Medway leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% 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 86% of adults in Medway typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Medway, ~26% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Medway compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Medway leans more Republican than 16 of 24 neighbors.
Medway runs about 46 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Medway is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Medway. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+40) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+29), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Medway 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 Medway, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 6% of adults in Medway hold a bachelor's degree, about 25 points below the Maine average of 31%. Medway runs against the grain of Maine, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Medway, ME sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Medway looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Medway own their home, about 9 points above the Maine average of 83%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- East Millinocket, ME R+20
- South Woodville, ME R+41
- Mattawamkeag, ME R+32
- Millinocket, ME R+14
- Macwahoc, ME R+46
- Winn, ME R+38
- Kingman, ME R+40
- Benedicta, ME R+47
- Lincoln Center, ME R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Falls City, TX R+69
- Pomona, MO R+69
- Rabun Gap, GA R+54
- Bakerstown, PA R+6
- Everton, MO R+71
- Glencoe, KY R+59
- Fairchild, WI R+43
- Rion, SC D+21
- Ione, WA R+44
- Boykins, VA R+9
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.