Salmon Falls leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% 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 78% of adults in Salmon Falls typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Salmon Falls, ~27% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Salmon Falls compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Salmon Falls leans more Republican than 70 of 81 neighbors.
Salmon Falls runs about 37 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Salmon Falls is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Salmon Falls 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 Salmon Falls, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Salmon Falls votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Salmon Falls runs about 37 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Salmon Falls are family households, above 91% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Salmon Falls, 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 Salmon Falls looks the way it does
Turnout in Salmon Falls 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
- Hollis Center, ME R+30
- Buxton, ME R+15
- West Buxton, ME R+20
- Buxton Center, ME R+26
- West Hollis, ME R+29
- South Hollis, ME R+32
- Goodwins Mills, ME R+32
- East Waterboro, ME R+37
- Saco, ME D+11
- Gorham, ME D+4
Cities with Similar Populations
- Norfleet, NC D+50
- Elk Grove, PA R+54
- Nortonville, NJ R+28
- Essex Junction, VT D+10
- Olex, OR R+50
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.