North Newport leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% 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 Newport typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Newport, ~24% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Newport compares
Among cities within 25 miles, North Newport leans more Republican than 71 of 76 neighbors.
North Newport runs about 49 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while North Newport is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why North 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 North Newport, 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 Newport, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 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%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in North Newport are family households, above 95% of cities. North Newport runs against the grain of Maine, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; North Newport, ME sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in North Newport looks the way it does
Turnout in North Newport sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Corinna, ME R+41
- St. Albans, ME R+38
- Newport, ME R+26
- Palmyra, ME R+39
- Dexter, ME R+33
- Stetson, ME R+41
- Exeter, ME R+43
- East Newport, ME R+34
- Garland, ME R+41
- Hartland, ME R+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- Stoneville, MA D+10
- Taylors Bridge, NC R+20
- Higgston, GA R+61
- Bruce, NC D+36
- Rice, IL R+2
- Hollene, NM R+81
- Bayboro, SC R+30
- Calion, AR R+62
- Lyon Station, PA R+21
- Geigertown, PA R+32
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.