Presque Isle leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% 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 72% of adults in Presque Isle typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Presque Isle, ~30% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Presque Isle compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Presque Isle is the least Republican-leaning.
Presque Isle runs about 23 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Presque Isle is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Presque Isle. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+26) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Presque Isle 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 Presque Isle, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Presque Isle votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Presque Isle runs about 23 points more Republican.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Presque Isle, ME sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Presque Isle looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Presque Isle 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 64% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Maple Grove, ME R+30
- Spragueville, ME R+32
- Mapleton, ME R+32
- Easton Center, ME R+37
- Easton, ME R+37
- Westfield, ME R+40
- Washburn, ME R+41
- Fort Fairfield, ME R+28
- Mars Hill-Blaine, ME R+41
- Goodrich, ME R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cuero, TX R+35
- Harpers Ferry, WV R+28
- Pitman, NJ Even
- La Joya, TX R+2
- Timmonsville, SC Even
- Washingtonville, NY R+13
- Terry, MS R+4
- Cusseta, GA R+14
- West Long Branch, NJ R+28
- Donaldsonville, LA D+42
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.