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2022 population: 683,804
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 631,526 | 92.35% | |
| Black: | 8,782 | 1.28% | |
| Indian: | 4,850 | 0.71% | |
| Asian: | 4,931 | 0.72% | |
| 2+ races: | 20,062 | 2.93% | |
| Hispanic: | 11,672 | 1.71% | |
| Total non-White: | 52,278 | 7.65% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 387,357 | |
| Median Value | $180,900 | |
| Occupied | 290,657 | 75.0% |
| Vacant | 96,700 | 25.0% |
| Owned | 213,651 | 73.5% |
| Rented | 77,006 | 26.5% |
| Median Rent | $869 | |
| Single-Family Units | 280,576 | 72.4% |
| Detached | 275,668 | 71.2% |
| Attached | 4,908 | 1.3% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 30,067 | 7.8% |
| Mobile Homes | 40,154 | 10.4% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 13,691 | 4.7% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 16,445 | 5.7% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 13,655 | 4.7% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 14,613 | 5.0% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 14,503 | 5.0% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 14,028 | 4.8% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 12,905 | 4.4% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 13,625 | 4.7% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 12,185 | 4.2% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 23,067 | 7.9% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 28,649 | 9.9% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 38,426 | 13.2% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 26,384 | 9.1% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 17,640 | 6.1% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 17,065 | 5.9% |
| $200,000 or more | 13,776 | 4.7% |
| Median Household Income | 58,564 | |
| Per Capita Income | 33,989 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 20,786 | 7.2% |
| Public Assistance | 9,741 | 3.4% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 47,320 | 16.3% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 290,495 | 69.8% |
| Unemployed | 14,696 | 3.5% |
| In Armed Forces | 748 | 0.2% |
| Total Labor Force | 305,939 | 73.6% |
| Not in Labor Force | 109,984 | 26.4% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 30.0% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 102,538 | 84,218 | 54.9% |
| Non-Profit | 14,689 | 30,047 | 32.8% |
| Self-Employed | 26,805 | 13,439 | 66.6% |
| Local Government | 9,449 | 14,807 | 39.0% |
| State Government | 7,134 | 8,919 | 44.4% |
| Federal Government | 4,491 | 3,580 | 55.6% |
| Total Private + Self | 129,343 | 97,657 | 57.0% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 35,763 | 57,353 | 38.4% |
| Total | 165,106 | 155,010 | 51.6% |
| Pct. Govt. | 15.1% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 44,551 | 13.9% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 66,618 | 20.8% |
| Professional, Technical | 71,520 | 22.3% |
| Service Occupations | 56,850 | 17.7% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 6,607 | 2.1% |
| All others | 81,463 | 25.4% |
| White Collar | 56.9% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Retail trade | 42,288 | 13.2% |
| Educational services and health care | 35,164 | 11.0% |
| Manufacturing | 27,095 | 8.4% |
| Construction | 26,120 | 8.1% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 18,757 | 5.8% |
| Public administration | 17,104 | 5.3% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 15,331 | 4.8% |
| Other services | 14,753 | 4.6% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 12,585 | 3.9% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 12,328 | 3.8% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 10,723 | 3.3% |
| Wholesale trade | 5,408 | 1.7% |
| Information | 4,392 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 3,964 | 0.58% |
| Puerto Rican | 3,076 | 0.45% |
| Cuban | 682 | 0.10% |
| Dominican | 353 | 0.05% |
| Total Central American | 743 | 0.11% |
| Costa Rican | 120 | 0.02% |
| Guatemalan | 129 | 0.02% |
| Honduran | 151 | 0.02% |
| Nicaraguan | 41 | 0.01% |
| Panamanian | 96 | 0.01% |
| Salvadoran | 206 | 0.03% |
| Total South American | 1,262 | 0.18% |
| Argentinean | 103 | 0.02% |
| Bolivian | 85 | 0.01% |
| Chilean | 82 | 0.01% |
| Colombian | 335 | 0.05% |
| Ecuadorian | 236 | 0.03% |
| Peruvian | 324 | 0.05% |
| Uruguayan | 35 | 0.01% |
| Venezuelan | 30 | 0.00% |
| Other South American | 32 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 1,592 | 0.23% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Chinese | 1,317 | 0.19% |
| Filipino | 1,203 | 0.18% |
| Indian | 618 | 0.09% |
| Korean | 468 | 0.07% |
| Vietnamese | 376 | 0.05% |
| Thai | 255 | 0.04% |
| Japanese | 185 | 0.03% |
| Taiwanese | 67 | 0.01% |
| Cambodian | 39 | 0.01% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 612,543 | 94.0% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 20,333 | 3.1% |
| Spanish | 5,038 | 0.8% |
| Other | 3,558 | 0.5% |
| German, other Germanic | 2,640 | 0.4% |
| Other Indo-European | 2,211 | 0.3% |
| Chinese | 1,114 | 0.2% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 1,060 | 0.2% |
| Other Asian | 983 | 0.2% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| English | 138,067 | 20.2% |
| Irish | 100,597 | 14.7% |
| French | 94,139 | 13.8% |
| French Canadian | 51,112 | 7.5% |
| German | 48,860 | 7.1% |
| American | 47,668 | 7.0% |
| Italian | 29,240 | 4.3% |
| Scottish | 28,259 | 4.1% |
| Polish | 12,614 | 1.8% |
| Swedish | 10,121 | 1.5% |
| Scotch-Irish | 9,296 | 1.4% |
| European | 8,314 | 1.2% |
| Canadian | 6,061 | 0.9% |
| Dutch | 5,288 | 0.8% |
| British | 4,483 | 0.7% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 674,577 | 98.7% |
| Not a citizen | 9,227 | 1.3% |
| Native | 663,100 | 97.0% |
| Foreign-born | 20,704 | 3.0% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 11,907 | 2.4% | 23,864 | 4.8% | 177,758 | 35.5% | 152,522 | 30.5% | 87,414 | 17.5% | 47,411 | 9.5% |
| Average years of education: 13.5 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 11,907 | 2.4% |
| 9-12 Years | 23,864 | 4.8% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 177,758 | 35.5% |
| Some College | 152,522 | 30.5% |
| Bach. Degree | 87,414 | 17.5% |
| Grad Degree | 47,411 | 9.5% |
| Average years of education: 13.5 | ||
Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.
| Date | District | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-08 | ME02 | Jared Golden* (D) | 165,136 | 53.1% | Bruce Poliquin (R) | 146,142 | 46.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 311,278 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | ME02 | Jared Golden* (D) | 197,974 | 53.0% | Dale Crafts (R) | 175,228 | 46.9% | 33 | 0.0% | 373,235 |
| 2018-11-06 | ME02 | Jared Golden (D) | 142,440 | 50.6% | Bruce Poliquin* (R) | 138,931 | 49.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 281,371 |
| 2016-11-08 | ME02 | Bruce Poliquin* (R) | 192,878 | 52.9% | Emily Cain (D) | 159,081 | 43.6% | 12,927 | 3.5% | 364,886 |
| 2014-11-04 | ME02 | Bruce Poliquin (R) | 133,308 | 45.2% | Emily Cain (D) | 118,556 | 40.2% | 43,145 | 14.6% | 295,009 |
| 2012-11-06 | ME02 | Michael Michaud* (D) | 191,456 | 58.2% | Kevin Raye (R) | 137,542 | 41.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 328,998 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | ME02 | Michael Michaud* (D) | 147,042 | 55.1% | Jason Levesque (R) | 119,669 | 44.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 266,711 |
| 2008-11-04 | ME02 | Michael Michaud* (D) | 226,274 | 67.4% | John Frary (R) | 109,268 | 32.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 335,542 |
| 2006-11-07 | ME02 | Michael Michaud* (D) | 179,772 | 70.5% | Laurence D'Amboise (R) | 75,156 | 29.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 254,928 |
| 2004-11-02 | ME02 | Michael Michaud* (D) | 199,303 | 58.0% | Brian Hamel (R) | 135,547 | 39.5% | 8,586 | 2.5% | 343,436 |
| Redistricting effect (2004); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2002-11-05 | ME02 | Michael Michaud (D) | 116,868 | 52.0% | Kevin Raye (R) | 107,849 | 48.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 224,717 |
| 2000-11-07 | ME02 | John Baldacci* (D) | 219,783 | 73.4% | Richard Campbell (R) | 79,522 | 26.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 299,305 |
| 1998-11-03 | ME02 | John Baldacci* (D) | 146,202 | 76.2% | Jonathan Reisman (R) | 45,674 | 23.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 191,876 |
| 1996-11-05 | ME02 | John Baldacci* (D) | 205,439 | 71.9% | Paul Young (R) | 70,856 | 24.8% | 9,341 | 3.3% | 285,636 |
| 1994-11-08 | ME02 | John Baldacci (D) | 109,615 | 45.7% | Rick Bennett (R) | 97,754 | 40.7% | 32,525 | 13.6% | 239,894 |
| 1992-11-03 | ME02 | Olympia Snowe* (R) | 153,022 | 49.1% | Patrick McGowan (D) | 130,824 | 42.0% | 27,587 | 8.9% | 311,433 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | ME02 | Olympia Snowe* (R) | 121,704 | 51.0% | Patrick McGowan (D) | 116,798 | 49.0% | 20 | 0.0% | 238,522 |
| 1988-11-08 | ME02 | Olympia Snowe* (R) | 167,226 | 66.2% | Kenneth Hayes (D) | 85,346 | 33.8% | 149 | 0.1% | 252,721 |
| 1986-11-04 | ME02 | Olympia Snowe* (R) | 148,770 | 77.3% | Richard Charette (D) | 43,614 | 22.7% | 13 | 0.0% | 192,397 |
| 1984-11-06 | ME02 | Olympia Snowe* (R) | 192,166 | 75.7% | Chipman Bull (D) | 57,347 | 22.6% | 4,260 | 1.7% | 253,773 |
| 1982-11-02 | ME02 | Olympia Snowe* (R) | 136,075 | 66.6% | James Dunleavy (D) | 68,086 | 33.3% | 15 | 0.0% | 204,176 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | ME02 | Olympia Snowe* (R) | 186,406 | 78.5% | Harold Silverman (D) | 51,026 | 21.5% | 16 | 0.0% | 237,448 |
| 1978-11-07 | ME02 | Olympia Snowe (R) | 87,939 | 50.8% | Markham Gartley (D) | 70,691 | 40.8% | 14,424 | 8.3% | 173,054 |
| 1976-11-02 | ME02 | William Cohen* (R) | 169,292 | 77.1% | Leighton Cooney (D) | 43,150 | 19.7% | 7,128 | 3.2% | 219,570 |
| 1974-11-04 | ME02 | William Cohen* (R) | 118,154 | 71.4% | Markham Gartley (D) | 47,399 | 28.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 165,553 |
| 1972-11-07 | ME02 | William Cohen (R) | 106,280 | 54.4% | Elmer Violette (D) | 89,135 | 45.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 195,415 |
| 1970-11-03 | ME02 | William Hathaway* (D) | 96,235 | 64.2% | Maynard Conners (R) | 53,642 | 35.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 149,877 |
| 1968-11-05 | ME02 | William Hathaway* (D) | 102,369 | 55.7% | Elden Shute (R) | 81,398 | 44.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 183,767 |
| 1966-11-08 | ME02 | William Hathaway* (D) | 85,956 | 56.8% | Howard Foley (R) | 65,476 | 43.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 151,432 |
| 1964-11-03 | ME02 | William Hathaway (D) | 110,931 | 62.0% | Kenneth MacLeod (R) | 67,978 | 38.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 178,909 |
| 1962-11-06 | ME02 | Clifford McIntire* (R) | 72,349 | 51.1% | William Hathaway (D) | 69,159 | 48.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 141,508 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Donald Trump* (R) | 200,803 | 51.6% | Joe Biden (D) | 177,070 | 45.5% | 11,405 | 2.9% | 389,278 | 8 | 5 | 47.50% | |
| 2020 | 70% | Donald Trump* (R) | 196,725 | 52.3% | Joe Biden (D) | 168,696 | 44.8% | 10,919 | 2.9% | 376,340 | 8 | 5 | 45.93% |
| 2016 | 66% | Donald Trump (R) | 181,168 | 51.4% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 144,962 | 41.1% | 26,211 | 7.4% | 352,341 | 7 | 6 | 47.11% |
| 2012 | 64% | Barack Obama* (D) | 178,266 | 52.8% | Mitt Romney (R) | 149,252 | 44.2% | 9,976 | 3.0% | 337,494 | 3 | -3 | 47.32% |
| 2008 | 69% | Barack Obama (D) | 189,778 | 54.6% | John McCain (R) | 150,669 | 43.4% | 7,090 | 2.0% | 347,537 | 3 | -2 | 47.53% |
| 2004 | 73% | John Kerry (D) | 185,139 | 52.0% | George W. Bush* (R) | 164,377 | 46.1% | 6,840 | 1.9% | 356,356 | 2 | -5 | 48.11% |
| 2000 | 67% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 143,658 | 47.4% | George W. Bush (R) | 137,998 | 45.6% | 21,200 | 7.0% | 302,856 | 2 | -2 | 46.46% |
| 1996 | 62% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 147,735 | 52.9% | Robert Dole (R) | 85,527 | 30.6% | 46,125 | 16.5% | 279,387 | 0 | -10 | 46.11% |
| 1992 | 71% | Bill Clinton (D) | 118,229 | 37.8% | Ross Perot (I) | 103,992 | 33.2% | 90,807 | 29.0% | 313,028 | -1 | -8 | 46.07% |
| 1988 | 59% | George Bush (R) | 137,839 | 55.1% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 112,491 | 44.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 250,330 | 0 | 2 | 45.10% |
| 1984 | 65% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 161,028 | 62.4% | Walter Mondale (D) | 97,065 | 37.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 258,093 | 2 | 4 | 46.66% |
| 1980 | 68% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 112,248 | 47.2% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 103,361 | 43.4% | 22,438 | 9.4% | 238,047 | 2 | -4 | 45.51% |
| 1976 | 63% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 109,301 | 50.1% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 108,681 | 49.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 217,982 | 1 | 2 | 45.11% |
| 1972 | 61% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 121,120 | 61.6% | George McGovern (D) | 75,556 | 38.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 196,676 | 0 | 1 | 47.13% |
| 1968 | n/a | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 104,469 | 55.5% | Richard Nixon (R) | 80,848 | 42.9% | 2,980 | 1.6% | 188,297 | 0 | 0 | 47.92% |
| 1964 | n/a | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 69.1% | Barry Goldwater (R) | 30.9% | 0.0% | 0 | -8 | n/a | ||||
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 685,599 | 91.5% | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 4.0% | 1.8% |
| 2020 | 657,481 | 94.3% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 2.3% | 1.5% | |
| 2012 | 660,042 | 94.7% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 2.0% | 1.1% |
| 2010 | 659,846 | 94.9% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 1.1% |
| 2004 | 637,473 | 96.7% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.7% |
| 2000 | 607,987 | 96.5% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.7% |
| 1992 | 591,442 | 98.0% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.5% | |
| 1990 | 591,442 | 98.2% | |||||
| 1982 | 543,475 | 98.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | |
| 1980 | 543,475 | 1.0% | |||||
| 1972 | 497,982 | ||||||
| 1970 | 497,982 |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
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