West Mills leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% 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 73% of adults in West Mills typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Mills, ~25% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Mills compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West Mills leans more Republican than 35 of 55 neighbors.
West Mills runs about 37 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while West Mills is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why West Mills 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 Mills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
West Mills votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while West Mills runs about 37 points more Republican.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; West Mills, ME sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in West Mills looks the way it does
Turnout in West Mills sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Starks, ME R+24
- New Vineyard, ME R+38
- Anson, ME R+31
- Fairbanks, ME R+15
- Farmington, ME D+3
- Madison, ME R+24
- Rome, ME R+29
- West Farmington, ME R+9
- North Anson, ME R+33
- New Sharon, ME R+28
Cities with Similar Populations
- Belvue, KS R+64
- Glen Flora, TX R+13
- Olsburg, KS R+54
- Glendale Springs, NC R+57
- Chenoa, KY R+80
- Chester, UT R+74
- Biscoe, AR R+59
- Sullivan, MI R+39
- Baileyton, TN R+65
- Chipps, IL R+62
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.