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Maine
Party timeline · 1820–2024
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Swing timeline · Maine
One column per cycle. Height is the state’s electoral votes, colour is the party that carried it, and a diamond marks a flip. 10 flips across 52 cycles.
Electoral votes over time
By party · all cycles
Rep 31
Dem 17
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1
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Popular vote · newest first
Swing is how far the gap between the Democratic and Republican shares moved since the state’s previous election with sourced votes: “R +1.6” means 1.6 points toward the Republican.
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| Year | Carried by | Dem | Rep | Others named | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20241 | Dem Harris Harris 3, Trump 1 (2nd congressional district) | Harris 435,652 51.7% | Trump 377,977 44.9% | Jill Stein 8,967 · 1.1% | 57,675 6.8 pts | R +2.1 since 2020 |
| 20202 | Dem Biden Biden 3, Trump 1 (2nd congressional district) | Biden 435,072 52.5% | Trump 360,737 43.6% | Jo Jorgensen 14,152 · 1.7% | 74,335 9.0 pts | D +6.1 since 2016 |
| 20163 | Dem Clinton Clinton 3, Trump 1 (2nd congressional district) | Clinton 357,735 46.3% | Trump 335,593 43.5% | Gary Johnson 38,105 · 4.9% Jill Stein 14,251 · 1.8% | 22,142 2.9 pts | R +12.2 since 2012 |
| 20124 | Dem Obama | Obama 401,306 55.4% | Romney 292,276 40.3% | Gary Johnson 9,352 · 1.3% Jill Stein 8,119 · 1.1% | 109,030 15.0 pts | R +2.3 since 2008 |
| 2008 | Dem Obama | Obama 421,923 57.7% | McCain 295,273 40.4% | Ralph Nader 10,636 · 1.5% | 126,650 17.3 pts | D +8.3 since 2004 |
| 20045 | Dem Kerry | Kerry 396,842 53.6% | Bush 330,201 44.6% | Ralph Nader 8,069 · 1.1% | 66,641 9.0 pts | D +3.9 since 2000 |
| 2000 | Dem Gore | Gore 319,951 49.1% | Bush 286,616 44.0% | Ralph Nader 37,127 · 5.7% | 33,335 5.1 pts | R +15.7 since 1996 |
| 1996 | Dem Clinton | Clinton 312,788 51.6% | Dole 186,378 30.8% | Ross Perot 85,970 · 14.2% Ralph Nader 15,279 · 2.5% | 126,410 20.9 pts | D +12.5 since 1992 |
| 1992 | Dem Clinton | Clinton 263,420 38.8% | Bush 206,504 30.4% | Ross Perot 206,820 · 30.4% | 56,600 8.3 pts | D +19.8 since 1988 |
| 1988 | Rep Bush | Dukakis 243,569 43.9% | Bush 307,131 55.3% | None | 63,562 11.5 pts | D +10.6 since 1984 |
| 1984 | Rep Reagan | Mondale 214,515 38.8% | Reagan 336,500 60.8% | None | 121,985 22.1 pts | R +18.7 since 1980 |
| 1980 | Rep Reagan | Carter 220,974 42.3% | Reagan 238,522 45.6% | John B. Anderson 53,327 · 10.2% | 17,548 3.4 pts | R +2.5 since 1976 |
| 1976 | Rep Ford | Carter 232,279 48.1% | Ford 236,320 48.9% | Eugene McCarthy 10,874 · 2.3% | 4,041 0.8 pts | D +22.2 since 1972 |
| 1972 | Rep Nixon | McGovern 160,584 38.5% | Nixon 256,458 61.5% | None | 95,874 23.0 pts | R +35.2 since 1968 |
| 1968 | Dem Humphrey | Humphrey 217,312 55.3% | Nixon 169,254 43.1% | George Wallace 6,370 · 1.6% | 48,058 12.2 pts | R +25.5 since 1964 |
| 1964 | Dem Johnson | Johnson 262,264 68.8% | Goldwater 118,701 31.2% | None | 143,563 37.7 pts | D +51.8 since 1960 |
| 1960 | Rep Nixon | Kennedy 181,159 43.0% | Nixon 240,608 57.0% | None | 59,449 14.1 pts | D +27.6 since 1956 |
| 1956 | Rep Eisenhower | Stevenson 102,468 29.1% | Eisenhower 249,238 70.9% | None | 146,770 41.7 pts | R +9.5 since 1952 |
| 19526 | Rep Eisenhower | Stevenson 118,8066 33.8% | Eisenhower 232,3536 66.0% | None | 113,547 32.3 pts | R +17.8 since 1948 |
| 1948 | Rep Dewey | Truman 111,916 42.3% | Dewey 150,234 56.7% | None | 38,318 14.5 pts | R +9.5 since 1944 |
| 1944 | Rep Dewey | Roosevelt 140,631 47.4% | Dewey 155,434 52.4% | None | 14,803 5.0 pts | R +2.7 since 1940 |
| 1940 | Rep Willkie | Roosevelt 156,478 48.8% | Willkie 163,951 51.1% | None | 7,473 2.3 pts | D +11.6 since 1936 |
| 1936 | Rep Landon | Roosevelt 126,333 41.5% | Landon 168,823 55.5% | William Lemke 7,581 · 2.5% | 42,490 14.0 pts | R +1.3 since 1932 |
| 1932 | Rep Hoover | Roosevelt 128,907 43.2% | Hoover 166,631 55.8% | None | 37,724 12.6 pts | D +25.0 since 1928 |
| 19287 | Rep Hoover | Smith 81,1797 31.0% | Hoover 179,9237 68.6% | None | 98,744 37.7 pts | D +12.5 since 1924 |
| 1924 | Rep Coolidge | Davis 41,964 21.8% | Coolidge 138,440 72.0% | Robert M. La Follette 11,382 · 5.9% | 96,476 50.2 pts | R +11.1 since 1920 |
| 19208,9 | Rep Harding | Cox 58,9618 29.8% | Harding 136,3558 68.9% | Eugene V. Debs 2,214 · 1.1%8 | 77,394 39.1 pts | R +35.2 since 1916 |
| 1916 | Rep Hughes | Wilson 64,118 47.0% | Hughes 69,506 51.0% | Allan L. Benson 2,186 · 1.6% | 5,388 4.0 pts | R +22.9 since 1912 |
| 1912 | Dem Wilson | Wilson 51,113 39.4% | Taft 26,545 20.5% | Theodore Roosevelt 48,493 · 37.4% Eugene V. Debs 2,541 · 2.0% | 2,620 2.0 pts | D +48.7 since 1908 |
| 1908 | Rep Taft | Bryan 35,403 33.3% | Taft 66,987 63.0% | Eugene V. Debs 1,758 · 1.7% Eugene W. Chafin 1,487 · 1.4% | 31,584 29.7 pts | D +8.6 since 1904 |
| 1904 | Rep Roosevelt | Parker 27,638 28.8% | Roosevelt 64,438 67.1% | Eugene V. Debs 2,103 · 2.2% Silas C. Swallow 1,510 · 1.6% | 36,800 38.3 pts | R +11.3 since 1900 |
| 1900 | Rep McKinley | Bryan 36,822 34.8% | McKinley 65,435 61.9% | John G. Woolley 2,585 · 2.4% | 28,613 27.1 pts | D +11.5 since 1896 |
| 189610 | Rep McKinley | Bryan 34,68810 29.2% | McKinley 80,46510 67.8% | John M. Palmer 1,870 · 1.6%10 Joshua Levering 1,570 · 1.3%10 | 45,777 38.6 pts | R +25.8 since 1892 |
| 189211 | Rep Harrison | Cleveland 48,04411 41.3% | Harrison 62,92311 54.1% | John Bidwell 3,062 · 2.6%11 James B. Weaver 2,381 · 2.0%11 | 14,879 12.8 pts | D +5.3 since 1888 |
| 1888 | Rep Harrison | Cleveland 50,481 39.4% | Harrison 73,734 57.5% | Clinton B. Fisk 2,691 · 2.1% Alson J. Streeter 1,344 · 1.0% | 23,253 18.1 pts | R +2.6 since 1884 |
| 188412 | Rep Blaine | Cleveland 51,65612 39.9% | Blaine 71,71612 55.4% | Benjamin F. Butler 3,994 · 3.1%12 John P. St. John 2,143 · 1.7%12 | 20,060 15.5 pts | R +9.3 since 1880 |
| 188013 | Rep Garfield | Hancock 65,17113 45.4% | Garfield 74,03913 51.6% | James B. Weaver 4,408 · 3.1%13 | 8,868 6.2 pts | D +7.9 since 1876 |
| 187614 | Rep Hayes | Tilden 49,82314 42.7% | Hayes 66,30014 56.8% | None | 16,477 14.1 pts | D +21.6 since 1872 |
| 187215,16 | Rep Grant | Greeley 29,08715 32.1% | Grant 61,42215 67.9% | None | 32,335 35.7 pts | R +10.9 since 1868 |
| 186817 | Rep Grant | Seymour 42,39617 37.6% | Grant 70,42617 62.4% | None | 28,030 24.8 pts | First sourced year |
| 186418 | Rep Lincoln | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 186019 | Rep Lincoln | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 185620 | Rep Fremont | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 185221 | Dem Pierce | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 184822 | Dem Cass | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 184423 | Dem Polk | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 184024 | Whig Harrison | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 183625 | Dem Van Buren | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 183226 | Dem Jackson | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 182827 | N-R John Quincy Adams John Quincy Adams 8, Jackson 1 | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 182428 | D-R John Quincy Adams | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 182029 | D-R Monroe | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
Shares are of the state’s total vote for president. Margin is the leader’s lead over the second-placed candidate. “Others named” lists every other candidate the figures give a line of their own.
Notes on the figures
- 2024 'Other candidates' includes 11,072 blank, void, over- or under-vote or 'none of these candidates' ballots, which the source reports as lines of their own.
- 2020 'Other candidates' includes 8,844 blank, void, over- or under-vote or 'none of these candidates' ballots, which the source reports as lines of their own.
- 2016 'Other candidates' includes 23,965 blank, void, over- or under-vote or 'none of these candidates' ballots, which the source reports as lines of their own.
- 2012 'Other candidates' includes 11,578 blank, void, over- or under-vote or 'none of these candidates' ballots, which the source reports as lines of their own.
- 2004 'Other candidates' includes 4 blank, void, over- or under-vote or 'none of these candidates' ballots, which the source reports as lines of their own.
- 1952 The official table notes: Others: scattering (footnote 8).
- 1928 The official table notes: Footnote 9: 'Scattering votes, 1, included in grand total.'
- 1920 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
- 1920 The official table notes: The summary table shows no Socialist figure for Maine; the state page (PDF page 7) gives Socialist 2,214 (in SocState). Single Tax 310 is from the state page.
- 1896 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
- 1892 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
- 1884 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
- 1880 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
- 1876 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
- 1872 Horace Greeley was the Liberal Republican nominee and was also endorsed by the Democratic Party; he is listed under the Democratic column, where the county file records his votes.
- 1872 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
- 1868 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
- 1864 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1860 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1856 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1852 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1848 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1844 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1840 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1836 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1832 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1828 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1824 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1820 State popular vote not yet sourced.
SourcesMIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. President 1976–2024 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1972 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1968 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1964 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1960 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1956 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1952 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1948 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1944 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1940 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1936 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1932 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1928 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1924 ; Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 2, 1920 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1917 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1914 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1910 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1905 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1901 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1897 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1894 ; The World Almanac 1891 ; The World Almanac 1886 ; The Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1878 ; The World Almanac for 1873 . How these figures were compiled
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Era of Good Feelings
1820
Monroe
National: James Monroe · D-R
Era of Good Feelings1824
John Quincy Adams
National: John Quincy Adams · D-R
Second Party System1828
John Quincy Adams
National: Andrew Jackson · Dem
Second Party System1832
Jackson
National: Andrew Jackson · Dem
Second Party System1836
Van Buren
National: Martin Van Buren · Dem
Second Party System1840
Harrison
National: William Henry Harrison · Whig
Second Party System1844
Polk
National: James K. Polk · Dem
Second Party System1848
Cass
National: Zachary Taylor · Whig
Second Party System1852
Pierce
National: Franklin Pierce · Dem
Antebellum Crisis1856
Fremont
National: James Buchanan · Dem
Civil War1860
Lincoln
National: Abraham Lincoln · Rep
Civil War1864
Lincoln
National: Abraham Lincoln · Rep
Reconstruction1868
Grant
National: Ulysses S. Grant · Rep
Reconstruction1872
Grant
National: Ulysses S. Grant · Rep
Gilded Age1876
Hayes
National: Rutherford B. Hayes · Rep
Gilded Age1880
Garfield
National: James A. Garfield · Rep
Gilded Age1884
Blaine
National: Grover Cleveland · Dem
Gilded Age1888
Harrison
National: Benjamin Harrison · Rep
Gilded Age1892
Harrison
National: Grover Cleveland · Dem
Progressive Era1896
McKinley
National: William McKinley · Rep
Progressive Era1900
McKinley
National: William McKinley · Rep
Progressive Era1904
Roosevelt
National: Theodore Roosevelt · Rep
Progressive Era1908
Taft
National: William Howard Taft · Rep
Progressive Era1912
Wilson
National: Woodrow Wilson · Dem
Progressive Era1916
Hughes
National: Woodrow Wilson · Dem
Roaring Twenties1920
Harding
National: Warren G. Harding · Rep
Roaring Twenties1924
Coolidge
National: Calvin Coolidge · Rep
Roaring Twenties1928
Hoover
National: Herbert Hoover · Rep
New Deal Coalition1932
Hoover
National: Franklin D. Roosevelt · Dem
New Deal Coalition1936
Landon
National: Franklin D. Roosevelt · Dem
New Deal Coalition1940
Willkie
National: Franklin D. Roosevelt · Dem
New Deal Coalition1944
Dewey
National: Franklin D. Roosevelt · Dem
New Deal Coalition1948
Dewey
National: Harry S. Truman · Dem
New Deal Coalition1952
Eisenhower
National: Dwight D. Eisenhower · Rep
New Deal Coalition1956
Eisenhower
National: Dwight D. Eisenhower · Rep
New Deal Coalition1960
Nixon
National: John F. Kennedy · Dem
New Deal Coalition1964
Johnson
National: Lyndon B. Johnson · Dem
Cold War Realignment1968
Humphrey
National: Richard Nixon · Rep
Cold War Realignment1972
Nixon
National: Richard Nixon · Rep
Cold War Realignment1976
Ford
National: Jimmy Carter · Dem
Cold War Realignment1980
Reagan
National: Ronald Reagan · Rep
Cold War Realignment1984
Reagan
National: Ronald Reagan · Rep
Cold War Realignment1988
Bush
National: George H. W. Bush · Rep
Modern Polarization1992
Clinton
National: Bill Clinton · Dem
Modern Polarization1996
Clinton
National: Bill Clinton · Dem
Modern Polarization2000
Gore
National: George W. Bush · Rep
Modern Polarization2004
Kerry
National: George W. Bush · Rep
Modern Polarization2008
Obama
National: Barack Obama · Dem
Modern Polarization2012
Obama
National: Barack Obama · Dem
Modern Polarization2016
Clinton
National: Donald Trump · Rep
Modern Polarization2020
Biden
National: Joe Biden · Dem
Modern Polarization2024
Harris
National: Donald Trump · Rep
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