Millinocket leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% 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 77% of adults in Millinocket typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Millinocket, ~33% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Millinocket compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Millinocket is the least Republican-leaning.
Millinocket runs about 20 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Millinocket is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Millinocket. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+31) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+12), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Millinocket 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 Millinocket, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Millinocket votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Millinocket runs about 20 points more Republican.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Millinocket, ME sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Millinocket looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Millinocket 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 59%, below 59% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- East Millinocket, ME R+20
- West Seboeis, ME R+30
- Medway, ME R+39
- South Woodville, ME R+41
- Benedicta, ME R+47
- Sherman, ME R+35
- Mattawamkeag, ME R+32
- Seboeis, ME R+38
- Macwahoc, ME R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- New London, OH R+51
- Pendergrass, GA R+57
- Banner Elk, NC R+27
- Hawley, MN R+30
- Monte Sereno, CA D+34
- Fountain, FL R+74
- Coatesville, IN R+55
- Philpot, KY R+55
- Weyauwega, WI R+41
- O'Neill, NE R+66
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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.