Squirrel Island leans slightly Democratic by roughly 10 points: about 55% of voters vote Democratic and 45% 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 86% of adults in Squirrel Island typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Squirrel Island, ~47% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Squirrel Island compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Squirrel Island leans more Democratic than 54 of 96 neighbors.
Politically, Squirrel Island sits close to the rest of Maine.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Squirrel Island. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+31) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+8), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Squirrel Island 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 Squirrel Island, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 37% of adults in Squirrel Island hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 38% of adults in Squirrel Island have never been married, above 91% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Squirrel Island, ME sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Squirrel Island looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Squirrel Island 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 63%, above 59% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Squirrel Island own their home, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Edgecomb, ME D+9
- Trevett, ME D+20
- Westport, ME D+5
- Woolwich, ME D+11
- Wiscasset, ME Even
- Boothbay, ME D+6
- North Edgecomb, ME D+10
- West Boothbay Harbor, ME D+16
- South Newcastle, ME D+11
Cities with Similar Populations
- High Bank, NY R+28
- Hillcrest, WI R+14
- Hill City, PA R+53
- Sparta, PA R+58
- Kimery, TN R+70
- Charbonneau, ND R+83
- Sivells Bend, TX R+81
- Halcottsville, NY Even
- Knightly, VA R+45
- State Line, NY R+47
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.