West Market Square Historic District leans Democratic by roughly 30 points: about 65% of voters vote Democratic and 35% 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 59% of adults in West Market Square Historic District typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Market Square Historic District, ~38% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Market Square Historic District compares
West Market Square Historic District runs about 23 points more Democratic than Maine as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within West Market Square Historic District. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+36) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+25), a spread of about 11 points.
Why West Market Square Historic District leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for West Market Square Historic District, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 48% of adults in West Market Square Historic District have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 35%).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; West Market Square Historic District, Bangor, ME sits below the national average 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 Market Square Historic District looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 79% of households in West Market Square Historic District rent, about 55 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and West Market Square Historic District sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Villages at Rancho El Dorado, Silver Bell, AZ R+7
- North Central Heritage, San Antonio, TX Even
- Adams Hill, Glendale, CA D+25
- South Seminole Heights, Tampa, FL D+32
- Lakewood, Jacksonville, FL R+12
- Pimlico, Baltimore, MD D+85
- Pleasant Run Farm, Cincinnati, OH D+33
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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.