West Bethel is a true toss-up. About 50% of voters here vote Democratic and 50% 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 90% of adults in West Bethel typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Bethel, ~45% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Bethel compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West Bethel sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 5 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 49 leaning the other way.
West Bethel runs about 7 points more Republican than Maine as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within West Bethel. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+5) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+27), a spread of about 32 points.
Why West Bethel leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in West Bethel. None of them point strongly toward either party.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as West Bethel, ME does.
Why turnout in West Bethel looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in West Bethel have completed high school, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mayville, ME D+5
- Bethel, ME Even
- Gilead, ME R+19
- North Bethel, ME R+14
- Hunts Corner, ME R+11
- Locke Mills, ME R+25
- Hanover, ME Even
- Lynchville, ME R+11
- Stoneham, ME R+10
- Newry, ME R+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Piper, PA R+63
- New Buffalo, OH R+17
- Franklin, AR R+66
- Glenmore, VA R+21
- Refuge, MS R+34
- Corona, SD R+56
- Phillipston, MA R+15
- Stoneville, WV R+73
- Long Branch, PA R+38
- Exline, IA R+57
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.