Orffs Corner 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 96% of adults in Orffs Corner typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Orffs Corner, ~38% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~4% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Orffs Corner compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Orffs Corner leans more Republican than 78 of 104 neighbors.
Orffs Corner runs about 26 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Orffs Corner is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Orffs Corner. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+5) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+28), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Orffs Corner 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 Orffs Corner, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Orffs Corner votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Orffs Corner runs about 26 points more Republican.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Orffs Corner, ME sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Orffs Corner looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Orffs Corner 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 64%, above 64% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Winslows Mills, ME Even
- North Waldoboro, ME R+26
- Waldoboro, ME R+19
- Jefferson, ME R+31
- Nobleboro, ME Even
- Stickney Corner, ME R+29
- West Waldoboro, ME R+8
- North Newcastle, ME R+8
- West Washington, ME R+30
- Washington, ME R+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- Worsham, VA R+11
- Salisbury Heights, NH R+9
- Milner Crossroads, GA R+53
- Tee Lake, IN R+32
- Langeloth, PA R+39
- Rosendale, MO R+58
- Sunnyside, KY R+47
- Chewey, OK R+61
- Malta, ID R+86
- Mc Adams, MS R+37
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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.