Wales Corner leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% 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 82% of adults in Wales Corner typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wales Corner, ~27% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wales Corner compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wales Corner leans more Republican than 80 of 95 neighbors.
Wales Corner runs about 42 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Wales Corner is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wales Corner. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+40) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+22), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Wales Corner 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 Wales Corner, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Wales Corner votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Wales Corner runs about 42 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Wales Corner are family households, above 90% of cities.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Wales Corner, ME sits in the top 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 Wales Corner looks the way it does
Turnout in Wales Corner 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
- South Monmouth, ME R+34
- Monmouth, ME R+21
- Greene, ME R+35
- Sabattus, ME R+35
- Litchfield Corners, ME R+25
- Litchfield, ME R+30
- Leeds, ME R+37
- Litchfield Plains, ME R+33
- North Monmouth, ME R+13
- Lewiston, ME D+9
Cities with Similar Populations
- Jerusalem, OH R+67
- Ravenden Springs, AR R+72
- Richland, IA R+52
- South Pottstown, PA Even
- Montmorenci, SC R+37
- Blue Ridge Manor, KY D+12
- Sun Valley, WV R+54
- Olive Green, OH R+41
- Chesterhill, OH R+39
- Sadorus, IL R+34
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.