Tatnic leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% 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 Tatnic typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tatnic, ~34% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tatnic compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tatnic leans more Republican than 58 of 85 neighbors.
Tatnic runs about 30 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Tatnic is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Tatnic 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 Tatnic, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Tatnic votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Tatnic runs about 30 points more Republican.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Tatnic, ME sits above the national average 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 Tatnic looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Tatnic own their home, about 10 points above the Maine average of 83%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Tatnic have completed high school, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- North Berwick, ME R+19
- East Lebanon, ME R+32
- Berwick, ME R+10
- South Sanford, ME R+18
- Sanford, ME R+4
- Lebanon, ME R+34
- Highpine, ME R+17
- North Lebanon, ME R+35
- Somersworth, NH D+2
- Springvale, ME R+3
Cities with Similar Populations
- Everton, IN R+63
- Enid, MS R+62
- Llano, CA R+19
- Stony Lonesome, IN R+38
- Grover Hill, OH R+67
- Blount Springs, AL R+75
- Jamestown, MO R+66
- Bethel, WI R+43
- Ransom, OH R+60
- Harris, MI R+25
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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.