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Congressional District 2·Maine

Maine 2nd Congressional District delivered R+10 in 2024.

Maine's vast second district splits its Electoral College vote more often than not

2008 — 2024·5 elections
ME
LatestR+10in 2024
TypologyIndustrial Catholic Metrocluster typology
Population692,3122024 ACS

Maine 2nd Congressional District: Industrial Catholic Metro district. In 2024, voted R+10%. Democratic peak: D+14 in 2008.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+10MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population
692,3122024 5-year
Median household income
$64,7822024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
91.7%2024 5-year
Black
1.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+14 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+10 in 2024MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
D
GOLDEN, JaredCongress 119 · Democratic
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score-0.11 sits at approximately the 45th percentile.0-0.11−1 liberal+1 conservative
GOLDEN scores -0.11 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).

Predecessors: POLIQUIN, Bruce Lee (2017–2019), POLIQUIN, Bruce Lee (2015–2017), MICHAUD, Michael H. (2013–2015), MICHAUD, Michael H. (2011–2013)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 2
TrumpR+10
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2024 presidential margin by county for Congressional District 2, MEA map of the constituent counties of Congressional District 2, ME, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Androscoggin County, ME · R+6Piscataquis County, ME · R+29Franklin County, ME · R+8Oxford County, ME · R+13Somerset County, ME · R+27Washington County, ME · R+23Hancock County, ME · D+12Waldo County, ME · D+3Aroostook County, ME · R+26Penobscot County, ME · R+11Kennebec County, ME · R+3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican53.8%212,105
Kamala HarrisDemocratic44.2%174,397
OtherAll other candidates2.0%7,986
D+60
R+60
11 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −9.6% in 2024.flipped R · 2016−9.6%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+14.0%
2012+12.9%
2016−9.1%
2020−6.1%
2024−9.6%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−9.6%
174,397212,105394,488
R
−6.1%
176,819200,711388,872
R
−9.1%
151,945185,028365,291
D
+12.9%
60,86146,962107,823
D
+14.0%
64,37048,292115,168
Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonD %R %Total
2024O10.5%33.8%842,447
2020R41.9%50.4%828,305
2018O10.4%35.2%634,409
2014R30.8%67.0%616,996
2012O12.8%29.7%724,720
2008R38.6%61.3%724,430
2006R20.8%74.4%545,128
2002R41.6%58.4%504,899
2000R31.1%68.9%634,872
1996R43.9%49.2%606,777
1994R36.4%60.2%511,733
1990R38.6%61.3%520,320
1988D81.3%18.7%556,745
1984R25.9%73.3%551,406
1982D60.9%39.1%459,715
1978R33.9%56.6%375,114
1976D60.2%39.8%486,193

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
21.7%
Irish
15.0%
French
12.7%
German
7.1%
American
6.8%
Italian
4.4%
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: 45.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.4%
3.1%
75–84
3.6%
6.6%
65–74
7.0%
7.6%
55–64
7.9%
6.1%
45–54
6.1%
5.8%
35–44
6.0%
5.7%
25–34
5.7%
4.4%
18–24
4.1%
7.1%
5–17
6.7%
2.3%
<5
2.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$64,782
Congressional District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 2$64,782
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
13.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.0%
Working age (18–64)12.6%
Seniors (65+)13.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.0%
speak English only
Other Indo-European3.8%
Spanish0.9%
Other languages0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
15.4%
Other Christian
6.6%
Baptist
1.9%
Methodist
1.7%
Mainline Protestant
1.5%
Non-Christian
1.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Covering roughly 80% of Maine's land area, this rural, working-class district has shifted steadily rightward over the past decade, delivering its single electoral vote to the Republican presidential nominee in 2016, 2020, and 2024 by growing margins.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of fourteen points in 2008 and a Republican high of ten points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was ten points.

A population of 692,312, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,782 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 2, Maine vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 2, Maine voted Republican by 9.6 points (R+10), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 394,488 votes cast, 174,397 went Democratic and 212,105 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 2, Maine's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 2, 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 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 2 times, Republican 3 times, and other 0 times.
When did Congressional District 2, Maine last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 2, Maine voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Congressional District 2, Maine?
Congressional District 2, Maine has a population of 692,312 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 2, Maine?
Median household income in Congressional District 2, Maine is $64,782 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.
What is the political history of Congressional District 2, Maine?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 2, Maine from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 3 went Republican. The district's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.