Little Deer Isle leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% 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 82% of adults in Little Deer Isle typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Little Deer Isle, ~43% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Little Deer Isle compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Little Deer Isle leans more Democratic than 26 of 69 neighbors.
Politically, Little Deer Isle sits close to the rest of Maine.
Why Little Deer Isle 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 Little Deer Isle, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 41% of adults in Little Deer Isle hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Little Deer Isle, ME sits above the national average on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Little Deer Isle looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Little Deer Isle 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 64%, above 62% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Little Deer Isle own their home, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sargentville, ME D+14
- Deer Isle, ME D+3
- Sunset, ME Even
- Brooksville, ME D+22
- Sedgwick, ME D+13
- Harborside, ME D+23
- Brooklin, ME D+17
- West Brooksville, ME D+22
- Stonington, ME Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Spring Valley Village, TX Even
- Wishart, MO R+64
- Chapin, IA R+51
- Mangum, NC R+23
- Byers Crossroads, GA R+76
- La Jara, NM R+3
- Burton, WV R+67
- Bay Springs, AL R+63
- Volga, WV R+64
- Plain View, VA R+35
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.