Stonington is a true toss-up. About 50% of voters here vote Democratic and 50% 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 97% of adults in Stonington typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Stonington, ~48% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Stonington compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Stonington sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 3 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 52 leaning the other way.
Stonington runs about 7 points more Republican than Maine as a whole.
Why Stonington leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Stonington. None of them point strongly toward either party.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Stonington, ME sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Stonington looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Stonington 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 64%, above 62% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- South Deer Isle, ME Even
- West Stonington, ME Even
- Deer Isle, ME D+3
- Sunset, ME Even
- Isle Au Haut, ME D+29
- Little Deer Isle, ME D+7
- Naskeag, ME D+19
- Pulpit Harbor, ME D+24
- Brooklin, ME D+17
- North Haven, ME D+24
Cities with Similar Populations
- Vansant, VA R+69
- Marcus, WA R+44
- Mount Cory, OH R+59
- Peoria, OK R+64
- Conner, MT R+56
- East Wallingford, VT R+17
- Gresston, GA R+51
- Wayne Lakes, OH R+64
- Rolfe, IA R+50
- Greenland, OH R+49
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.