Litchfield Plains leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% 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 88% of adults in Litchfield Plains typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Litchfield Plains, ~29% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Litchfield Plains compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Litchfield Plains leans more Republican than 95 of 109 neighbors.
Litchfield Plains runs about 40 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Litchfield Plains is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Litchfield Plains 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 Litchfield Plains, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Litchfield Plains votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Litchfield Plains runs about 40 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Litchfield Plains are family households, above 89% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Litchfield Plains, ME sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Litchfield Plains looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Litchfield Plains 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Litchfield Plains own their home, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Litchfield Plains have completed high school, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Richmond Corner, ME R+17
- Litchfield, ME R+30
- Litchfield Corners, ME R+25
- Libby Hill, ME R+22
- Richmond, ME R+13
- South Monmouth, ME R+34
- Bowdoin, ME R+20
- Cathance, ME R+6
- Spears Corner, ME R+33
- Bowdoinham, ME R+7
Cities with Similar Populations
- Willisville, VA D+7
- Pine Grove, VA R+63
- Liberty Valley, AR R+70
- Lime Kiln, AL R+75
- Lead Mine, WV R+59
- Dublin, AL R+14
- Strawbridge, PA R+48
- Stringtown, KY R+52
- Kuhntown, PA R+59
- McDonald, MS R+75
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.