North Lebanon leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% 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 83% of adults in North Lebanon typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Lebanon, ~26% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Lebanon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, North Lebanon leans more Republican than 91 of 93 neighbors.
North Lebanon runs about 42 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while North Lebanon is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why North Lebanon 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 Lebanon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In North Lebanon, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Maine average of 31%. North Lebanon runs against the grain of Maine, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; North Lebanon, ME sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in North Lebanon looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. North Lebanon 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 63%, above 57% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 97% of households in North Lebanon own their home, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- East Lebanon, ME R+32
- Emery Mills, ME R+20
- Springvale, ME R+3
- Lebanon, ME R+34
- Sanford, ME R+4
- Milton, NH R+28
- Acton, ME R+25
- Tatnic, ME R+23
- North Alfred, ME R+21
- Milton Mills, NH R+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adrian, WV R+69
- Alden, KS R+62
- Bloomery, WV R+60
- Hinsdale, MT R+63
- Sixes, OR R+6
- Toms Creek, GA R+72
- Anamoose, ND R+56
- Regan, NC R+47
- Wood, NC R+15
- North San Pedro, TX R+36
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.