Weld leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% 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 66% of adults in Weld typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Weld, ~20% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Weld compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Weld leans more Republican than 44 of 48 neighbors.
Weld runs about 47 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Weld is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Weld 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 Weld, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Weld votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Weld runs about 47 points more Republican.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Weld, ME sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Weld looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Weld own their home, about 8 points above the Maine average of 83%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Temple, ME R+30
- Phillips, ME R+36
- Roxbury, ME R+42
- Dixfield, ME R+30
- East Dixfield, ME R+35
- Wilton, ME R+21
- Mexico, ME R+34
- West Farmington, ME R+9
- East Wilton, ME R+20
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pocahontas, AL R+90
- Burdette, IA R+44
- Rose Hill, TN R+73
- Valentines, VA R+20
- Blythedale, MO R+75
- Rock Creek, TN R+64
- Skene, MS R+37
- North Matewan, WV R+67
- Foot of Ten, PA R+56
- Solomon, AZ R+60
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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.