North New Portland leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% 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 84% of adults in North New Portland typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North New Portland, ~30% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North New Portland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, North New Portland leans more Republican than 14 of 37 neighbors.
North New Portland runs about 34 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while North New Portland is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within North New Portland. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+3) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+33), a spread of about 36 points.
Why North New Portland 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 New Portland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
North New Portland votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while North New Portland runs about 34 points more Republican.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; North New Portland, ME sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in North New Portland looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. North New Portland 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%, below 58% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- North Anson, ME R+33
- Strong, ME R+20
- Kingfield, ME D+6
- New Vineyard, ME R+38
- Solon, ME R+28
- West Mills, ME R+30
- Anson, ME R+31
- Bingham, ME R+31
- Madison, ME R+24
- North Jay, ME Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Aydlett, NC R+51
- Perdido, AL R+81
- Pulaski, MI R+43
- Benavides, TX R+2
- Round Mountain, NV R+70
- Welshfield, OH R+52
- Adell, WI R+43
- Eddyville, IA R+48
- Oaktown, IN R+59
- Utica, PA R+52
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.