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1876–2024
Augusta-Waterville, ME·Maine

Augusta-Waterville, ME delivered R+3 in 2024.

Maine's mid-state corridor where college towns temper rural conservatism

1876 — 2024·38 elections
ME
LatestR+3in 2024
TypologyIndustrial Catholic Metrocluster typology
Population126,8082024 ACS

Augusta-Waterville, ME, Maine: Industrial Catholic Metro metro. In 2024, voted R+3%. Republican peak: R+49 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+3MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population
126,8082024 5-year
Median household income
$69,0772024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
92.4%2024 5-year
Black
0.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+37 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+49 in 1924MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Augusta-Waterville, ME
TrumpR+3
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican50.2%36,589
Kamala HarrisDemocratic47.5%34,585
OtherAll other candidates2.3%1,712
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −2.7% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−2.7%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−19.2%
1896−46.1%
1900−28.3%
1904−40.9%
1908−35.1%
1912+22.3%
1916−9.6%
1920−38.2%
1924−49.2%
1928−30.7%
1932−8.7%
1936−13.7%
1940+3.2%
1944−0.9%
1948−10.9%
1952−27.3%
1956−33.5%
1960−8.6%
1964+37.4%
1968+15.0%
1972−20.1%
1976+2.0%
1980−1.2%
1984−19.9%
1988−8.0%
1992+12.5%
1996+26.7%
2000+12.3%
2004+8.8%
2008+14.8%
2012+13.5%
2016−3.6%
2020+0.2%
2024−2.7%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−2.7%
34,58536,58972,886
D
+0.2%
34,90234,72172,615
R
−3.6%
29,30231,67566,208
D
+13.5%
35,06826,51963,497
D
+14.8%
37,23827,48265,986
D
+8.8%
35,61629,76166,772
D
+12.3%
31,19823,96758,907
D
+26.7%
30,25715,40355,654
D
+12.5%
25,12517,13563,921
R
−8.0%
23,57827,73451,745
R
−19.9%
21,18331,75353,191
R
−1.2%
20,94321,51749,077
D
+2.0%
23,47322,53447,407
R
−20.1%
16,37924,61741,035
D
+15.0%
21,75216,00938,292
D
+37.4%
24,81311,30736,143
R
−8.6%
18,25221,69939,951
R
−33.5%
11,48323,02834,511
R
−27.3%
12,11321,20733,351
R
−10.9%
11,16313,92325,260
R
−0.9%
14,07014,33528,430
D
+3.2%
15,86114,87730,765
R
−13.7%
11,26814,98727,081
R
−8.7%
12,11014,45126,797
R
−30.7%
8,22615,54123,859
R
−49.2%
4,18413,12218,159
R
−38.2%
5,46612,33317,973
R
−9.6%
5,5276,73112,531
O
+22.3%
4,3971,78211,726
R
−35.1%
2,8716,1339,294
R
−40.9%
2,3335,7658,394
R
−28.3%
3,4106,2289,949
R
−46.1%
2,8177,88911,003
R
−19.2%
4,0946,16510,765
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
21.9%
Irish
15.5%
French
15.4%
German
7.1%
American
5.7%
Italian
5.0%
Scottish
4.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 43.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.2%
2.7%
75–84
3.5%
6.1%
65–74
6.7%
7.3%
55–64
7.8%
6.0%
45–54
6.1%
5.9%
35–44
6.2%
5.9%
25–34
5.8%
4.6%
18–24
4.5%
7.3%
5–17
6.8%
2.3%
<5
2.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$69,077
Augusta-Waterville, ME ranks near the middle of US counties.
Augusta-Waterville, ME$69,077
Maine$74,733
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.1%
Working age (18–64)10.9%
Seniors (65+)9.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.2%
speak English only
Other Indo-European3.1%
Spanish0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
20.3%
Baptist
5.9%
Other Christian
5.8%
Methodist
2.5%
Non-Christian
2.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.4%
Mainline Protestant
1.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored by the state capital and Colby College's home city, this compact metro blends government-sector employment with working-class mill-town demographics, producing competitive margins that frequently mirror Maine's statewide results.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-seven points in 1964 and a Republican high of forty-nine points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was three points.

A population of 126,808, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,077 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Augusta-Waterville, ME, Maine vote in 2024?
In 2024, Augusta-Waterville, ME, Maine voted Republican by 2.7 points (R+3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 72,886 votes cast, 34,585 went Democratic and 36,589 went Republican.
What is Augusta-Waterville, ME, Maine's political typology?
Akashic places Augusta-Waterville, ME, Maine in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 22 times, and other 1 times.
When did Augusta-Waterville, ME, Maine last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Augusta-Waterville, ME, Maine voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Augusta-Waterville, ME, Maine?
Augusta-Waterville, ME, Maine has a population of 126,808 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Augusta-Waterville, ME, Maine?
Median household income in Augusta-Waterville, ME, Maine is $69,077 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.
What is the political history of Augusta-Waterville, ME, Maine?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Augusta-Waterville, ME, Maine from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.