Poland leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% 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 Poland typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Poland, ~32% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Poland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Poland leans more Republican than 61 of 86 neighbors.
Poland runs about 35 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Poland is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Poland 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 Poland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Poland votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Poland runs about 35 points more Republican.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Poland, 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 Poland looks the way it does
Turnout in Poland 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 Cities
- Poland Spring, ME R+23
- West Poland, ME R+31
- Mechanic Falls, ME R+34
- Upper Gloucester, ME R+16
- Crescent Lake, ME D+3
- East Otisfield, ME R+25
- Minot, ME R+36
- Auburn, ME Even
- New Gloucester, ME R+17
- Oxford, ME R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fort Plain, NY R+38
- North Kansas City, MO D+32
- North Berwick, ME R+19
- Waynesboro, TN R+71
- North Westport, MA R+18
- Hurdle Mills, NC R+31
- Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA D+5
- Richwood, LA D+67
- Barron, WI R+23
- Bridgeport, NY R+17
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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.