Prentiss leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% 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 67% of adults in Prentiss typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Prentiss, ~21% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Prentiss compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Prentiss leans more Republican than 10 of 26 neighbors.
Prentiss runs about 43 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Prentiss is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Prentiss 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 Prentiss, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Prentiss votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Prentiss runs about 43 points more Republican.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Prentiss, ME sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Prentiss looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Prentiss own their home, about 12 points above the Maine average of 83%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Springfield, ME R+36
- Molunkus, ME R+38
- Kingman, ME R+40
- Mattawamkeag, ME R+32
- Wytopitlock, ME R+46
- Lee, ME R+37
- Winn, ME R+38
- Irish Settlement, ME R+39
- Macwahoc, ME R+46
- Eaton, ME R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pachitla, GA R+23
- Darbyville, OH R+55
- Daysville, TN R+69
- Death Valley, CA D+16
- Frederick, IL R+51
- Culbreth, NC R+56
- Forest Hill, MS D+36
- Delville, KY R+55
- Horse Creek, CA R+27
- Freidberger, MI 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.