Temple leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% 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 77% of adults in Temple typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Temple, ~27% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Temple compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Temple leans more Republican than 26 of 50 neighbors.
Temple runs about 37 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Temple is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Temple. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+38) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+21), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Temple 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 Temple, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Temple votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Temple runs about 37 points more Republican.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Temple, ME sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Temple looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Temple own their home, about 8 points above the Maine average of 83%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Temple have completed high school, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- West Farmington, ME R+9
- Fairbanks, ME R+15
- Farmington, ME D+3
- East Wilton, ME R+20
- Wilton, ME R+21
- Farmington Falls, ME R+8
- New Vineyard, ME R+38
- East Dixfield, ME R+35
- Dryden, ME R+32
- Weld, ME R+40
Cities with Similar Populations
- Jeffers, MN R+66
- Deemston, PA R+47
- Sycolin, VA D+6
- Surveyor, WV R+68
- Tiawah, OK R+63
- Beulahtown, NC R+53
- Mumford, NY R+21
- Vancleve, KY R+65
- Edgeley, ND R+59
- Foxfield, CO R+10
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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.