North Bethel 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 96% of adults in North Bethel typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Bethel, ~41% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~4% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Bethel compares
Among cities within 25 miles, North Bethel leans more Republican than 11 of 42 neighbors.
North Bethel runs about 21 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while North Bethel is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within North Bethel. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+7) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+29), a spread of about 36 points.
Why North Bethel 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 North Bethel, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
North Bethel votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while North Bethel runs about 21 points more Republican.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; North Bethel, ME sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in North Bethel looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. More than 99% of adults in North Bethel have completed high school, about 6 points above the Maine average of 94%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Newry, ME R+23
- Bethel, ME Even
- West Bethel, ME Even
- Mayville, ME D+5
- Hanover, ME Even
- South Andover, ME R+30
- Gilead, ME R+19
- Locke Mills, ME R+25
- East Andover, ME R+32
- Andover, ME R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Delta, LA R+73
- Somerton, OH R+65
- Yankeetown, IN R+46
- St. Bernard, NE R+75
- Hudson, MO R+67
- Needmore, OH R+71
- Humptulips, WA R+26
- New Era, GA R+28
- Riffle, IL R+70
- Manila, CA D+34
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.