West Penobscot is a true toss-up. About 49% of voters here vote Democratic and 51% 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 80% of adults in West Penobscot typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Penobscot, ~39% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Penobscot compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West Penobscot sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 44 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 35 leaning the other way.
West Penobscot runs about 9 points more Republican than Maine as a whole.
Why West Penobscot leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in West Penobscot. None of them point strongly toward either party.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; West Penobscot, ME sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in West Penobscot looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. West Penobscot 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 62%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in West Penobscot have completed high school, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Castine, ME D+33
- Stockton Springs, ME R+14
- West Brooksville, ME D+22
- South Penobscot, ME D+9
- Verona Island, ME R+12
- Searsport, ME R+15
- Penobscot, ME D+7
- Harborside, ME D+23
- Brooksville, ME D+22
- Prospect Ferry, ME R+19
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alledonia, OH R+67
- Allerton, IL R+61
- Mount Carmel, IA R+57
- Rosewood, KY R+65
- Herbine, AR R+80
- Lakeville, MI R+33
- East Hubbardton, VT R+14
- Elkton, MN R+39
- Hillsboro, NM R+20
- Medimont, ID R+57
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.