How did ME-SD-12, Maine vote in the 2024 presidential election?

ME-SD-12, Maine voted Democratic in 2024 with a margin of D+19.9. Kamala D Harris received 14,597 votes and Donald Trump received 9,668 out of 24,788 total votes cast, a 0.8-point shift toward Republicans from 2020.

What is ME-SD-12, Maine's political history?

ME-SD-12, Maine has 3 presidential elections on record, spanning 2016 to 2024. Democrats have won 3 and Republicans 0 of those contests. The largest single-election swing was 4.8 points in 2020.

What are the demographics of ME-SD-12, Maine?

ME-SD-12, Maine has a population of 38,914 according to the 2020 Census. The racial composition is 92.4% non-Hispanic white, 1.6% Hispanic.

Which places are most similar to ME-SD-12, Maine?

Based on demographic and electoral similarity analysis, the three most similar state senate districts to ME-SD-12, Maine are Maine State Senate District 7, New Hampshire State Senate District 10, Maine State Senate District 11. Similarity is computed using a vector embedding of demographic, economic, and electoral characteristics.

Maine State Senate District 12

Maine · Latest: 2024↓ R+0.8 vs 2020

Safe Democratic — 39K residents

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Maine State Senate District 12 is a state senate district that has a population of 38,914. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Democratic with a margin of D+19.9. Akashic Edge tracks 3 presidential elections here, dating back to 2016.

Maine State Senate District 12 Presidential Election Results, 2016–2024
Year	Dem %	Rep %	Margin	Swing
2024	58.9%	39.0%	D+19.9	R+0.8
2020*	59.1%	38.4%	D+20.7	D+4.8
2016*	54.7%	38.8%	D+15.9	—

* Pre-2022 results projected onto current district boundaries. Actual boundaries at the time of the election may have differed.

Political Identity

What defines ME-SD-12?

It has a working-class, predominantly white electorate — strong Republican base territory.

Similarity Explorer

Similar state senate districts

Nearest neighbors matched on the same place-page feature set used across the dossier system.

8 visible matches

Maine State Senate District 7ME

Regional Republican

D+21.2

Similarity score99%

New Hampshire State Senate District 10NH

Regional Republican

D+24.4

Similarity score98%

Maine State Senate District 11ME

Regional Republican

D+3.4

Similarity score97%

Maine State Senate District 32ME

Regional Republican

D+9.8

Similarity score97%

Maine State Senate District 31ME

Regional Republican

D+17.4

Similarity score97%

Maine State Senate District 34ME

Regional Republican

D+14.8

Similarity score97%

Maine State Senate District 35ME

Regional Republican

D+29.1

Similarity score96%

Maine State Senate District 24ME

Regional Republican

D+15.5

Similarity score96%

Historian Query

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Automated Readout

Key Insights

High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.

Turnout decreased by 76.5 percentage points since the previous presidential election

Race & Ancestry

Who Lives Here

A race-first Census view with ancestry expansion where source coverage is strong enough to support detail.

ME-SD-12Census ACS 2024

Census race profile

Major Census race and ethnicity groups shown as a share of total population.

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White (Non-Hispanic) 92.4%Multiracial 4.2%Hispanic 1.6%Black 0.7%Asian 0.6%Native American 0.4%

Group	ME-SD-12	State	National
White (Non-Hispanic)	92.4%	89.9%	57.4%
Multiracial / Other	4.2%	4.5%	4.0%
Hispanic / Latino	1.6%	2.2%	19.3%
Black / African American	0.7%	1.8%	12.2%
Asian	0.6%	1.2%	6.0%
Native American / Alaska Native	0.4%	0.4%	0.9%

Method notes

Census treats race and Hispanic/Latino origin as separate questions. Race categories other than Hispanic reflect total populations (small Hispanic overlap in Black, Asian, AIAN, NHPI). “Multiracial / Other” is derived as a non-overlapping remainder.

Detailed ancestry data unavailable for this geography.

Who lives in Maine State Senate District 12? 38,914 residents as of the 2020 Census.

Demographic Comparison

Demographics

Read this geography's profile in three layers: local, state (where available), and national baseline.

ME-SD-12 vs Maine vs National39K residents

Population & electorate

Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.

Total population

Local vs state vs U.S.

39K

local

39KState 1.4MNational 334.9M

Share of U.S. population

Local vs state vs U.S.

0.01%

local

0.01%National 100%

Voting-age population

Local vs state vs U.S.

83.0%

local

83.0%State 79.1%National 75.7%

Economic profile

Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.

Median household income

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState $76,630National $83,960

Poverty rate

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 10.8%National 12.5%

College degree

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 36.1%National 35.6%

Homeownership

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 74.3%National 65.2%

Community profile

Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.

Median age

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 44.8 yrsNational 39.1 yrs

Age 18–29

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 13.7%National 15.7%

Age 65+

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 22.4%National 17.0%

Foreign born

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 4.1%National 14.1%

Non-English at home

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 6.0%National 22.2%

English only

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 94.0%National 77.8%

Voter Turnout

Turnout in ME-SD-12

Estimated using 2020 Census voting-age population.

2024 Turnout

76.8%

vs Previous

-76.5pp

Voting-Age Pop

32,296

History

2016–2024

Competitiveness

How competitive is ME-SD-12?

Safe DAvg margin: D+18.8 (last 3 elections)

2016

D+15.9

2020

D+20.7

2024

D+19.9

Elasticity

4.8pp

margin range

Party Flips

last 30 years

5-Elec Avg

D+18.8

Other Maine State Senate Districts

34 total

Name	Margin ↓
ME-SD-28	D+65.1
ME-SD-27	D+59.4
ME-SD-29	D+52.2
ME-SD-23	D+41.1
ME-SD-25	D+34.5
ME-SD-35	D+29.1
ME-SD-30	D+26.5
ME-SD-07	D+21.2
ME-SD-31	D+17.4
ME-SD-24	D+15.5
ME-SD-34	D+14.8
ME-SD-09	D+10.5
ME-SD-26	D+10.5
ME-SD-32	D+9.8
ME-SD-13	D+8.3
ME-SD-21	D+8.2
ME-SD-11	D+3.4
ME-SD-16	D+1.9
ME-SD-20	D+0.9
ME-SD-14	D+0.2
ME-SD-08	R+2.2
ME-SD-15	R+3.3
ME-SD-18	R+9.2
ME-SD-33	R+9.9
ME-SD-10	R+9.9

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