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The2020 United States presidential election in Maine was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus theDistrict of Columbia participated.[1]Maine voters chose electors to represent them in theElectoral College via a popular vote, pitting theRepublican Party's nominee, incumbent PresidentDonald Trump, and running mateVice PresidentMike Pence againstDemocratic Party nominee, former Vice PresidentJoe Biden, and his running mate California SenatorKamala Harris. Maine has four electoral votes in the Electoral College.[2] Unlike all other states exceptNebraska, Maine awards two electoral votes based on the statewide vote, and one vote for each congressional district.
On election day, Biden carried Maine at-large by nine percentage points and the1st congressional district by 23 percentage points, garnering three electoral votes. However, the rural2nd district backed Trump by more than seven percentage points, giving him one electoral vote.[3] This was the same result as2016, and as such marked only the second time since1828 that Maine split its electoral votes. Also this is the first time since 1828 where the candidate who win of election and the national popular at the same time didn't receive all Maine electoral votes. Finally, it's also the first election where ME-2 didn't vote for the winner of election and the winner of the national popular at the same time while ME-1 and Maine at large did the opposite.
Maine became the first state to useranked-choice voting for a presidential general election, with voters able to rank their preferred candidates on the ballot.[4] Majorities were reached in the first round of voting statewide and in each congressional district, so ranked-choice voting tabulation was not required.[5]
Biden performed strongly withcollege-educated[6] voters to win Maine.[7] Maine weighed in for this election as 5% more Democratic than the national average.
The primary elections were held onSuper Tuesday, March 3, 2020.
Incumbent PresidentDonald Trump ran unopposed in the Republican primary, and thus he received all of Maine's 22 delegates to the2020 Republican National Convention.[8]
| Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates[10] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Trump(incumbent) | 95,360 | 83.85 | 22 |
| Blank ballots | 18,368 | 16.15 | 0 |
| Total | 113,728 | 100% | 22 |
Joe Biden won the state primary. OpponentBernie Sanders won the Maine caucus in2016.
| Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates[12] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden | 68,729 | 33.37 | 11 |
| Bernie Sanders | 66,826 | 32.45 | 9 |
| Elizabeth Warren | 32,055 | 15.57 | 4 |
| Michael Bloomberg | 24,294 | 11.80 | |
| Pete Buttigieg(withdrawn)[a] | 4,364 | 2.12 | |
| Amy Klobuchar(withdrawn)[a] | 2,826 | 1.37 | |
| Tulsi Gabbard | 1,815 | 0.88 | |
| Andrew Yang(withdrawn)[b] | 696 | 0.34 | |
| Tom Steyer(withdrawn)[a] | 313 | 0.15 | |
| Deval Patrick(withdrawn)[b] | 218 | 0.11 | |
| Marianne Williamson(withdrawn) | 201 | 0.10 | |
| Cory Booker(withdrawn) | 183 | 0.09 | |
| Blank ballots | 3,417 | 1.66 | |
| Total | 205,937 | 100% | 24 |
The Libertarian Party was recognized by Maine as an official party in June 2016 but lost that status in December 2018. To qualify for ballot access, Jorgensen was required to submit 4,000 petition signatures to the state by August 3. Jorgensen sued the state for a reduction of the signature requirement, citing an increase in the difficulty of petitioning caused by theCOVID-19 pandemic.[13] Jorgensen was successful in appearing on the ballot.
| Source | Ranking (statewide) | Ranking (1st) | Ranking (2nd) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[14] | Likely D | Solid D | Tossup |
| Inside Elections[15] | Solid D | Solid D | Tossup |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[16] | Likely D | Safe D | Lean R |
| Politico[17] | Likely D | Solid D | Tossup |
| RCP[18] | Lean D | Likely D | Tossup |
| Niskanen[19] | Safe D | Safe D | Likely R |
| CNN[20] | Solid D | Solid D | Tossup |
| The Economist[21] | Safe D | Not given | Not given |
| CBS News[22] | Likely D | Likely D | Tossup |
| 270towin[23] | Likely D | Safe D | Tossup |
| ABC News[24] | Solid D | Solid D | Tossup |
| NPR[25] | Likely D | Likely D | Tossup |
| NBC News[26] | Likely D | Solid D | Tossup |
| 538[27] | Likely D | Solid D | Tossup |
Graphical summary (statewide)
Aggregate polls
| Source of poll aggregation | Dates administered | Dates updated | Joe Biden Democratic | Donald Trump Republican | Other/ Undecided [c] | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 270 to Win[28] | October 6 – November 1, 2020 | November 3, 2020 | 51.8% | 40.2% | 8.0% | Biden +11.6 |
| FiveThirtyEight[29] | until November 2, 2020 | November 3, 2020 | 53.3% | 40.3% | 6.4% | Biden +13.0 |
| Average | 53.1% | 40.3% | 7.2% | Biden +12.3 | ||
Statewide polls
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[d] | Margin of error | Donald Trump Republican | Joe Biden Democratic | Jo Jorgensen Libertarian | Howie Hawkins Green | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change Research[30] | Oct 29 – Nov 2, 2020 | 1,024 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 40% | 52% | 4% | 2% | 1%[e] | 1% |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios[31] | Oct 20 – Nov 2, 2020 | 1,274 (LV) | ± 4% | 42%[f] | 56% | – | – | – | – |
| Emerson College[32] | Oct 29–31, 2020 | 611 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 43%[g] | 54% | – | – | 2%[h] | – |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios[31] | Oct 1–28, 2020 | 1,995 (LV) | – | 43% | 56% | – | – | – | – |
| SurveyUSA/FairVote[33] | Oct 23–27, 2020 | 1,007 (LV) | ± 3.7% | 40%[i] | 53% | 2% | 2% | 1%[j] | 2% |
| 42%[k] | 55% | – | – | 1%[l] | 2% | ||||
| Colby College[34] | Oct 21–25, 2020 | 879 (LV) | ± 3.3% | 38% | 51% | – | – | 4%[m] | 8% |
| Pan Atlantic Research[35] | Oct 2–6, 2020 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.5% | 40% | 50% | – | – | 6%[n] | 4% |
| Critical Insights/Digital Research/Bangor Daily News[36] | Sep 25 – Oct 4, 2020 | 466 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 40%[i] | 51% | 3% | 1% | 2%[o] | 3% |
| 40%[p] | 52% | – | – | 5%[q] | 3% | ||||
| SurveyMonkey/Axios[31] | Sep 1–30, 2020 | 729 (LV) | – | 38% | 60% | – | – | – | 2% |
| Data for Progress (D)[37] | Sep 23–28, 2020 | 718 (LV) | ± 3.7% | 39%[i] | 53% | 2% | 1% | – | 5% |
| 41%[r] | 55% | – | – | – | 4% | ||||
| Colby College[38] | Sep 17–23, 2020 | 847 (LV) | ± 3.4% | 39% | 50% | – | – | 4%[s] | 6% |
| Suffolk University/Boston Globe[39] | Sep 17–20, 2020 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 39%[i] | 51% | 1% | 0% | 1%[t] | 7% |
| 39%[k] | 51% | – | – | 2%[u] | 8% | ||||
| Siena College/NYT Upshot[40] | Sep 11–16, 2020 | 663 (LV) | ± 5.1% | 38%[v] | 55% | 0% | 0% | 1%[w] | 6%[x] |
| Quinnipiac University[41] | Sep 10–14, 2020 | 1,183 (LV) | ± 2.9% | 38% | 59% | – | – | 0%[y] | 3% |
| Fabrizio Ward/Hart Research Associates/AARP[42] | Aug 30 – Sep 5, 2020 | 800 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 40% | 54% | – | – | 1%[z] | 5% |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios[31] | Aug 1–31, 2020 | 502 (LV) | – | 37% | 61% | – | – | – | 1% |
| Critical Insights/Digital Research/Bangor Daily News[43] | Jul 28 – Aug 9, 2020 | 453 (LV) | – | 38% | 45% | – | – | 11%[aa] | 6% |
| Quinnipiac University[44] | Jul 30 – Aug 3, 2020 | 805 (RV) | ± 3.7% | 37% | 52% | – | – | 6%[ab] | 4% |
| RMG Research[45] | Jul 27 – Aug 2, 2020 | 500 (RV) | ± 4.5% | 39% | 50% | – | – | 7%[ac] | 4% |
| Data for Progress[46] | Jul 24 – Aug 2, 2020 | 866 (LV) | – | 42%[i] | 49% | 1% | 1% | – | 7% |
| 43%[ad] | 53% | – | – | – | 4% | ||||
| SurveyMonkey/Axios[31] | Jul 1–31, 2020 | 733 (LV) | – | 41% | 57% | – | – | – | 1% |
| Public Policy Polling/AFSCME[47][A] | Jul 23–24, 2020 | 962 (V) | – | 42% | 53% | – | – | – | 5% |
| Colby College/SocialSphere[48] | Jul 18–24, 2020 | 888 (RV) | ± 3.9% | 38% | 50% | – | – | 5%[ae] | 7% |
| Public Policy Polling[49] | Jul 2–3, 2020 | 1,022 (V) | ± 3.1% | 42% | 53% | – | – | – | 5% |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios[31] | Jun 8–30, 2020 | 202 (LV) | – | 46% | 51% | – | – | – | 3% |
| Public Policy Polling[50] | Mar 2–3, 2020 | 872 (V) | ± 3.3% | 42% | 52% | – | – | – | 6% |
| Public Policy Polling[51] | Oct 11–13, 2019 | 939 (LV) | ± 3.2% | 42% | 54% | – | – | – | 4% |
| Fabrizio Ward/AARP[52] | Jul 29–31, 2019 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 44% | 50% | – | – | – | 5% |
| Gravis Marketing[53] | Jun 24, 2019 | 767 (RV) | ± 3.5% | 46% | 54% | – | – | – | – |
Aggregate polls
| Source of poll aggregation | Dates administered | Dates updated | Joe Biden Democratic | Donald Trump Republican | Other/ Undecided [c] | Margin |
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| 270 to Win[28] | October 6 – November 1, 2020 | November 3, 2020 | 57.8% | 35.0% | 7.2% | Biden +22.8 |
| Real Clear Politics[54] | September 17 – October 6, 2020 | October 30, 2020 | 56.7% | 34.3% | 9.0% | Biden +22.4 |
with Donald Trump and Joe Biden
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[d] | Margin of error | Donald Trump Republican | Joe Biden Democratic | Jo Jorgensen Libertarian | Howie Hawkins Green | Other | Undecided |
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| Change Research[30] | Oct 29 – Nov 2, 2020 | 549 (LV) | – | 35% | 56% | 4% | 3% | – | – |
| Emerson College[32] | Oct 29–31, 2020 | 310 (LV) | – | 39% | 58% | – | – | 3%[af] | 1% |
| SurveyUSA/FairVote[33] | Oct 23–27, 2020 | 498 (LV) | – | 35%[i] | 59% | 2% | 2% | 1%[j] | 2% |
| 36%[k] | 61% | – | – | 1%[l] | 2% | ||||
| Colby College[34] | Oct 21–25, 2020 | 426 (LV) | – | 34% | 56% | – | – | 4%[m] | 7% |
| Pan Atlantic Research[35] | Oct 2–6, 2020 | 300 (LV) | ± 6.4% | 37% | 54% | – | – | 7% | – |
| Critical Insights/Digital Research/Bangor Daily News[36] | Sep 25 – Oct 4, 2020 | 232 (LV) | – | 30% | 62% | 3% | 1% | 2%[ag] | 3% |
| Colby College[38] | Sep 17–23, 2020 | 416 (LV) | – | 36% | 54% | – | – | 5%[ah] | 5% |
| Suffolk University/Boston Globe[39] | Sep 17–20, 2020 | 267 (LV) | – | 33%[i] | 54% | 2% | 0% | 1%[t] | 9% |
| 34%[k] | 55% | 0% | 0% | 2%[ai] | 9% | ||||
| Quinnipiac University[41] | Sep 10–14, 2020 | 707 (LV) | – | 32% | 64% | – | – | 1%[aj] | 3% |
| Fabrizio Ward/Hart Research Associates/AARP[42] | Aug 30 – Sep 5, 2020 | 433 (LV) | – | 35% | 58% | – | – | – | – |
| Critical Insights/Digital Research/Bangor Daily News[55] | Jul 28 – Aug 9, 2020 | 250 (LV) | – | 33% | 49% | – | – | 11%[ak] | 6% |
| Quinnipiac University[56] | Jul 30 – Aug 3, 2020 | 392 (LV)[al] | – | 30% | 61% | – | – | 6%[am] | 3% |
| Colby College/SocialSphere[38] | Jul 18–24, 2020 | 425 (LV) | – | 35% | 55% | – | – | 6%[an] | 5% |
| Public Policy Polling[51] | Oct 11–13, 2019 | 478 (LV) | – | 38% | 58% | – | – | – | 3% |
Aggregate polls
| Source of poll aggregation | Dates administered | Dates updated | Joe Biden Democratic | Donald Trump Republican | Other/ Undecided [c] | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 270 to Win[28] | October 6 – November 1, 2020 | November 3, 2020 | 46.4% | 45.2% | 8.4% | Biden +1.2 |
| Real Clear Politics[57] | September 17 – October 6, 2020 | October 27, 2020 | 44.7% | 45.0% | 10.3% | Trump +0.3 |
with Donald Trump and Joe Biden
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[d] | Margin of error | Donald Trump Republican | Joe Biden Democratic | Jo Jorgensen Libertarian | Howie Hawkins Green | Other | Undecided |
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| Change Research[30] | Oct 29 – Nov 2, 2020 | 475 (LV) | ± 4.6% | 46%[i] | 47% | 4% | 1% | 0%[ao] | 1% |
| 50%[ap] | 50% | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Emerson College[32] | Oct 29–31, 2020 | 301 (LV) | – | 47% | 50% | – | – | 3%[af] | 0% |
| SurveyUSA/FairVote[33] | Oct 23–27, 2020 | 509 (LV) | – | 45%[i] | 48% | 2% | 2% | 1%[j] | 2% |
| 49%[aq] | 51% | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Colby College[34] | Oct 21–25, 2020 | 453 (LV) | – | 42% | 46% | – | – | 4%[m] | 9% |
| Pan Atlantic Research[35] | Oct 2–6, 2020 | 300 (LV) | ± 6.4% | 43% | 47% | – | – | 6% | – |
| Critical Insights/Digital Research/Bangor Daily News[36] | Sep 25 – Oct 4, 2020 | 234 (LV) | – | 49% | 41% | 2% | 1% | 1%[ar] | 3% |
| Colby College[38] | Sep 17–23, 2020 | 425 (LV) | – | 43% | 46% | – | – | 3%[as] | 8% |
| Suffolk University/Boston Globe[39] | Sep 17–20, 2020 | 233 (LV) | – | 45%[i] | 47% | 0% | 0% | 1%[at] | 6% |
| 45%[k] | 47% | 0% | 0% | 1%[au] | 6% | ||||
| Siena College/NYT Upshot[58][1] | Sep 11–16, 2020 | 440 (LV) | – | 45%[v] | 47% | – | – | – | – |
| Quinnipiac University[41] | Sep 10–14, 2020 | 476 (LV) | – | 44% | 53% | – | – | 0%[y] | 3% |
| Fabrizio Ward/Hart Research Associates/AARP[42] | Aug 30 – Sep 5, 2020 | 367 (LV) | – | 45% | 49% | – | – | – | – |
| Left of Centre PAC[59][B] | Aug 25–28, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 49% | 48% | – | – | – | 3% |
| Critical Insights/Digital Research/Bangor Daily News[55] | Jul 28 – Aug 9, 2020 | 249 (LV) | – | 38% | 39% | – | – | 12%[av] | 11% |
| Quinnipiac University[56] | Jul 30 – Aug 3, 2020 | 382 (RV)[al] | – | 45% | 44% | – | – | 6%[ab] | 5% |
| Colby College/SocialSphere[60] | Jul 18–24, 2020 | 449 (LV) | – | 42% | 45% | – | – | 4%[m] | 9% |
| Public Policy Polling[51] | Oct 11–13, 2019 | 461 (LV) | – | 46% | 49% | – | – | – | 4% |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Joe Biden Kamala Harris | 435,072 | 53.09% | +5.26% | |
| Republican | Donald Trump Mike Pence | 360,737 | 44.02% | −0.85% | |
| Libertarian | Jo Jorgensen Spike Cohen | 14,152 | 1.73% | −3.36% | |
| Green | Howie Hawkins Angela Walker | 8,230 | 1.00% | −0.91% | |
| Alliance | Rocky De La Fuente Darcy Richardson | 1,183 | 0.15% | N/A | |
| Write-in | 87 | 0.01% | N/A | ||
| Total votes | 819,461 | 100.00% | |||
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| County | Joe Biden Democratic | Donald Trump Republican | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Androscoggin | 27,617 | 47.04% | 29,268 | 49.85% | 1,822 | 3.11% | -1,651 | -2.81% | 58,707 |
| Aroostook | 13,956 | 39.04% | 21,113 | 59.06% | 677 | 1.90% | -7,157 | -20.02% | 35,746 |
| Cumberland | 128,759 | 66.45% | 59,584 | 30.75% | 5,422 | 2.80% | 69,175 | 35.70% | 193,765 |
| Franklin | 8,069 | 46.40% | 8,754 | 50.34% | 567 | 3.26% | -685 | -3.94% | 17,390 |
| Hancock | 19,369 | 54.83% | 14,982 | 42.41% | 974 | 2.76% | 4,387 | 12.42% | 35,325 |
| Kennebec | 34,902 | 48.57% | 34,721 | 48.32% | 2,235 | 3.11% | 181 | 0.25% | 71,858 |
| Knox | 15,110 | 58.72% | 9,982 | 38.79% | 642 | 2.49% | 5,128 | 19.93% | 25,734 |
| Lincoln | 12,684 | 53.76% | 10,256 | 43.47% | 654 | 2.77% | 2,428 | 10.29% | 23,594 |
| Oxford | 14,755 | 44.06% | 17,698 | 52.84% | 1,039 | 3.10% | -2,943 | -8.78% | 33,492 |
| Penobscot | 37,713 | 44.23% | 44,825 | 52.57% | 2,731 | 3.20% | -7,112 | -8.34% | 85,269 |
| Piscataquis | 3,517 | 35.50% | 6,143 | 62.00% | 248 | 2.50% | -2,626 | -26.50% | 9,908 |
| Sagadahoc | 13,528 | 56.28% | 9,755 | 40.58% | 755 | 3.14% | 3,773 | 15.70% | 24,038 |
| Somerset | 10,199 | 36.98% | 16,644 | 60.35% | 735 | 2.67% | -6,445 | -23.37% | 27,578 |
| Waldo | 12,345 | 50.76% | 11,196 | 46.03% | 781 | 3.21% | 1,149 | 4.73% | 24,322 |
| Washington | 6,761 | 38.95% | 10,194 | 58.73% | 402 | 2.32% | -3,433 | -19.78% | 17,357 |
| York | 71,189 | 54.90% | 54,817 | 42.28% | 3,653 | 2.82% | 16,372 | 12.62% | 129,659 |
| Totals | 435,072 | 53.09% | 360,770 | 44.03% | 23,619 | 2.88% | 74,302 | 9.06% | 819,461 |
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Biden won the first of Maine's two congressional districts. Trump won the other district, which elected a Democrat to the House of Representatives in the same election cycle.[63]
| District | Biden | Trump | Other | Representative | |||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| 1st | 266,376 | 60.11% | 164,045 | 37.02% | 12,691 | 2.86% | Chellie Pingree |
| 2nd | 168,696 | 44.82% | 196,692 | 52.26% | 10,961 | 2.91% | Jared Golden |
Biden carried the Pine Tree State by a 9.07% margin over Trump, improving overHillary Clinton's 3% win margin in 2016. Biden handily carriedMaine's 1st congressional district by 23%, while Trump carried its 2nd congressional district by 7.4%, winning a single electoral vote from the state. This marked the first election in history in which Maine andNebraska both split their electoral votes. Ranked-choice tabulation was ultimately not used as Biden earned a majority statewide and in the 1st district, while Trump earned a majority in the 2nd district. Biden narrowly flippedKennebec County (home to the state capital,Augusta) four years after Clinton lost it. All other counties favored the same party they did in 2016.[65]
Maine is located inNew England, an area that has become aDemocratic Party stronghold. It was once a classicRockefeller Republican state, but social issues have moved it to the Democratic column. The last Republican to win all its electoral votes wasGeorge H. W. Bush in1988. Perexit polls by theAssociated Press, Biden's strength in Maine came fromliberals, with Biden winningwhites 54%–44%, including 56% of white women. Biden was even competitive with Trump among Maine'sgun owners, a traditionally Republican interest group, capturing 42% of their vote to Trump's 57%.[66]
This was the first presidential election since2004 in whichMaine's 2nd congressional district backed the losing candidate, and the 2nd district is the only part of the so-calledBlue Wall which Trump won in 2020, referring to states and electoral-vote areas that voted Democratic in every election from 1992 to 2012; Biden thus became the first Democrat since1976 to win the White House without carrying this district, and consequently also the first since said election to win without carrying all of the electoral votes located inNew England. Biden also became the first Democrat since1892 to win the White House without carryingAndroscoggin County, the first since1976 to do so without carryingAroostook,Franklin,Oxford,Penobscot, orWashington counties, and the first since1992 to do so without carryingSomerset County.
| 2020 presidential election in Maine by demographic subgroup (Edison exit polling)[67][68] | |||
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| Demographic subgroup | Biden | Trump | % of total vote |
| Total vote | 53.09 | 44.02 | 100 |
| Ideology | |||
| Liberals | 93 | 4 | 28 |
| Moderates | 61 | 37 | 42 |
| Conservatives | 9 | 89 | 30 |
| Party | |||
| Democrats | 94 | 5 | 28 |
| Republicans | 9 | 89 | 31 |
| Independents | 59 | 35 | 41 |
| Gender | |||
| Men | 42 | 52 | 41 |
| Women | 61 | 38 | 59 |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| White | 53 | 44 | 95 |
| Non-white | 47 | 46 | 5 |
| Age | |||
| 18–24 years old | 66 | 31 | 8 |
| 25–29 years old | 53 | 37 | 7 |
| 30–39 years old | 59 | 38 | 13 |
| 40–49 years old | 38 | 56 | 13 |
| 50–64 years old | 49 | 50 | 31 |
| 65 and older | 59 | 40 | 28 |
| Sexual orientation | |||
| LGBT | – | – | 6 |
| Not LGBT | 54 | 43 | 94 |
| Education | |||
| High school or less | 35 | 62 | 21 |
| Somecollege education | 50 | 47 | 28 |
| Associate degree | 47 | 49 | 12 |
| Bachelor's degree | 67 | 32 | 22 |
| Postgraduate degree | 66 | 30 | 17 |
| Issue regarded as most important | |||
| Racial inequality | 96 | 3 | 15 |
| Coronavirus | 88 | 10 | 21 |
| Economy | 6 | 92 | 35 |
| Crime and safety | – | – | 8 |
| Health care | – | – | 11 |
| Region | |||
| Portland area | 73 | 23 | 17 |
| Southern Maine | 54 | 43 | 36 |
| Bangor/Auburn | 48 | 48 | 18 |
| Downeast/Upcountry | 43 | 55 | 29 |
| Area type | |||
| Urban | – | – | 5 |
| Suburban | 55 | 42 | 45 |
| Rural | 50 | 48 | 51 |
| Family's financial situation today | |||
| Better than four years ago | 16 | 80 | 38 |
| Worse than four years ago | 91 | 8 | 21 |
| About the same | 66 | 32 | 38 |
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| Legislative elections |
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| Referendums | |||||
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