Westfield leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% 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 Westfield typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Westfield, ~20% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Westfield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Westfield leans more Republican than 12 of 24 neighbors.
Westfield runs about 47 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Westfield is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Westfield 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 Westfield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Westfield votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Westfield runs about 47 points more Republican.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Westfield, ME sits below the national average on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Westfield looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Westfield 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 56%, below 72% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mars Hill-Blaine, ME R+41
- Mars Hill, ME R+41
- Spragueville, ME R+32
- Easton Center, ME R+37
- Blaine, ME R+41
- Easton, ME R+37
- Presque Isle, ME R+17
- Maple Grove, ME R+30
- Bridgewater, ME R+46
- Mapleton, ME R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Stoughstown, PA R+51
- Constance, NE R+70
- South Bethany, DE D+11
- Bruce, IL R+57
- Penrod, KY R+67
- Lakewood Park, ND R+45
- Wea, KS R+49
- Tookland, VA R+66
- Pine Grove, OR R+18
- Modale, IA R+50
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.