How Maine has voted since 1960
Maine has 4 electoral votes in 2028. Since 1960 it has voted Democratic 11 times and Republican 6 times. It has backed the national winner in 10 of 17 elections. Kamala Harris carried it in 2024 by 6.9 points, 8.4 points more Democratic than the nation. In 2024, 74.5% of its eligible voters cast a ballot, ranking 4th among the 50 states and DC (nationally, 64.3%). It has voted Democratic in every election since 1992. Its closest result was in 1976, when Gerald Ford won it by 0.8 points.
- 1960Nixon+14.1
- 1964Johnson+37.7
- 1968Humphrey+12.2
- 1972Nixon+23.0
- 1976Ford+0.8
- 1980Reagan+3.4
- 1984Reagan+22.1
- 1988Bush+11.5
- 1992Clinton+8.4
- 1996Clinton+20.9
- 2000Gore+5.1
- 2004Kerry+9.0
- 2008Obama+17.3
- 2012Obama+15.0
- 2016Clinton+2.9
- 2020Biden+9.1
- 2024Harris+6.9
Each box is one election: the winner in Maine and the margin in points. Darker boxes were won by 10 points or more, lighter by under 5.
Election night
8 p.m. ET
Polls close at 8 p.m. ET. Some towns close earlier; every polling place is closed by 8 p.m.
Also closing at 8 p.m. ET: AL, CT, DE, DC, IL, KS, MD, MA, MI, MS, MO, NH, NJ, ND, OK, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX.
Times from the 2024 general election; states rarely change them, and they will be confirmed for 2028.
2028 ratings
- Safe D Electoral Vote Map Sept. 27, 2026
In Congress
Senate
- Susan M. Collins (R) since 1997
- Angus S. King Jr. (I) since 2013
House: 2 Democrats
All 2 members
- 1 Chellie Pingree (D)
- 2 Jared F. Golden (D)
From Congress.gov, as of Sept. 28, 2026. Vacant seats are not listed.
Margin by election
Maine margin National popular vote
By county
Donald Trump won 9 of Maine's 16 counties in 2024; Kamala Harris won 7.
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Largest counties, 2024
| County | Votes | Margin | Shift from 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland County | 192,656 | D+35.3 | 0.0 |
| York County | 132,838 | D+10.5 | →R 2.0 |
| Penobscot County | 87,073 | R+10.9 | →R 2.6 |
| Kennebec County | 72,886 | R+2.7 | →R 3.0 |
| Androscoggin County | 58,847 | R+6.1 | →R 3.3 |
| Hancock County | 36,253 | D+11.8 | →R 0.5 |
| Aroostook County | 35,653 | R+26.2 | →R 6.5 |
| Oxford County | 34,590 | R+12.9 | →R 4.2 |
| Somerset County | 28,441 | R+27.0 | →R 3.9 |
| Knox County | 25,893 | D+18.6 | →R 1.1 |
Biggest shifts from 2020 to 2024: toward the Republican, Aroostook County (6.5), Franklin County (4.3), Oxford County (4.2); toward the Democrat, Lincoln County (1.1), Sagadahoc County (1.1), Cumberland County (0.0) — in points of margin.
County returns from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (official state data), 2000–2024. Margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's, of all votes cast. In 2004 (93%) the county figures add up to a different total from the certified statewide count (shown as a share of it).
Results by year
| Year | Winner | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin | Nation | Turnout | EV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala HarrisHarris lost | Harris 52.4%435,652 | Trump 45.5%377,977 | 2.1% | D+6.9 | R+1.5 | 74.5% | 4 |
| 2020 | Joe BidenBiden | Biden 53.1%435,072 | Trump 44.0%360,737 | 2.9% | D+9.1 | D+4.5 | 74.9% | 4 |
| 2016 | Hillary ClintonClinton lost | Clinton 46.4%357,735 | Trump 43.5%335,593 | 10.2% | D+2.9 | D+2.1 | 72.8% | 4 |
| 2012 | Barack ObamaObama | Obama 55.4%401,306 | Romney 40.3%292,276 | 4.3% | D+15.0 | D+3.9 | 69.4% | 4 |
| 2008 | Barack ObamaObama | Obama 57.7%421,923 | McCain 40.4%295,273 | 1.9% | D+17.3 | D+7.3 | 71.8% | 4 |
| 2004 | John KerryKerry lost | Kerry 53.6%396,842 | Bush 44.6%330,201 | 1.9% | D+9.0 | R+2.5 | 74.7% | 4 |
| 2000 | Al GoreGore lost | Gore 49.1%319,951 | Bush 44.0%286,616 | Nader 5.7% | D+5.1 | D+0.5 | 67.6% | 4 |
| 1996 | Bill ClintonClinton | Clinton 51.6%312,788 | Dole 30.8%186,378 | Perot 14.2% | D+20.9 | D+8.5 | 65.2% | 4 |
| 1992 | Bill ClintonClinton | Clinton 38.8%263,420 | Bush 30.4%206,504 | Perot 30.4% | D+8.4 | D+5.6 | 74.3% | 4 |
| 1988 | George H.W. BushBush | Dukakis 43.9%243,569 | Bush 55.3%307,131 | 0.8% | R+11.5 | R+7.7 | 62.5% | 4 |
| 1984 | Ronald ReaganReagan | Mondale 38.8%214,515 | Reagan 60.8%336,500 | 0.4% | R+22.1 | R+18.2 | 65.8% | 4 |
| 1980 | Ronald ReaganReagan | Carter 42.3%220,974 | Reagan 45.6%238,522 | Anderson 10.2% | R+3.4 | R+9.7 | 65.4% | 4 |
| 1976 | Gerald FordFord lost | Carter 48.1%232,279 | Ford 48.9%236,320 | 3.0% | R+0.8 | D+2.1 | — | 4 |
| 1972 | Richard NixonNixon | McGovern 38.5% | Nixon 61.5% | 0.1% | R+23.0 | R+23.2 | — | 4 |
| 1968 | Hubert HumphreyHumphrey lost | Humphrey 55.3% | Nixon 43.1% | 1.6% | D+12.2 | R+0.7 | — | 4 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. JohnsonJohnson | Johnson 68.8% | Goldwater 31.1% | 0.1% | D+37.7 | D+22.6 | — | 4 |
| 1960 | Richard NixonNixon lost | Kennedy 43.0% | Nixon 57.1% | 0.0% | R+14.1 | D+0.2 | — | 5 |
Margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's, in percentage points; Nation is the same for the national popular vote. "Other" is everyone else combined, or the leading third-party candidate where one took 5% or more. Vote counts from 1976. Turnout is ballots cast as a share of eligible voters, from 1980 (UF Election Lab; the newest year is preliminary).
Congressional districts
Maine gives two electoral votes to the statewide winner and one to the winner of each congressional district. The statewide results are above; here is how each district voted.
| Year | Maine 1st District | Maine 2nd District |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris D+21.5 | Trump R+9.0 |
| 2020 | Biden D+23.1 | Trump R+7.4 |
| 2016 | Clinton D+14.8 | Trump R+10.3 |
| 2012 | Obama D+21.4 | Obama D+8.6 |
| 2008 | Obama D+22.8 | Obama D+11.3 |
| 2004 | Kerry D+12.0 | Kerry D+6.0 |
| 2000 | Gore D+7.9 | Gore D+1.9 |
| 1996 | Clinton D+20.2 | Clinton D+21.6 |
| 1992 | Clinton D+8.0 | Clinton D+8.8 |
| 1988 | Bush R+12.6 | Bush R+10.2 |
| 1984 | Reagan R+19.7 | Reagan R+24.7 |
| 1980 | Reagan R+3.1 | Reagan R+3.7 |
| 1976 | Ford R+1.3 | Ford R+0.3 |
| 1972 | Nixon R+22.8 | Nixon R+23.2 |
Electoral votes
Electoral votes change after each census, when House seats are reapportioned.
- 519601950 census
- 41964–19681960 census
- 41972–19801970 census
- 41984–19881980 census
- 41992–20001990 census
- 42004–20082000 census
- 42012–20202010 census
- 42024–20282020 census
- 42032–2040projected
Projected: Maine's share of House seats after the 2030 census if each state's population keeps changing at its pace since 2020, from the Census Bureau's 2024 American Community Survey population estimates (July 1, 2024). If the count were taken today it would have 4. An estimate, not a forecast.