Waite leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% 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 68% of adults in Waite typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Waite, ~29% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Waite compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Waite leans more Republican than 5 of 18 neighbors.
Waite runs about 22 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Waite is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Waite. The west side is the most split-leaning (R+36) and the east side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 35 points.
Why Waite 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 Waite, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Waite votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Waite runs about 22 points more Republican.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Waite, ME sits in the bottom 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 Waite looks the way it does
Turnout in Waite 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
- Topsfield, ME R+33
- Princeton, ME R+17
- Grand Lake Stream, ME R+36
- West Princeton, ME R+37
- Brookton, ME R+3
- South Princeton, ME R+37
- Baileyville, ME R+36
- Woodland, ME R+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wrights Corners, NY R+32
- Formoso, KS R+75
- Burnwell, WV R+54
- Palm Grove, IA R+48
- Garwood, WV R+73
- Pawnee Station, KS R+68
- Arbor, MO R+75
- Hiles, WI R+27
- North Chatham, NY D+14
- North Beach, OR R+2
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.