Mapleton leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% 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 92% of adults in Mapleton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mapleton, ~31% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mapleton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mapleton leans more Republican than 8 of 30 neighbors.
Mapleton runs about 39 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Mapleton is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mapleton. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+46) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+29), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Mapleton 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 Mapleton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Mapleton votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Mapleton runs about 39 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Mapleton are family households, above 79% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Mapleton, ME sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Mapleton looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Mapleton 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 63%, above 57% of cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Mapleton have completed high school, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Presque Isle, ME R+17
- Washburn, ME R+41
- Spragueville, ME R+32
- North Wade, ME R+41
- Maple Grove, ME R+30
- Westfield, ME R+40
- Easton Center, ME R+37
- Perham, ME R+43
- Ashland, ME R+43
- Easton, ME R+37
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bovey, MN R+28
- Boyceville, WI R+37
- McBean, GA R+33
- Burns Flat, OK R+68
- Benton, MS R+37
- Rice, VA R+12
- Weldon, NC D+58
- Leeds, MA D+68
- Rhoadesville, VA R+51
- East Dennis, MA D+12
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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.