Maine presidential election results and history

Maine has voted in 51 presidential elections in this record and backed the national winner in 33 of the 51 with a recorded winner (65%).

Current members of Congress from Maine (4)

Susan M. Collins Senator · Republican
Angus S. King, Jr. Senator · Independent
Chellie Pingree District 1 · Democrat
Jared F. Golden District 2 · Democrat

Latest (2024): Kamala Harris6.9 pts
Electoral votes: 4
Republican wins: 31
Democratic wins: 17

Maine, Republican vs Democratic margin since 1856: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Counties in 2024

Full 2024 results

Every presidential election in Maine

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Year	Carried by	Share	Runner-up	Margin	EV	Votes counted	National winner
2024	Kamala Harris	52.4%	Donald J. Trump	6.9	2	830,794	Donald J. Trump ✗
2020	Joseph R. Biden	53.1%	Donald J. Trump	9.1	2	819,461	Joseph R. Biden ✓
2016	Hillary Clinton	47.8%	Donald J. Trump	3.0	4	747,927	Donald J. Trump ✗
2012	Barack Obama	56.3%	Mitt Romney	15.3	4	713,180	Barack Obama ✓
2008	Barack Obama	57.7%	John McCain	17.3	4	731,163	Barack Obama ✓
2004	John Kerry	53.6%	George W. Bush	9.0	4	740,752	George W. Bush ✗
2000	Albert Gore, Jr.	49.1%	George W. Bush	5.1	4	651,817	George W. Bush ✗
1996	William J. Clinton	51.6%	Robert Dole	20.9	4	605,897	William J. Clinton ✓
1992	William J. Clinton	38.8%	H. Ross Perot	8.3	4	679,499	William J. Clinton ✓
1988	George H. W. Bush	55.3%	Michael Dukakis	11.5	4	555,035	George H. W. Bush ✓
1984	Ronald Reagan	60.8%	Walter Mondale	22.1	4	553,144	Ronald Reagan ✓
1980	Ronald Reagan	45.6%	Jimmy Carter	3.4	4	523,011	Ronald Reagan ✓
1976	Gerald R. Ford	48.9%	Jimmy Carter	0.8	4	483,216	Jimmy Carter ✗
1972	Richard M. Nixon	61.5%	George McGovern	23.0	4	417,042	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1968	Hubert Humphrey	55.3%	Richard M. Nixon	12.2	4	392,936	Richard M. Nixon ✗
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson	68.8%	Barry Goldwater	37.7	4	380,965	Lyndon B. Johnson ✓
1960	Richard M. Nixon	57.0%	John F. Kennedy	14.1	5	421,767	John F. Kennedy ✗
1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower	70.9%	Adlai Stevenson	41.7	5	351,706	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1952	Dwight D. Eisenhower	66.0%	Adlai Stevenson	32.3	5	351,786	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1948	Thomas E. Dewey	56.7%	Harry S Truman	14.5	5	264,787	Harry S Truman ✗
1944	Thomas E. Dewey	52.4%	Franklin D. Roosevelt	5.0	5	296,400	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✗
1940	Wendell L. Willkie	51.1%	Franklin D. Roosevelt	2.3	5	320,840	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✗
1936	Alfred M. Landon	55.5%	Franklin D. Roosevelt	14.0	5	304,240	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✗
1932	Herbert Hoover	55.8%	Franklin D. Roosevelt	12.6	5	298,444	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✗
1928	Herbert Hoover	68.6%	Alfred E. Smith	37.7	6	262,170	Herbert Hoover ✓
1924	Calvin Coolidge	72.0%	John W. Davis	50.2	6	192,192	Calvin Coolidge ✓
1920	Warren G. Harding	68.9%	James M. Cox	39.1	6	197,840	Warren G. Harding ✓
1916	Charles E. Hughes	51.0%	Woodrow Wilson	4.0	6	136,314	Woodrow Wilson ✗
1912	Woodrow Wilson	39.4%	Theodore Roosevelt	2.0	6	129,641	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1908	William Howard Taft	63.0%	William Jennings Bryan	29.7	6	106,335	William Howard Taft ✓
1904	Theodore Roosevelt	67.1%	Alton B. Parker	38.3	6	96,036	Theodore Roosevelt ✓
1900	William McKinley	61.7%	William Jennings Bryan	26.6	6	107,698	William McKinley ✓
1896	William McKinley	67.9%	William Jennings Bryan	38.7	6	118,419	William McKinley ✓
1892	Benjamin Harrison	54.2%	Grover Cleveland	12.8	6	116,013	Grover Cleveland ✗
1888	Benjamin Harrison	57.5%	Grover Cleveland	18.1	6	128,253	Benjamin Harrison ✓
1884	James G. Blaine	55.3%	Grover Cleveland	15.4	6	130,489	Grover Cleveland ✗
1880	James A. Garfield	51.5%	Winfield S. Hancock	6.1	7	143,903	James A. Garfield ✓
1876	Rutherford B. Hayes	56.6%	Samuel Tilden	14.0	7	117,045	Rutherford B. Hayes ✓
1872	Ulysses S. Grant	67.9%	Horace Greeley	35.7	7	90,523	Ulysses S. Grant ✓
1868	Ulysses S. Grant	62.4%	Horatio Seymour	24.8	7	112,962	Ulysses S. Grant ✓
1864	Abraham Lincoln	59.2%	George McClellan	18.3	7	115,099	Abraham Lincoln ✓
1860	Abraham Lincoln	64.2%	Stephen Douglas	36.9	8	97,918	Abraham Lincoln ✓
1856	John C. Fremont	61.3%	James Buchanan	25.7	8	109,689	James Buchanan ✗
1852	Franklin Pierce	50.6%	Winfield Scott	11.0	8	82,182	Franklin Pierce ✓
1848	Lewis Cass	45.9%	Zachary Taylor	5.6	9	87,625	Zachary Taylor ✗
1844	James K. Polk	53.8%	Henry Clay	13.4	9	84,933	James K. Polk ✓
1840	William Henry Harrison	50.2%	Martin Van Buren	0.5	10	92,802	William Henry Harrison ✓
1836	Martin Van Buren	58.9%	William Henry Harrison	20.7	10	38,740	Martin Van Buren ✓
1832	Andrew Jackson	54.7%	Henry Clay	10.7	10	62,153	Andrew Jackson ✓
1828	John Quincy Adams	59.7%	Andrew Jackson	19.7	9	34,789	Andrew Jackson ✗
1824	John Quincy Adams	81.5%	William H. Crawford	63.0	9	12,625	John Quincy Adams ✓

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Questions and answers

How has Maine voted in recent presidential elections?

2024: Kamala Harris by 6.9 points; 2020: Joseph R. Biden by 9.1 points; 2016: Hillary Clinton by 3.0 points; 2012: Barack Obama by 15.3 points; 2008: Barack Obama by 17.3 points.

When did Maine last vote Democratic for president?

In 2024, for Kamala Harris.

When did Maine last vote Republican for president?

In 1988, for George H. W. Bush.

How often does Maine vote for the winning presidential candidate?

Maine backed the national winner in 33 of 51 elections in this record (65%).

Is Maine a swing state?

It is competitive but leans one way: in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 its margins were Democratic by 15.3 points, Democratic by 3.0 points, Democratic by 9.1 points and Democratic by 6.9 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data