Congressional District 2 Congressional District (ME) — Elections 1876–2024

Maine 2nd Congressional District, Maine: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+10%. Republican peak: R+51 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+10MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 692,3162024 5-year
Median household income: $64,7822024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 91.7%2024 5-year
Black: 1.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+38 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+51 in 1924MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

13 counties · 4 D · 9 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−10.0%	172,938	212,215	393,028
2020	R	−6.8%	173,913	200,293	389,596
2016	R	−9.7%	149,708	184,777	362,577
2012	D	+9.1%	184,012	152,503	346,847
2008	D	+11.0%	197,726	157,834	362,977
2004	D	+5.4%	192,542	172,282	372,036
2000	D	+2.9%	158,531	148,792	330,261
1996	D	+22.2%	162,333	92,506	314,945
1992	D	+9.1%	134,951	102,372	357,522
1988	R	−9.9%	128,263	156,800	287,313
1984	R	−24.2%	110,999	182,348	294,587
1980	R	−3.8%	120,012	130,852	283,227
1976	R	−0.6%	126,723	128,252	263,437
1972	R	−23.4%	87,700	141,432	229,284
1968	D	+11.7%	120,216	94,664	218,393
1964	D	+37.5%	147,339	66,922	214,383
1960	R	−13.3%	103,320	135,036	238,358
1956	R	−43.3%	54,587	137,939	192,526
1952	R	−32.1%	65,581	127,702	193,643
1948	R	−13.9%	61,983	82,169	145,439
1944	R	−6.7%	76,361	87,291	163,837
1940	R	−3.6%	89,155	95,813	185,221
1936	R	−15.6%	71,370	98,883	176,034
1932	R	−9.7%	78,056	95,080	174,847
1928	R	−38.4%	46,801	105,518	152,945
1924	R	−50.8%	23,317	78,512	108,579
1920	R	−40.9%	33,294	80,289	114,993
1916	R	−5.6%	38,020	42,596	82,288
1912	O	+20.1%	29,871	14,211	78,036
1908	R	−32.9%	20,354	41,310	63,660
1904	R	−43.7%	15,079	40,174	57,402
1900	R	−30.2%	21,303	40,692	64,146
1896	R	−40.3%	20,654	49,791	72,360
1892	R	−14.5%	27,964	38,074	69,525
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

21.7%

Irish

15.0%

French

12.7%

German

7.1%

American

6.8%

Italian

4.4%

Scottish

4.3%

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.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 45.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.4%

3.1%

75–84

3.6%

6.6%

65–74

7.0%

7.6%

55–64

7.9%

6.1%

45–54

6.1%

5.8%

35–44

6.0%

5.7%

25–34

5.7%

4.4%

18–24

4.1%

7.1%

5–17

6.7%

2.3%

2.2%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$64,782

Congressional District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 2$64,782

Maine$74,733

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

13.5%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1817.0%

Working age (18–64)12.6%

Seniors (65+)13.2%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

94.0%

speak English only

Other Indo-European3.8%

Spanish0.9%

Other languages0.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

15.4%

Other Christian

6.6%

Baptist

1.9%

Methodist

1.7%

Mainline Protestant

1.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.2%

Non-Christian

1.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Maine 2nd Congressional District sits in New England. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 6 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Republican candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Republican margin in Maine 2nd Congressional District reached its widest at fifty-one points in 1924. The margin in 2024 was ten points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $64,782, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 692,316 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 2, Maine vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 2, Maine voted Republican by 10.0 points (R+10), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 393,028 votes cast, 172,938 went Democratic and 212,215 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 2, Maine's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 2, Maine as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 25 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 2, Maine last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 2, Maine voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in Congressional District 2, Maine?

Congressional District 2, Maine has a population of 692,316 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 2, Maine?

Median household income in Congressional District 2, Maine is $64,782 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.

What is the political history of Congressional District 2, Maine?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 2, Maine from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Maine 2nd Congressional District delivered R+10 in 2024 — Republican for the long memory.

Key facts

Demographics

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