Northfield leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% 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 64% of adults in Northfield typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Northfield, ~20% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Northfield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Northfield leans more Republican than 40 of 43 neighbors.
Northfield runs about 45 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Northfield is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Northfield 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 Northfield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Northfield votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Northfield runs about 45 points more Republican.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Northfield, ME sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Northfield looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Northfield own their home, about 10 points above the Maine average of 83%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- North Cutler, ME R+30
- Wesley, ME R+38
- Marshfield, ME R+32
- Whitneyville, ME R+31
- Machias, ME R+27
- Jacksonville, ME R+30
- East Machias, ME R+29
- Kennebec, ME R+31
- Jonesboro, ME R+31
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zoe, KY R+65
- Calhoun, MS R+17
- East Point, LA R+16
- Ladiga, AL R+84
- Sanger, ND R+62
- Long, OH R+69
- Lockington, OH R+71
- Emery Mill, TN R+70
- Valentine, AZ R+60
- Gilead, ME 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.