Maine 3rd State Senate District, Maine: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+20%. Republican peak: R+20 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+20MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 39,7362024 5-year
- Median household income
- $61,5212024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+7 in 2008MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+20 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 3, 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.
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 8,729 | 13,176 | 22,317 | ||
| R | 8,765 | 12,357 | 21,741 | ||
| R | 7,685 | 11,220 | 20,463 | ||
| D | 9,837 | 9,102 | 19,462 | ||
| D | 10,648 | 9,231 | 20,290 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
21.2%
Irish
15.4%
French
11.8%
American
7.5%
German
6.8%
Scottish
4.6%
Italian
4.1%
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: 45.6 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
$61,521
State Senate District 3 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 3$61,521
Maine$74,733
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.0%
Working age (18–64)13.6%
Seniors (65+)12.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.9%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.0%
Spanish0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 77.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Covering rural Washington and Hancock counties along the Downeast coast, this district backed the Republican presidential candidate by more than 26 points in 2024, reflecting the region's shift toward deep-red margins over the past decade.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached seven points in 2008; the Republican margin reached twenty points in 2024. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 39,736, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $61,521 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 3, Maine vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 3, Maine voted Republican by 19.9 points (R+20), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 22,317 votes cast, 8,729 went Democratic and 13,176 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 3, Maine's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 3, Maine as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 2 times, Republican 3 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 3, Maine last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 3, Maine voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in State Senate District 3, Maine?
State Senate District 3, Maine has a population of 39,736 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 3, Maine?
Median household income in State Senate District 3, Maine is $61,521 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.
What is the political history of State Senate District 3, Maine?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 3, Maine from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 3 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.