Bangor, ME Metro Area — Elections 1876–2024

Bangor, ME, Maine: Industrial Catholic Metro metro. In 2024, voted R+11%. Republican peak: R+57 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+11MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population: 154,7102024 5-year
Median household income: $66,3562024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 91.8%2024 5-year
Black: 1.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+33 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+57 in 1924MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Bangor, ME

TrumpR+11

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	54.5%	47,438
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	43.6%	37,945
OtherAll other candidates	1.9%	1,690

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 time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	No data
1880	No data
1884	No data
1888	No data
1892	−17.4%
1896	−34.6%
1900	−30.3%
1904	−50.3%
1908	−34.3%
1912	+12.3%
1916	−0.2%
1920	−39.4%
1924	−57.0%
1928	−40.8%
1932	−18.3%
1936	−29.8%
1940	−11.7%
1944	−12.0%
1948	−20.7%
1952	−37.3%
1956	−52.9%
1960	−19.5%
1964	+33.1%
1968	+9.6%
1972	−23.9%
1976	−7.8%
1980	−3.7%
1984	−24.5%
1988	−10.2%
1992	+6.5%
1996	+18.5%
2000	−3.8%
2004	+0.1%
2008	+5.0%
2012	+2.9%
2016	−10.9%
2020	−8.3%
2024	−10.9%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−10.9%	37,945	47,438	87,073
2020	R	−8.3%	37,713	44,825	86,133
2016	R	−10.9%	32,838	41,622	80,540
2012	D	+2.9%	38,811	36,547	77,306
2008	D	+5.0%	41,514	37,495	80,367
2004	D	+0.1%	40,417	40,318	82,112
2000	R	−3.8%	32,868	35,620	73,206
1996	D	+18.5%	35,961	22,885	70,517
1992	D	+6.5%	29,485	24,218	80,444
1988	R	−10.2%	28,429	34,912	63,754
1984	R	−24.5%	24,445	40,403	65,054
1980	R	−3.7%	26,519	28,869	62,793
1976	R	−7.8%	24,672	29,016	55,613
1972	R	−23.9%	18,552	30,186	48,749
1968	D	+9.6%	24,327	20,011	44,999
1964	D	+33.1%	28,766	14,449	43,232
1960	R	−19.5%	19,175	28,459	47,634
1956	R	−52.9%	8,568	27,806	36,374
1952	R	−37.3%	11,222	24,614	35,885
1948	R	−20.7%	10,705	16,367	27,315
1944	R	−12.0%	13,292	16,934	30,264
1940	R	−11.7%	14,757	18,674	33,471
1936	R	−29.8%	9,732	19,077	31,368
1932	R	−18.3%	13,058	18,987	32,317
1928	R	−40.8%	9,114	21,750	30,960
1924	R	−57.0%	3,618	15,081	20,128
1920	R	−39.4%	6,110	14,145	20,398
1916	R	−0.2%	7,294	7,324	14,823
1912	O	+12.3%	5,093	3,367	14,082
1908	R	−34.3%	3,525	7,336	11,110
1904	R	−50.3%	2,225	7,013	9,523
1900	R	−30.3%	3,615	6,873	10,761
1896	R	−34.6%	4,031	8,414	12,668
1892	R	−17.4%	4,516	6,571	11,781
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

21.2%

Irish

15.4%

French

11.4%

American

8.0%

German

6.5%

Italian

4.8%

Scottish

4.2%

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: 42.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.4%

2.5%

75–84

3.1%

5.9%

65–74

6.3%

7.3%

55–64

7.6%

6.1%

45–54

6.1%

6.0%

35–44

6.3%

6.4%

25–34

6.2%

5.5%

18–24

4.8%

7.0%

5–17

6.4%

2.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$66,356

Bangor, ME ranks near the middle of US counties.

Bangor, ME$66,356

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

14.1%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1815.6%

Working age (18–64)13.8%

Seniors (65+)13.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

95.1%

speak English only

Other Indo-European2.3%

Spanish1.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%

Other languages0.7%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

15.6%

Other Christian

7.2%

Methodist

1.9%

Mainline Protestant

1.4%

Baptist

1.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.0%

Non-Christian

0.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 71.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Bangor anchors Maine's third congressional district, a media market where mill-town precincts and college-adjacent neighborhoods produce persistently split tickets and competitive margins in statewide races.

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

A population of 154,710, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,356 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Bangor, ME, Maine vote in 2024?

In 2024, Bangor, ME, Maine voted Republican by 10.9 points (R+11), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 87,073 votes cast, 37,945 went Democratic and 47,438 went Republican.

What is Bangor, ME, Maine's political typology?

Akashic places Bangor, 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 7 times, Republican 26 times, and other 1 times.

When did Bangor, ME, Maine last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Bangor, ME, Maine voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in Bangor, ME, Maine?

Bangor, ME, Maine has a population of 154,710 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Bangor, ME, Maine?

Median household income in Bangor, ME, Maine is $66,356 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.

What is the political history of Bangor, ME, Maine?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bangor, ME, Maine from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Bangor, ME delivered R+11 in 2024.

Key facts

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