Hancock County, Maine, elections, 2026
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Demographics
| Demographic Data for Hancock County, Maine | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hancock County | Maine | |
| Population | 55,478 | 1,362,359 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 1,587 | 30,844 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 95.4% | 93.7% |
| Black/African American | 0.8% | 1.4% |
| Asian | 1.2% | 1.1% |
| Native American | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| Multiple | 1.8% | 2.8% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 1.5% | 1.7% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 94.7% | 93.2% |
| College graduation rate | 35.2% | 32.5% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $58,345 | $59,489 |
| Persons below poverty level | 10.1% | 11.1% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential election results by county, 2016-2024
How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2016, 2020, and 2024 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:
| County-level voting pattern categories | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | |||||||
| Status | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | ||||
| Solid Democratic | D | D | D | ||||
| Trending Democratic | R | D | D | ||||
| Battleground Democratic | D | R | D | ||||
| New Democratic | R | R | D | ||||
| Republican | |||||||
| Status | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | ||||
| Solid Republican | R | R | R | ||||
| Trending Republican | D | R | R | ||||
| Battleground Republican | R | D | R | ||||
| New Republican | D | D | R | ||||
Following the 2024 presidential election, 53.1% of Mainers lived in one of the state's 7 Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2016 to 2024, and 37.8% lived in one of 8 Solid Republican counties. Overall, Maine was Solid Democratic, having voted for Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016, Joe Biden (D) in 2020, and Kamala Harris (D) in 2024. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Maine following the 2024 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.
| Maine county-level statistics, 2024 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solid Democratic | 7 | 53.1% | |||||
| Solid Republican | 8 | 37.8% | |||||
| Battleground Republican | 1 | 9.1% | |||||
| Total voted Democratic | 7 | 53.1% | |||||
| Total voted Republican | 9 | 46.9% | |||||
Other counties in Maine
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See also
2026 Elections
