North Pownal leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% 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 91% of adults in North Pownal typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Pownal, ~36% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Pownal compares
Among cities within 25 miles, North Pownal leans more Republican than 66 of 93 neighbors.
North Pownal runs about 27 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while North Pownal is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within North Pownal. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+33) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+10), a spread of about 23 points.
Why North Pownal 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 Pownal, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in North Pownal are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%. North Pownal runs against the grain of Maine, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; North Pownal, ME sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in North Pownal looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. North Pownal 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in North Pownal have completed high school, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pownal, ME R+9
- Durham, ME R+28
- Webster Corner, ME R+29
- Freeport, ME D+28
- New Gloucester, ME R+17
- South Freeport, ME D+18
- North Yarmouth, ME D+12
- Upper Gloucester, ME R+16
- Lisbon, ME R+23
- Pejepscot, ME D+14
Cities with Similar Populations
- Plum Island, MA D+21
- Holman, NM D+19
- Jupiter Island, FL R+30
- Mitchell, OR R+52
- Blackburn, MO R+66
- Kinkora Heights, PA R+46
- Millwood, KS R+54
- Croton, MI R+47
- Bass, KY R+77
- Bruni, TX R+19
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.