Seal Cove leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% 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 88% of adults in Seal Cove typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Seal Cove, ~53% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Seal Cove compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Seal Cove leans more Democratic than 42 of 55 neighbors.
Seal Cove runs about 12 points more Democratic than Maine as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Seal Cove. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+22) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+10), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Seal Cove 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 Seal Cove, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 42% of adults in Seal Cove hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 31% of adults in Seal Cove have never been married, above 76% of cities.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Seal Cove, ME sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Seal Cove looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Seal Cove 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 65%, above 68% of cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Seal Cove have completed high school, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bernard, ME D+19
- Bass Harbor, ME D+19
- Southwest Harbor, ME D+10
- Seawall, ME D+8
- Mount Desert, ME D+37
- Indian Point, ME D+36
- Naskeag, ME D+19
- Frenchboro, ME D+4
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kay Bee Heights, TX R+15
- Delia, KS R+39
- Wauneta, NE R+80
- Talowah, MS R+59
- Randolph, UT R+77
- Glasgow, OR D+11
- White City, MO R+67
- Potwin, KS R+61
- Webster, KY R+60
- Persia, IA 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.