2024 United States presidential election in Maine

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2024 United States presidential election in Maine

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Nominee Kamala Harris Donald Trump Party Democratic Republican Home state California Florida Running mate Tim Walz JD Vance Electoral vote 3 1 Popular vote 435,351 377,837 Percentage 52.39% 45.47%

County results Congressional district results Municipality results Harris   50–60%   60–70% Trump   50–60%   60–70%

President before election Joe Biden Democratic Elected President Donald Trump Republican

The 2024 United States presidential election in Maine took place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, as part of the 2024 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Maine voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. The state of Maine has four electoral votes in the Electoral College, following reapportionment due to the 2020 United States census in which the state neither gained nor lost a seat. ^[1] The state uses ranked-choice voting.

Maine is a sparsely populated rural state in Northern New England. Unlike all other states except Nebraska, Maine awards two electoral votes based on the statewide vote, and one vote for each congressional district. The at-large votes were expected to be contested by both parties, but are favored to be carried by the Democratic presidential candidate, having last been won by a Republican in 1988. However, the two congressional districts were expected to be split between the Democratic and Republican candidates with ME-1 being a strongly blue district and ME-2 being a moderately red district, something that had occurred in both 2016 and 2020.

Maine at large was potentially considered a secondary battleground during the 2024 election cycle. In 2016, Trump narrowly lost Maine at-large to Hillary Clinton by less than 3% and a margin of 22,142 votes. However, in 2020 Biden won the state by just over 9% and 74,302 votes, though Trump held Maine's 2nd congressional district. However, most polls and analysts accurately predicted Maine to remain in the Democratic camp at large in the November 2024 general election. Harris won Maine at-large by about 6.9%, worse than Biden but better than Clinton. As expected, Harris won Maine's 1st congressional district while Trump won Maine's 2nd congressional district. Trump also flipped Kennebec County, which he had won in 2016 but narrowly lost in 2020. ^{[2] [3]} Ranked-choice tabulation was ultimately not used as Harris won a majority of the vote statewide and in the 1st district, while Trump won a majority of the vote in the 2nd district.

Primary elections

Democratic primary

Main article: 2024 Maine Democratic presidential primary

The Maine Democratic primary was held on Super Tuesday, March 5, 2024.

Maine Democratic primary, March 5, 2024 ^[4]

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Actual delegate count
			Pledged	Unpledged	Total
Joe Biden (incumbent)	60,018	82.8%	24
Dean Phillips	4,623	6.4%
Other candidates	480	0.7%
Blank ballots	7,359	10.2%
Total:	72,480	100%	24	8	32

Republican primary

Main article: 2024 Maine Republican presidential caucuses

The Maine Republican caucuses was held on Super Tuesday, March 5, 2024.

Maine Republican primary, March 5, 2024 ^[5]

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Actual delegate count
			Bound	Unbound	Total
Donald Trump	79,034	71.92%	20	0	20
Nikki Haley	27,912	25.40%	0	0	0
Ron DeSantis (withdrawn)	1,191	1.08%	0	0	0
Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn)	440	0.40%	0	0	0
Ryan Binkley (withdrawn)	299	0.27%	0	0	0
Blank ballots	1,022	0.93%	0	0	0
Total:	109,898	100.00%	20	0	20

Attempted disqualification of Trump

Following a challenge to Trump's nomination petition for the Republican primary, the Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows on December 28, 2023 rejected Donald Trump's petition for the ballot on grounds of insurrection, similarly to what the Colorado Supreme Court ordered the secretary of state to do in Anderson v. Griswold for the Colorado primary. ^[6] On January 2, 2024, Trump appealed the ruling to the Maine Superior Court, arguing that Bellows is biased and that she has "no legal authority to consider the federal constitutional issues presented by the challengers". ^[7] On January 17, a Maine Superior Court judge ordered the Bellows to wait for the Colorado case to be adjudicated by the Supreme Court before upholding or modifying her decision. Bellows appealed this decision to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, ^[8] and the appeal was dismissed on January 24. ^[9] On March 4, 2024, the US Supreme Court ruled in Trump v. Anderson ^[10] that the Colorado courts could not order for Trump to be removed from the Republican primary ballot as it is a matter for Congress to legislate on, which it had not. ^[11] The secretary of state reversed her decision on the same day as the US Supreme Court's ruling. ^[12]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking (1st)	Ranking (2nd)	Ranking (statewide)	As of
The Economist [13]	Safe D	Likely R	Likely D	September 5, 2024
Cook Political Report [14]	Safe D	Likely R	Likely D	August 27, 2024
Decision Desk HQ/The Hill [15]	Safe D	Likely R	Safe D	November 4, 2024
CNalysis [16]	Safe D	Very Likely R	Solid D	November 4, 2024
538 [17]	Safe D	Likely R	Likely D	July 15, 2024
CNN [18]	Safe D	Lean R	Safe D	January 14, 2024
Sabato's Crystal Ball [19]	Safe D	Likely R	Likely D	June 29, 2023
Inside Elections [20]	Safe D	Lean R	Likely D	April 26, 2023
NBC News [21]	Safe D	Likely R	Likely D	October 6, 2024
YouGov [22]	Safe D	Tossup	Safe D	November 1, 2024
Split Ticket [23]	Safe D	Likely R	Likely D	November 1, 2024

Polling

Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Kamala Harris Democratic	Donald Trump Republican	Other / Undecided
University of New Hampshire [24]	August 15–19, 2024	951 (LV)	± 3.2%	58%	41%	1%
University of New Hampshire [25]	July 23–25, 2024	1,445 (LV)	± 2.6%	54%	45%	1%

Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump vs. Cornel West vs. Jill Stein vs. Chase Oliver

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Kamala Harris Democratic	Donald Trump Republican	Cornel West Independent	Jill Stein Green	Chase Oliver Libertarian	Other / Undecided
University of New Hampshire [26]	October 29 – November 2, 2024	1,485 (LV)	± 2.4%	52%	41%	1%	1%	1%	4% [b]
SurveyUSA [27] [A]	October 24–29, 2024	1,079 (LV)	± 3.6%	51%	43%	1%	1%	1%	3%
Pan Atlantic Research [28]	September 5–15, 2024	812 (LV)	± 3.5%	50%	41%	1%	1%	1%	6%

Hypothetical polling with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Cornel West vs. Jill Stein vs. Chase Oliver

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Kamala Harris Democratic	Donald Trump Republican	Robert Kennedy Jr Independent	Cornel West Independent	Jill Stein Green	Chase Oliver Libertarian	Other / Undecided
University of New Hampshire [24]	August 15–19, 2024	951 (LV)	± 3.2%	55%	38%	2%	0%	1%	1%	3%
University of New Hampshire [25]	July 23–25, 2024	1,445 (LV)	± 2.6%	48%	40%	4%	1%	1%	1%	5% [b]

Hypothetical polling with Joe Biden and Donald Trump

Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Joe Biden Democratic	Donald Trump Republican	Other / Undecided
John Zogby Strategies [29] [B]	April 13–21, 2024	350 (LV)	–	45%	46%	9%
Pan Atlantic Research [30]	February 6–14, 2024	791 (LV)	± 3.5%	32%	38%	30% [c]
Digital Research [31]	October 3 – November 2, 2023	614 (RV)	± 3.9%	36%	35%	29% [d]
Emerson College [32]	September 19–20, 2022	1,164 (LV)	± 2.8%	51%	40%	9%

Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Cornel West vs. Jill Stein

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	RCV count	Joe Biden Democratic	Donald Trump Republican	Robert Kennedy Jr Independent	Cornel West Independent	Jill Stein Green	Other / Undecided
Digital Research [33]	April 8–30, 2024	609 (RV)	± 4.0%	1	40%	41%	10%	1%	6%	2%
				2	41%	41%	11%	1%	6%	Elim
				3	41%	42%	11%	Elim	6%	Elim
				4	42%	43%	15%	Elim	Elim	Elim
				5	51%	49%	Elim	Elim	Elim	Elim

Hypothetical polling with other candidates

Joe Biden vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Joe Biden Democratic	Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Independent	Other / Undecided
John Zogby Strategies [29] [B]	April 13–21, 2024	350 (LV)	–	35%	53%	12%

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Donald Trump

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Independent	Donald Trump Republican	Other / Undecided
John Zogby Strategies [29] [B]	April 13–21, 2024	350 (LV)	–	43%	37%	20%

Maine's 1st congressional district

Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Kamala Harris Democratic	Donald Trump Republican	Other / Undecided
Pan Atlantic Research [28]	September 5–15, 2024	414 (LV)	–	58%	32%	10%
University of New Hampshire [24]	August 15–19, 2024	476 (LV)	–	64%	36%	–

Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump vs. Cornel West vs. Jill Stein vs. Chase Oliver

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Kamala Harris Democratic	Donald Trump Republican	Cornel West Independent	Jill Stein Green	Chase Oliver Libertarian	Other / Undecided
University of New Hampshire [26]	October 29 – November 2, 2024	801 (LV)	± 3.5%	60%	36%	0%	1%	1%	2% [b]
SurveyUSA [27] [A]	October 24–29, 2024	482 (LV)	–	58%	37%	1%	1%	0%	3%

Hypothetical polling with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Cornel West vs. Jill Stein vs. Chase Oliver

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Kamala Harris Democratic	Donald Trump Republican	Robert Kennedy Jr Independent	Cornel West Independent	Jill Stein Green	Chase Oliver Libertarian	Other / Undecided
University of New Hampshire [24]	August 15–19, 2024	476 (LV)	–	62%	33%	2%	0%	0%	1%	2% [b]

Hypothetical polling with Joe Biden and Donald Trump

Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Joe Biden Democratic	Donald Trump Republican	Other / Undecided
Pan Atlantic Research [30]	February 6–14, 2024	791 (LV)	± 3.5%	39%	31%	31% [e]
Digital Research [31]	October 3 – November 2, 2023	307 (RV)	–	43%	27%	30%

Maine's 2nd congressional district

Donald Trump vs. Kamala Harris

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Donald Trump Republican	Kamala Harris Democratic	Other / Undecided
Axis Research [34] [C]	October 17–20, 2024	411 (LV)	± 4.8%	50%	41%	8% [f]
Pan Atlantic Research [28]	September 5–15, 2024	398 (LV)	–	49%	42%	9%
University of New Hampshire [24]	August 15–19, 2024	432 (LV)	–	47%	52%	1%

Donald Trump vs. Kamala Harris vs. Cornel West vs. Jill Stein vs. Chase Oliver

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Donald Trump Republican	Kamala Harris Democratic	Cornel West Independent	Jill Stein Green	Chase Oliver Libertarian	Other / Undecided
University of New Hampshire [26]	October 29 – November 2, 2024	683 (LV)	± 3.7%	48%	44%	1%	1%	1%	5% [b]
SurveyUSA [27] [A]	October 24–29, 2024	484 (LV)	–	49%	44%	1%	1%	1%	4%

Hypothetical polling with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Donald Trump vs. Kamala Harris vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Cornel West vs. Jill Stein vs. Chase Oliver

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Donald Trump Republican	Kamala Harris Democratic	Robert Kennedy Jr Independent	Cornel West Independent	Jill Stein Green	Chase Oliver Libertarian	Other / Undecided
University of New Hampshire [24]	August 15–19, 2024	432 (LV)	–	44%	49%	2%	0%	1%	1%	3%

Hypothetical polling with Joe Biden and Donald Trump

Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Donald Trump Republican	Joe Biden Democratic	Other / Undecided
Pan Atlantic Research [30]	February 6–14, 2024	791 (LV)	± 3.5%	45%	25%	30% [g]
Digital Research [31]	October 3 – November 2, 2023	307 (RV)	–	42%	28%	30%

Results

Swing by county

Legend

•   Democratic — +0-2.5%
•   Republican — +0-2.5%
•   Republican — +2.5-5%
•   Republican — +5-7.5%

County flips

Legend

• Democratic   Hold

  Republican   Hold   Gain from Democratic

2024 United States presidential election in Maine ^[35]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Kamala Harris Tim Walz	435,351	52.39%	−0.70%
	Republican	Donald Trump JD Vance	377,837	45.47%	+1.45%
	Green	Jill Stein Butch Ware	8,973	1.08%	+0.08%
	Libertarian	Chase Oliver Mike ter Maat	5,304	0.64%	−1.09%
	Justice For All	Cornel West Melina Abdullah	2,943	0.35%	N/A
	Write-in		581	0.07%	+0.06%
Total votes			830,989	100.00%	N/A

By county

County	Kamala Harris Democratic		Donald Trump Republican		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Androscoggin	27,019	45.91%	30,605	52.01%	1,223	2.08%	-3,586	-6.10%	58,847
Aroostook	12,900	36.18%	22,246	62.40%	507	1.42%	-9,346	-26.22%	35,653
Cumberland	127,971	66.42%	59,964	31.12%	4,721	2.46%	68,007	35.30%	192,656
Franklin	7,990	44.80%	9,459	53.03%	387	2.17%	-1,469	-8.23%	17,836
Hancock	19,817	54.66%	15,551	42.90%	885	2.44%	4,266	11.76%	36,253
Kennebec	34,585	47.45%	36,589	50.20%	1,712	2.35%	-2,004	-2.75%	72,886
Knox	15,076	58.22%	10,262	39.63%	555	2.15%	4,814	18.59%	25,893
Lincoln	13,110	54.62%	10,409	43.37%	484	2.01%	2,701	11.25%	24,003
Oxford	14,765	42.69%	19,228	55.59%	597	1.72%	-4,463	-12.90%	34,590
Penobscot	37,945	43.58%	47,438	54.48%	1,690	1.94%	-9,493	-10.90%	87,073
Piscataquis	3,510	34.39%	6,487	63.57%	208	2.04%	-2,977	-29.18%	10,205
Sagadahoc	13,982	57.17%	9,917	40.55%	557	2.28%	4,065	16.62%	24,456
Somerset	10,134	35.63%	17,826	62.68%	481	1.69%	-7,692	-27.05%	28,441
Waldo	12,661	50.38%	11,815	47.02%	654	2.60%	846	3.36%	25,130
Washington	6,763	37.48%	11,001	60.96%	282	1.56%	-4,238	-23.48%	18,046
York	71,813	54.22%	58,054	43.83%	2,585	1.95%	13,759	10.39%	132,452
Total	435,351	52.39%	377,837	45.47%	17,801	2.14%	57,514	6.92%	830,989

See also

• United States presidential elections in Maine
• 2024 United States presidential election
• 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries
• 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries
• 2024 United States elections

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
2. "Another Candidate" with 1%
3. "Another Candidate" with 21%
4. "Some other candidate" with 10%
5. "Another Candidate" with 23%
6. "Third-party candidate" with 3%
7. "Another Candidate" with 19%

1. Poll sponsored by Bangor Daily News & FairVote
2. Poll conducted for Kennedy's campaign
3. Poll sponsored by the NRCC

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