Piscataquis County leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% 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 Piscataquis County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Piscataquis County, ~27% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Piscataquis County compares
Piscataquis County sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable counties nearby.
Piscataquis County runs about 41 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Piscataquis County is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Piscataquis County. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+43) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+30), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Piscataquis County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Piscataquis County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Piscataquis County votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Piscataquis County runs about 41 points more Republican.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Piscataquis County, ME sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Piscataquis County looks the way it does
Turnout in Piscataquis County 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 Counties
- Penobscot County, ME R+7
- Somerset County, ME R+29
- Waldo County, ME R+7
- Franklin County, ME R+18
- Kennebec County, ME R+7
- Hancock County, ME D+5
- Knox County, ME D+7
- Lincoln County, ME Even
- Androscoggin County, ME R+12
- Washington County, ME R+24
Counties with Similar Populations
- Union County, SD R+43
- Giles County, VA R+58
- Buckingham County, VA R+23
- Marion County, AR R+56
- Cross County, AR R+41
- Warren County, IL R+22
- Dixie County, FL R+67
- Robertson County, TX R+35
- Jackson County, AR R+48
- Rush County, IN R+57
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.