North Wade 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 81% of adults in North Wade typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Wade, ~23% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Wade compares
Among cities within 25 miles, North Wade leans more Republican than 24 of 28 neighbors.
North Wade runs about 48 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while North Wade is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why North Wade 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 Wade, 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 Wade, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Maine average of 31%. North Wade runs against the grain of Maine, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; North Wade, ME sits above the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in North Wade looks the way it does
Turnout in North Wade sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Colby, ME R+41
- Washburn, ME R+41
- Perham, ME R+43
- Caribou, ME R+21
- Sweden, ME R+38
- New Sweden, ME R+36
- Mapleton, ME R+32
- North Lyndon, ME R+38
- Presque Isle, ME R+17
- Jemtland, ME R+36
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hunter, OK R+76
- Garlandville, MS R+42
- Hunter, LA R+70
- Harding-Birch Lakes, AK R+24
- Choate, TX R+40
- Wesley, PA R+58
- Campus, IL R+50
- Moquah, WI R+16
- North Fryeburg, ME R+19
- Lockhart, WV R+64
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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.