New Auburn is a true toss-up. About 49% of voters here vote Democratic and 51% 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 57% of adults in New Auburn typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in New Auburn, ~28% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How New Auburn compares
New Auburn runs about 9 points more Republican than Maine as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within New Auburn. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+12) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+20), a spread of about 32 points.
Why New Auburn leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for New Auburn, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In New Auburn, about 87% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Maine average of 31%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; New Auburn, Auburn, ME sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in New Auburn looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 64% of households in New Auburn rent, about 39 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Haines Corner, Lewiston, ME R+23
- North Deering, Portland, ME D+46
- Riverton, Portland, ME D+27
- East Deering, Portland, ME D+66
- Ocean Avenue, Portland, ME D+77
- Nasons Corner, Portland, ME D+37
- Frenchtown, Westbrook, ME D+23
- Deering, Portland, ME D+70
- East End, Portland, ME D+76
- Rosemont, Portland, ME D+69
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- McGovern Park, Milwaukee, WI D+82
- Downtown Wyandotte, Wyandotte, MI Even
- Highlands-Kirkland, Kirkland, WA D+45
- Tri-Court, Lincoln, NE D+5
- Mount Healthy Heights, Cincinnati, OH D+26
- Brookwood, Mobile, AL D+35
- Palmer Heights, Easton, PA R+6
- Cobbs Hill, Rochester, NY D+59
- Mercer Heights, Mercer Island, WA D+48
- West Eugene, Eugene, OR D+53
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.