West Boothbay Harbor leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% 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 more than 99% of adults in West Boothbay Harbor typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Boothbay Harbor, ~60% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~-4% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Boothbay Harbor compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West Boothbay Harbor leans more Democratic than 45 of 82 neighbors.
West Boothbay Harbor runs about 9 points more Democratic than Maine as a whole.
Why West Boothbay Harbor 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 West Boothbay Harbor, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 38% of adults in West Boothbay Harbor hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; West Boothbay Harbor, ME sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in West Boothbay Harbor looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. West Boothbay Harbor 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in West Boothbay Harbor own their home, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in West Boothbay Harbor have completed high school, above 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Boothbay Harbor, ME D+25
- Trevett, ME D+20
- Southport, ME D+31
- Boothbay, ME D+6
- Westport, ME D+5
- East Boothbay, ME D+23
- Georgetown, ME D+16
Cities with Similar Populations
- Balfour, ND R+55
- Fly Summit, NY R+6
- Beaver, KS R+75
- Irena, MO R+69
- Tinkerville, MO R+59
- Perronville, MI R+41
- North Burke, NY R+36
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.