 neighbors.
Leeds Junction runs about 45 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Leeds Junction is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Leeds Junction 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 Leeds Junction, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Leeds Junction votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Leeds Junction runs about 45 points more Republican.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Leeds Junction, ME sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Leeds Junction looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Leeds Junction own their home, about 11 points above the Maine average of 83%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Leeds, ME R+37
- North Leeds, ME R+38
- West Leeds, ME R+37
- North Monmouth, ME R+13
- Wayne, ME D+7
- Monmouth, ME R+21
- Turner, ME R+37
- Winthrop, ME R+4
- Greene, ME R+35
- North Turner, ME R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Doyon, ND R+47
- Pickwick, MS R+34
- White, MI R+15
- Rowena, GA Even
- Marlboro, ME D+6
- Mandeville, WV R+60
- East Stanwood, WA R+23
- Mc Coy, CO Even
- Felton, AR D+7
- Moccasin, CA R+41
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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.