Waldo County leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% 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 83% of adults in Waldo County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Waldo County, ~38% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Waldo County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Waldo County leans more Republican than 5 of 6 neighbors.
Waldo County runs about 14 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Waldo County is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Waldo County. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+22) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+29), a spread of about 51 points.
Why Waldo County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Waldo County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Waldo County votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Waldo County runs about 14 points more Republican.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Waldo County, ME sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Waldo County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Waldo County 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 63%, above 68% of counties. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 82% of households in Waldo County own their home, above 89% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Knox County, ME D+7
- Hancock County, ME D+5
- Kennebec County, ME R+7
- Penobscot County, ME R+7
- Somerset County, ME R+29
- Lincoln County, ME Even
- Piscataquis County, ME R+34
- Sagadahoc County, ME D+8
- Franklin County, ME R+18
- Androscoggin County, ME R+12
Counties with Similar Populations
- Hendry County, FL R+26
- Okeechobee County, FL R+46
- Harrison County, IN R+50
- Avoyelles Parish, LA R+37
- Latah County, ID R+4
- Mecosta County, MI R+26
- Snyder County, PA R+50
- Howell County, MO R+62
- Sequoyah County, OK R+58
- Campbell County, TN R+65
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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.