Troy Center 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 Troy Center typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Troy Center, ~27% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Troy Center compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Troy Center leans more Republican than 58 of 86 neighbors.
Troy Center runs about 38 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Troy Center is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Troy Center 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 Troy Center, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Troy Center votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Troy Center runs about 38 points more Republican.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Troy Center, ME sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Troy Center looks the way it does
Turnout in Troy Center sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Troy, ME R+31
- East Troy, ME R+34
- Plymouth, ME R+39
- Windemere, ME R+28
- Detroit, ME R+37
- Burnham, ME R+34
- East Thorndike, ME R+29
- Dixmont, ME R+34
- Jackson, ME R+20
- Winnecook, ME R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Meador, WV R+73
- Henkhaus, TX R+75
- Rough Creek, VA R+35
- Watervale, MI R+3
- Dixie, LA R+59
- Grays River, WA R+26
- Elm Grove, AR R+65
- Elsey, MO R+70
- Tinsman, AR R+59
- Skamania, WA R+17
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.