West Leeds leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% 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 81% of adults in West Leeds typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Leeds, ~26% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Leeds compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West Leeds leans more Republican than 77 of 88 neighbors.
West Leeds runs about 44 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while West Leeds is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why West Leeds 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 Leeds, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
West Leeds votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while West Leeds runs about 44 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in West Leeds are family households, above 92% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; West Leeds, ME sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in West Leeds looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in West Leeds own their home, about 8 points above the Maine average of 83%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in West Leeds have completed high school, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- North Leeds, ME R+38
- Leeds Junction, ME R+38
- Turner, ME R+37
- North Turner, ME R+38
- Leeds, ME R+37
- East Buckfield, ME R+30
- Livermore, ME R+36
- Wayne, ME D+7
- Greene, ME R+35
- North Monmouth, ME R+13
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dalzell, IL R+22
- North Pleasureville, KY R+50
- Bradford, ME R+36
- Bruno, OH R+55
- Broadford, ID D+25
- Utopia, TX R+70
- Homewood, CA D+3
- Dennison, MN R+32
- Sampson, WI R+45
- Oak Ridge, LA 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.