Plaisted 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 80% of adults in Plaisted typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Plaisted, ~25% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Plaisted compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Plaisted leans more Republican than 12 of 21 neighbors.
Plaisted runs about 45 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Plaisted is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Plaisted. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+44) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+32), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Plaisted 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 Plaisted, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Plaisted votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Plaisted runs about 45 points more Republican.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Plaisted, ME sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Plaisted looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Plaisted 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 58%, below 65% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wallagrass, ME R+44
- Eagle Lake, ME R+32
- Soldier Pond, ME R+41
- Fort Kent Village, ME R+28
- Fort Kent, ME R+26
- St. John, ME R+40
- Upper Frenchville, ME R+34
- Sinclair, ME R+36
- St. Agatha, ME R+39
- Frenchville, ME R+40
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alfarata, PA R+67
- Durbin, PA R+59
- Parrish, IL R+64
- Inverness, AL R+23
- Rockyford, SD D+58
- Humphrey, NY R+33
- Millview, PA R+62
- Springhope, PA R+67
- Venice, NE R+40
- Peeples Valley, AZ R+51
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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.