Spruce Head leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% 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 85% of adults in Spruce Head typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Spruce Head, ~45% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Spruce Head compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Spruce Head leans more Democratic than 27 of 64 neighbors.
Politically, Spruce Head sits close to the rest of Maine.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Spruce Head. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+27) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+3), a spread of about 24 points.
Why Spruce Head leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Spruce Head. None of them point strongly toward either party.
Population density, never-married share, and Democratic lean
Places that combine high population density and a low never-married share tend to lean Democratic, as Spruce Head, ME does.
Why turnout in Spruce Head looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Spruce Head 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Spruce Head have completed high school, above 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- St. George, ME D+4
- South Thomaston, ME D+6
- Cushing, ME Even
- Tenants Harbor, ME D+17
- Thomaston, ME R+8
- Owls Head, ME D+10
- Friendship, ME Even
- Pleasant Point, ME Even
- Port Clyde, ME D+26
- Rockland, ME D+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hainesville, NJ R+39
- Armour, SD R+59
- Westphalia, MO R+75
- Bloomingdale, NY D+14
- Grant City, MO R+60
- Oakville, VA R+42
- Grand Isle, LA R+61
- Wykoff, MN R+40
- Star City, IN R+57
- Kanawha, IA R+52
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.