Surry leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% 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 90% of adults in Surry typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Surry, ~51% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Surry compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Surry leans more Democratic than 56 of 74 neighbors.
Surry runs about 8 points more Democratic than Maine as a whole.
Why Surry 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 Surry, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 37% of adults in Surry hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Surry, 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 Surry looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Surry 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 61%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- East Blue Hill, ME D+6
- West Ellsworth, ME D+12
- Ellsworth, ME Even
- Trenton, ME D+6
- Blue Hill, ME D+3
- Penobscot, ME D+7
- South Penobscot, ME D+9
- Lamoine, ME D+6
- Fletchers Landing, ME R+25
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hinsdale, NY R+44
- Maxwell, CA R+40
- Westmoreland, KS R+55
- McClure, OH R+57
- Darmstadt, IN R+37
- Stockbridge, WI R+47
- Toddville, IA R+28
- Phillips, ME R+36
- Shady Grove, MO R+41
- Huetter, ID R+44
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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.