Smyrna Center leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% 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 81% of adults in Smyrna Center typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Smyrna Center, ~21% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Smyrna Center compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Smyrna Center leans more Republican than 19 of 20 neighbors.
Smyrna Center runs about 55 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Smyrna Center is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Smyrna Center 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 Smyrna Center, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Smyrna Center votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Smyrna Center runs about 55 points more Republican. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Smyrna Center fits that profile on both counts.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Smyrna Center, ME sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Smyrna Center looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Smyrna Center 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 53%, about 7 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Smyrna Center own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Oakfield, ME R+45
- Ludlow, ME R+48
- Smyrna Mills, ME R+46
- New Limerick, ME R+44
- Dyer Brook, ME R+45
- Linneus, ME R+44
- Houlton, ME R+28
- Littleton, ME R+44
- Island Falls, ME R+45
- Cary, ME R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tuckahoe, WV R+46
- Shelly, GA R+62
- Travellers Rest, KY R+80
- Mount Sunapee, NH R+6
- Saundersville, RI R+19
- Hurley, KY R+80
- Tilly, AR R+65
- Hollow Bill, KY R+64
- Richgrove, CA R+13
- Crandall, MS R+31
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.