Penobscot County, Maine

2024 results by precinct

61 precincts · 87,073 votes cast

Trump · R+11

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−10.9%	37,945	47,438	87,073
2020	R	−8.3%	37,713	44,825	86,133
2016	R	−10.9%	32,838	41,622	80,540
2012	D	+2.9%	38,811	36,547	77,306
2008	D	+5.0%	41,514	37,495	80,367
2004	D	+0.1%	40,417	40,318	82,112
2000	R	−3.8%	32,868	35,620	73,206
1996	D	+18.5%	35,961	22,885	70,517
1992	D	+6.5%	29,485	24,218	80,444
1988	R	−10.2%	28,429	34,912	63,754
1984	R	−24.5%	24,445	40,403	65,054
1980	R	−3.7%	26,519	28,869	62,793
1976	R	−7.8%	24,672	29,016	55,613
1972	R	−23.9%	18,552	30,186	48,749
1968	D	+9.6%	24,327	20,011	44,999
1964	D	+33.1%	28,766	14,449	43,232
1960	R	−19.5%	19,175	28,459	47,634
1956	R	−52.9%	8,568	27,806	36,374
1952	R	−37.3%	11,222	24,614	35,885
1948	R	−20.7%	10,705	16,367	27,315
1944	R	−12.0%	13,292	16,934	30,264
1940	R	−11.7%	14,757	18,674	33,471
1936	R	−29.8%	9,732	19,077	31,368
1932	R	−18.3%	13,058	18,987	32,317
1928	R	−40.8%	9,114	21,750	30,960
1924	R	−57.0%	3,618	15,081	20,128
1920	R	−39.4%	6,110	14,145	20,398
1916	R	−0.2%	7,294	7,324	14,823
1912	D	+12.3%	5,093	3,367	14,082
1908	R	−34.3%	3,525	7,336	11,110
1904	R	−50.3%	2,225	7,013	9,523
1900	R	−30.3%	3,615	6,873	10,761
1896	R	−34.6%	4,031	8,414	12,668
1892	R	−17.4%	4,516	6,571	11,781
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%

African American

1.0%

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

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: 42.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.4%

2.5%

75–84

3.1%

5.9%

65–74

6.3%

7.3%

55–64

7.6%

6.1%

45–54

6.1%

6.0%

35–44

6.3%

6.4%

25–34

6.2%

5.5%

18–24

4.8%

7.0%

5–17

6.4%

2.1%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$66,356

Penobscot County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Penobscot County$66,356

Maine$74,733

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

14.1%

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

15.6%

Other Christian

7.2%

Methodist

1.9%

Mainline Protestant

1.4%

Baptist

1.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.0%

Non-Christian

0.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 71.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Penobscot, anchored by Bangor, was a presidential battleground as recently as 2012 but has moved double digits toward Republicans over the past decade, reflecting broader realignment among rural and working-class voters across northern New England.

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

Penobscot County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 92% non-Hispanic-white share, a 14% poverty rate, and a median household income of $66,356 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Otsego County and Nelson County.

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