North Waterboro leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% 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 96% of adults in North Waterboro typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Waterboro, ~37% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Waterboro compares
Among cities within 25 miles, North Waterboro leans more Republican than 52 of 92 neighbors.
North Waterboro runs about 30 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while North Waterboro is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within North Waterboro. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+38) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+18), a spread of about 20 points.
Why North Waterboro 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 Waterboro, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 82% of households in North Waterboro are family households, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 67%. North Waterboro 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 Waterboro, 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 Waterboro looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in North Waterboro own their home, about 11 points above the Maine average of 83%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Limerick, ME R+27
- East Waterboro, ME R+37
- West Hollis, ME R+29
- Hollis Center, ME R+30
- Limington, ME R+39
- Waterboro, ME R+34
- Perrys Corner, ME R+29
- North Shapleigh, ME R+31
- Newfield, ME R+26
- South Hollis, ME R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Duffield, VA R+73
- Fe Warren Afb, WY R+26
- New Waterford, OH R+53
- Wray, CO R+64
- Patillo, GA R+40
- Thayer, MO R+67
- Seymour, TX R+66
- Gosnell, AR R+45
- Bahama, NC Even
- London, AR R+62
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.