Locke Mills leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% 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 Locke Mills typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Locke Mills, ~30% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Locke Mills compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Locke Mills leans more Republican than 33 of 64 neighbors.
Locke Mills runs about 32 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Locke Mills is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Locke Mills. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+27) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+9), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Locke Mills 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 Locke Mills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Locke Mills votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Locke Mills runs about 32 points more Republican.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Locke Mills, ME sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Locke Mills looks the way it does
Turnout in Locke Mills 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
- Bryant Pond, ME R+30
- Hunts Corner, ME R+11
- Mayville, ME D+5
- Bethel, ME Even
- Rumford Corner, ME R+34
- Trap Corner, ME R+30
- West Bethel, ME Even
- West Paris, ME R+29
- Hanover, ME Even
- Stoneham, ME R+10
Cities with Similar Populations
- Airlie, VA R+20
- Tuscola, MS D+9
- Summit, SD R+40
- Taylor, FL R+84
- Indian River, NY R+52
- Hannah, GA R+61
- Norway Grove, WI R+8
- Thackery, OH R+57
- St. Elmo, KY R+59
- Grady, AR R+5
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.