West Farmington 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 67% of adults in West Farmington typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Farmington, ~31% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Farmington compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West Farmington leans more Republican than 12 of 56 neighbors.
West Farmington runs about 16 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while West Farmington is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why West Farmington 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 Farmington, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
West Farmington votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while West Farmington runs about 16 points more Republican.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; West Farmington, ME sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in West Farmington looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. West Farmington 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 56% of cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in West Farmington have completed high school, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Farmington, ME D+3
- Temple, ME R+30
- East Wilton, ME R+20
- Fairbanks, ME R+15
- Farmington Falls, ME R+8
- Wilton, ME R+21
- Dryden, ME R+32
- East Dixfield, ME R+35
- New Vineyard, ME R+38
- New Sharon, ME R+28
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adamant, VT D+23
- Horners, VA R+24
- Sims Spring, TN R+71
- Woodbury, VT D+11
- Toland, PA R+40
- East Arcadia, NC D+57
- Gatliff, KY R+81
- Lutts, TN R+79
- Mather, PA R+47
- Clay Center, OH R+38
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.