South Woodville leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% 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 75% of adults in South Woodville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in South Woodville, ~22% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How South Woodville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, South Woodville leans more Republican than 21 of 26 neighbors.
South Woodville runs about 48 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while South Woodville is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why South Woodville 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 South Woodville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In South Woodville, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the Maine average of 31%. South Woodville runs against the grain of Maine, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; South Woodville, ME sits in the bottom quarter nationally 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 South Woodville looks the way it does
Turnout in South Woodville 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
- Winn, ME R+38
- Mattawamkeag, ME R+32
- Lincoln Center, ME R+30
- Medway, ME R+39
- Lincoln, ME R+28
- East Millinocket, ME R+20
- Lee, ME R+37
- Macwahoc, ME R+46
- Kingman, ME R+40
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lamar, NE R+83
- New Salem, IL R+62
- Grant, IA R+49
- Sassafras, MD R+34
- Cross Roads, IN R+57
- Archer, IL R+27
- Crary, ND R+48
- Minter City, MS R+11
- Wing, ND R+73
- Trimountain, MI R+28
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.