Bangor, Maine: Populist market. In 2024, voted R+9%. Republican peak: R+56 in 1956.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+9MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 350,9152024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,7632024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+31 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+56 in 1956MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Bangor, MEOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 90,830 | 110,118 | 205,148 | ||
| R | 89,904 | 103,984 | 201,814 | ||
| R | 77,660 | 95,205 | 186,988 | ||
| D | 91,844 | 81,809 | 178,744 | ||
| D | 98,387 | 84,333 | 186,228 | ||
| D | 96,375 | 91,903 | 191,910 | ||
| R | 76,312 | 80,528 | 169,833 | ||
| D | 79,543 | 50,403 | 161,464 | ||
| D | 64,964 | 53,359 | 181,998 | ||
| R | 62,517 | 80,195 | 143,885 | ||
| R | 53,479 | 92,027 | 146,065 | ||
| R | 56,144 | 67,299 | 140,123 | ||
| R | 56,086 | 67,360 | 128,184 | ||
| R | 37,865 | 71,071 | 108,973 | ||
| D | 50,953 | 49,203 | 102,018 | ||
| D | 66,365 | 34,907 | 101,343 | ||
| R | 39,914 | 71,641 | 111,556 | ||
| R | 19,871 | 69,700 | 89,571 | ||
| R | 25,760 | 63,426 | 89,341 | ||
| R | 23,805 | 42,259 | 66,639 | ||
| R | 32,337 | 44,451 | 76,888 | ||
| R | 40,367 | 49,968 | 90,462 | ||
| R | 31,983 | 51,539 | 87,311 | ||
| R | 37,052 | 50,283 | 88,191 | ||
| R | 19,966 | 56,119 | 76,406 | ||
| R | 11,037 | 41,454 | 55,698 | ||
| R | 17,485 | 41,482 | 59,692 | ||
| R | 21,492 | 22,534 | 44,901 | ||
| D | 16,598 | 9,551 | 42,263 | ||
| R | 11,466 | 22,348 | 34,806 | ||
| R | 8,506 | 21,843 | 31,453 | ||
| R | 12,067 | 22,206 | 35,472 | ||
| R | 12,612 | 27,637 | 41,144 | ||
| R | 16,348 | 21,907 | 40,081 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
22.8%
Irish
15.5%
French
9.5%
German
7.9%
American
7.4%
Scottish
4.7%
Italian
4.5%
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: 45.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$65,763
Bangor ranks near the middle of US counties.
Bangor$65,763
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%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.9%
Working age (18–64)13.3%
Seniors (65+)12.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.9%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.0%
Spanish1.0%
Other languages0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 77.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
The Bangor DMA stretches across northern and eastern Maine, covering vast low-density territory where broadcast television remains a primary news source and ad buys must account for enormous geographic spread relative to voter population.
The Democratic margin in Bangor peaked at thirty-one points in 1964. By 2016 the market had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was nine points, the most Republican-leaning result in the market's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $65,763 sits well below state and national norms, and 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Bangor, Maine vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bangor, Maine voted Republican by 9.4 points (R+9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 205,148 votes cast, 90,830 went Democratic and 110,118 went Republican.
What is Bangor, Maine's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Bangor, Maine as a "Populist" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 26 times, and other 0 times.
When did Bangor, Maine last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Bangor, Maine voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Bangor, Maine?
Bangor, Maine has a population of 350,915 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bangor, Maine?
Median household income in Bangor, Maine is $65,763 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.
What is the political history of Bangor, Maine?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bangor, Maine from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.