Kennebec County, Maine

2024 results by precinct

29 precincts · 72,886 votes cast

Trump · R+3

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−2.7%	34,585	36,589	72,886
2020	D	+0.2%	34,902	34,721	72,615
2016	R	−3.6%	29,302	31,675	66,208
2012	D	+13.5%	35,068	26,519	63,497
2008	D	+14.8%	37,238	27,482	65,986
2004	D	+8.8%	35,616	29,761	66,772
2000	D	+12.3%	31,198	23,967	58,907
1996	D	+26.7%	30,257	15,403	55,654
1992	D	+12.5%	25,125	17,135	63,921
1988	R	−8.0%	23,578	27,734	51,745
1984	R	−19.9%	21,183	31,753	53,191
1980	R	−1.2%	20,943	21,517	49,077
1976	D	+2.0%	23,473	22,534	47,407
1972	R	−20.1%	16,379	24,617	41,035
1968	D	+15.0%	21,752	16,009	38,292
1964	D	+37.4%	24,813	11,307	36,143
1960	R	−8.6%	18,252	21,699	39,951
1956	R	−33.5%	11,483	23,028	34,511
1952	R	−27.3%	12,113	21,207	33,351
1948	R	−10.9%	11,163	13,923	25,260
1944	R	−0.9%	14,070	14,335	28,430
1940	D	+3.2%	15,861	14,877	30,765
1936	R	−13.7%	11,268	14,987	27,081
1932	R	−8.7%	12,110	14,451	26,797
1928	R	−30.7%	8,226	15,541	23,859
1924	R	−49.2%	4,184	13,122	18,159
1920	R	−38.2%	5,466	12,333	17,973
1916	R	−9.6%	5,527	6,731	12,531
1912	D	+22.3%	4,397	1,782	11,726
1908	R	−35.1%	2,871	6,133	9,294
1904	R	−40.9%	2,333	5,765	8,394
1900	R	−28.3%	3,410	6,228	9,949
1896	R	−46.1%	2,817	7,889	11,003
1892	R	−19.2%	4,094	6,165	10,765
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

American

100.0%

English

0.5%

Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.

Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.

Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.

American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 43.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.2%

2.7%

75–84

3.5%

6.1%

65–74

6.7%

7.3%

55–64

7.8%

6.0%

45–54

6.1%

5.9%

35–44

6.2%

5.9%

25–34

5.8%

4.6%

18–24

4.5%

7.3%

5–17

6.8%

2.3%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$69,077

Kennebec County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Kennebec County$69,077

Maine$74,733

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.6%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

0.0%

speak English only

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

20.3%

Baptist

5.9%

Other Christian

5.8%

Methodist

2.5%

Non-Christian

2.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.4%

Mainline Protestant

1.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to Augusta, Maine's capital, Kennebec County blends state-government employment with rural and small-town voters, producing margins close enough to make it a reliable indicator of statewide competitive pressure.

The Democratic margin in Kennebec County has rarely exceeded thirty-seven points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-nine points. 2024 delivered the county to the Republican candidate by three points.

Kennebec County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 92% non-Hispanic-white share, a 12% poverty rate, and a median household income of $69,077 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Androscoggin County and Franklin County.

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