Weston leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% 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 74% of adults in Weston typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Weston, ~21% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Weston compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Weston leans more Republican than 12 of 21 neighbors.
Weston runs about 52 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Weston is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Weston 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 Weston, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Weston votes against the grain of Maine. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Weston runs about 52 points more Republican.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Weston, ME sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Weston looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Weston 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 71% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Weston own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Danforth, ME R+40
- Irish Settlement, ME R+39
- Eaton, ME R+38
- Orient, ME R+45
- Wytopitlock, ME R+46
- Estabrook Settlement, ME R+45
- Brookton, ME R+3
Cities with Similar Populations
- Caledonia, ND R+39
- Radnor, IN R+59
- Chase, IN R+54
- Winona, AZ R+5
- Dudley, WI R+40
- Ponca, AR R+55
- Danburg, GA R+43
- Cowles, NE R+71
- Dorrance, KS R+71
- Dry Pond, GA R+70
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.