Newport 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 77% of adults in Newport typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Newport, ~28% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Newport compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Newport leans more Republican than 20 of 83 neighbors.
Newport runs about 33 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Newport is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Newport 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 Newport, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Newport votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Newport runs about 33 points more Republican.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Newport, ME sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Newport looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Newport 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 60%, compared to around 55% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- East Newport, ME R+34
- Palmyra, ME R+39
- Detroit, ME R+37
- Plymouth, ME R+39
- North Newport, ME R+42
- Stetson, ME R+41
- Etna, ME R+42
- Corinna, ME R+41
- Pittsfield, ME R+29
- West Palmyra, ME R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Creola, AL R+50
- Annville, KY R+72
- Sullivans Island, SC R+11
- Wellington, AL R+82
- Neoga, IL R+57
- Tower City, PA R+57
- Pleasantville, OH R+55
- Belle Plaine, IA R+30
- New Cordell, OK R+73
- Turbotville, PA R+52
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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.