Palermo 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 90% of adults in Palermo typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Palermo, ~34% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Palermo compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Palermo leans more Republican than 59 of 96 neighbors.
Palermo runs about 30 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Palermo is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Palermo 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 Palermo, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Palermo votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Palermo runs about 30 points more Republican.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Palermo, ME sits above the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Palermo looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Palermo own their home, about 8 points above the Maine average of 83%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Palermo have completed high school, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Jones Corner, ME R+23
- Shermans Corner, ME R+14
- North Palermo, ME R+26
- Sandhill Corner, ME R+30
- South China, ME R+19
- China, ME R+19
- Liberty, ME R+13
- South Liberty, ME R+25
- Somerville, ME R+32
- Benton, ME R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lovingston, VA R+28
- Clayton, IL R+66
- Mount Vision, NY R+25
- Yates City, IL R+41
- Davisville, TX R+58
- Springdale, MS R+57
- Woodland, IL R+47
- Leatherwood, VA R+34
- Hampton, PA R+51
- Wind Lake, WI R+26
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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.