Bangor, Maine: Industrial Catholic Metro market. In 2024, voted R+9%. Republican peak: R+56 in 1956.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+9MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 350,9152024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,7632024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+31 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+56 in 1956MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Bangor
TrumpR+9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 53.7% | 110,118 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 44.3% | 90,830 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.0% | 4,200 |
D+60R+60
6 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −13.9% |
| 1896 | −36.5% |
| 1900 | −28.6% |
| 1904 | −42.4% |
| 1908 | −31.3% |
| 1912 | +16.7% |
| 1916 | −2.3% |
| 1920 | −40.2% |
| 1924 | −54.6% |
| 1928 | −47.3% |
| 1932 | −15.0% |
| 1936 | −22.4% |
| 1940 | −10.6% |
| 1944 | −15.8% |
| 1948 | −27.7% |
| 1952 | −42.2% |
| 1956 | −55.6% |
| 1960 | −28.4% |
| 1964 | +31.0% |
| 1968 | +1.7% |
| 1972 | −30.5% |
| 1976 | −8.8% |
| 1980 | −8.0% |
| 1984 | −26.4% |
| 1988 | −12.3% |
| 1992 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | +18.0% |
| 2000 | −2.5% |
| 2004 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | +7.5% |
| 2012 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | −9.4% |
| 2020 | −7.0% |
| 2024 | −9.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 90,830 | 110,118 | 205,148 | ||
| R | 89,904 | 103,984 | 201,814 | ||
| R | 77,660 | 95,205 | 186,988 | ||
| D | 91,844 | 81,809 | 178,744 | ||
| D | 98,387 | 84,333 | 186,228 | ||
| D | 96,375 | 91,903 | 191,910 | ||
| R | 76,312 | 80,528 | 169,833 | ||
| D | 79,543 | 50,403 | 161,464 | ||
| D | 64,964 | 53,359 | 181,998 | ||
| R | 62,517 | 80,195 | 143,885 | ||
| R | 53,479 | 92,027 | 146,065 | ||
| R | 56,144 | 67,299 | 140,123 | ||
| R | 56,086 | 67,360 | 128,184 | ||
| R | 37,865 | 71,071 | 108,973 | ||
| D | 50,953 | 49,203 | 102,018 | ||
| D | 66,365 | 34,907 | 101,343 | ||
| R | 39,914 | 71,641 | 111,556 | ||
| R | 19,871 | 69,700 | 89,571 | ||
| R | 25,760 | 63,426 | 89,341 | ||
| R | 23,805 | 42,259 | 66,639 | ||
| R | 32,337 | 44,451 | 76,888 | ||
| R | 40,367 | 49,968 | 90,462 | ||
| R | 31,983 | 51,539 | 87,311 | ||
| R | 37,052 | 50,283 | 88,191 | ||
| R | 19,966 | 56,119 | 76,406 | ||
| R | 11,037 | 41,454 | 55,698 | ||
| R | 17,485 | 41,482 | 59,692 | ||
| R | 21,492 | 22,534 | 44,901 | ||
| D | 16,598 | 9,551 | 42,263 | ||
| R | 11,466 | 22,348 | 34,806 | ||
| R | 8,506 | 21,843 | 31,453 | ||
| R | 12,067 | 22,206 | 35,472 | ||
| R | 12,612 | 27,637 | 41,144 | ||
| R | 16,348 | 21,907 | 40,081 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
22.8%
Irish
15.5%
French
9.5%
German
7.9%
American
7.4%
Scottish
4.7%
Italian
4.5%
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: 45.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$65,763
Bangor ranks near the middle of US counties.
Bangor$65,763
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%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.9%
Working age (18–64)13.3%
Seniors (65+)12.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.9%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.0%
Spanish1.0%
Other languages0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 77.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
The Bangor DMA stretches across northern and eastern Maine, covering vast low-density territory where broadcast television remains a primary news source and ad buys must account for enormous geographic spread relative to voter population.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-one points in 1964 and a Republican high of fifty-six points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was nine points.
A population of 350,915, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,763 describe the market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Bangor, Maine vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bangor, Maine voted Republican by 9.4 points (R+9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 205,148 votes cast, 90,830 went Democratic and 110,118 went Republican.
What is Bangor, Maine's political typology?
Akashic places Bangor, 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 market has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 26 times, and other 0 times.
When did Bangor, Maine last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Bangor, Maine voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Bangor, Maine?
Bangor, Maine has a population of 350,915 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bangor, Maine?
Median household income in Bangor, Maine is $65,763 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.
What is the political history of Bangor, Maine?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bangor, Maine from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The market's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.