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State Senate District 13·Maine

Maine 13th State Senate District delivered D+11 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

One of Maine's most Democratic-leaning legislative districts

20082024·5 elections
ME
Latest
D+11
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
37,736
2024 ACS

Maine 13th State Senate District, Maine: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+11%. Democratic peak: D+13 in 2008.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+11MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
37,7362024 5-year
Median household income
$76,2142024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
93.6%2024 5-year
Black
0.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
1.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+13 in 2008MIT Election Lab
3 counties · 2 D · 1 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+10.7%
13,47410,82124,801
D
+10.1%
13,08610,62924,394
D
+2.5%
10,59810,04322,235
D
+12.2%
11,7299,11821,353
D
+12.6%
12,3409,53422,299

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
25.8%
Irish
14.6%
German
11.1%
French
8.2%
Scottish
7.0%
American
6.6%
Italian
4.2%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.6%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.0%
Spanish0.7%
Other languages0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
8.2%
Mainline Protestant
4.7%
Other Christian
4.2%
Methodist
1.8%
Baptist
1.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.0%
Non-Christian
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 78.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in the greater Portland area, this district backed the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee by nearly 19 points — a margin that places it well outside the state's competitive middle and reflects the region's younger, college-educated electorate.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached thirteen points in 2008; Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 37,736, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $76,214 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 13, Maine vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 13, Maine voted Democratic by 10.7 points (D+11), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 24,801 votes cast, 13,474 went Democratic and 10,821 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 13, Maine's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 13, Maine as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 13, Maine?
State Senate District 13, Maine has a population of 37,736 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 13, Maine?
Median household income in State Senate District 13, Maine is $76,214 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.
What is the political history of State Senate District 13, Maine?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 13, Maine from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.