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No Maine school districts within Ballotpedia's coverage scope held school board elections in 2023.

Academic performance

See also: Public education in Maine

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NAEP scores

See also: NAEP scores by state

The National Center for Education Statistics provides state-by-state data on student achievement levels in mathematics and reading in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The table below presents the percentage of fourth and eighth grade students that scored at or above proficient in reading and math during school year 2012-2013. Compared to three neighboring states (Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont), Maine had the smallest share of students who scored at or above proficient in math and reading.[1]

Percent of students scoring at or above proficient, 2012-2013
Math - Grade 4 Math - Grade 8 Reading - Grade 4 Reading - Grade 8
Maine 47% 40% 37% 38%
Massachusetts 58% 55% 47% 48%
New Hampshire 59% 47% 45% 44%
Vermont 52% 47% 42% 45%
United States 41% 34% 34% 34%
Source: United States Department of Education, ED Data Express, "State Tables"

Graduation, ACT and SAT scores

See also: Graduation rates by groups in state and ACT and SAT scores in the United States

The following table shows the graduation rates and average composite ACT and SAT scores for Maine and surrounding states during the 2012-2013 school year. All statements made in this section refer to that school year.[1][2][3]

In the United States, public schools reported graduation rates that averaged to about 81.4 percent. About 54 percent of all students in the country took the ACT, while 50 percent reported taking the SAT. The average national composite scores for those tests were 20.9 out of a possible 36 for the ACT, and 1498 out of a possible 2400 for the SAT.[4]

Maine schools reported a graduation rate of 86.4 percent during the 2012-2013 school year, the second-lowest among its neighboring states.

In Maine, more students took the SAT than the ACT in 2013, earning an average SAT score of 1380.

Comparison table for graduation rates and test scores, 2012-2013
State Graduation rate, 2013 Average ACT composite, 2013 Average SAT composite, 2013
Percent Quintile ranking** Score Participation rate Score Participation rate
Maine 86.4% First 23.5 8% 1380 95%
Massachusetts 85% Second 24.1 22% 1553 83%
New Hampshire 87.3% First 23.8 19% 1567 70%
Vermont 86.6% First 23 26% 1540 61%
United States 81.4% 20.9 54% 1498 50%
**Graduation rates for states in the first quintile ranked in the top 20 percent nationally. Similarly, graduation rates for states in the fifth quintile ranked in the bottom 20 percent nationally.
Sources: United States Department of Education, "ED Data Express"
ACT.org, "2013 ACT National and State Scores"
The Commonwealth Foundation, "SAT scores by state, 2013"

Dropout rate

See also: Public high school dropout rates by state for a full comparison of dropout rates by group in all states

The high school event dropout rate indicates the proportion of students who were enrolled at some time during the school year and were expected to be enrolled in grades nine through 12 in the following school year but were not enrolled by October 1 of the following school year. Students who have graduated, transferred to another school, died, moved to another country, or who are out of school due to illness are not considered dropouts. The average public high school event dropout rate for the United States remained constant at 3.3 percent for both school year 2010–2011 and school year 2011–2012. The event dropout rate for Maine was higher than the national average at 3.5 percent in the 2010-2011 school year. The dropout rate was lower than the national average at 3.2 percent in the 2011-2012 school year.[5]

State profile

State profile

Demographic data for Maine
 MaineU.S.
Total population:1,329,453316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):30,8433,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:95%73.6%
Black/African American:1.1%12.6%
Asian:1.1%5.1%
Native American:0.6%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
Two or more:2%3%
Hispanic/Latino:1.5%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:91.6%86.7%
College graduation rate:29%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$49,331$53,889
Persons below poverty level:16.6%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Maine.
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in Maine

Maine voted for the Democratic candidate in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

Pivot Counties (2016)

Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, eight are located in Maine, accounting for 3.88 percent of the total pivot counties.[6]

Pivot Counties (2020)

In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Maine had seven Retained Pivot Counties and one Boomerang Pivot County, accounting for 4.42 and 4.00 percent of all Retained and Boomerang Pivot Counties, respectively.

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Pivot Counties

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Eight of 16 Maine counties—50 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Androscoggin County, Maine 9.38% 12.78% 15.22%
Aroostook County, Maine 17.19% 7.62% 9.58%
Franklin County, Maine 5.47% 18.41% 20.29%
Kennebec County, Maine 3.58% 13.46% 14.78%
Oxford County, Maine 12.94% 14.73% 16.04%
Penobscot County, Maine 10.91% 2.93% 5.12%
Somerset County, Maine 22.67% 1.68% 5.70%
Washington County, Maine 18.44% 1.60% 1.01%

In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won Maine with 47.8 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 44.9 percent. In 2016, Maine had four electoral votes. Maine's share of electoral votes represented 0.7 percent of the 538 electoral votes up for grabs in the general election and 1.5 percent of the 270 votes needed to be elected president. Maine awards its electoral votes by congressional district and the popular vote. It has two electoral votes for the statewide vote and one for each of its two congressional districts. In presidential elections between 1820 and 2016, Maine voted Republican 67.3 percent of the time and Democratic 32.6 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Maine voted Democratic all five times.[7]

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Maine. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[8][9]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 129 out of 151 state House districts in Maine with an average margin of victory of 19.2 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 69 out of 151 state House districts in Maine with an average margin of victory of 23.7 points. Clinton won nine districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.

In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 22 out of 151 state House districts in Maine with an average margin of victory of 8.7 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 82 out of 151 state House districts in Maine with an average margin of victory of 16 points. Trump won 17 districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

2016 presidential results by state House district
District Obama Romney 2012 Margin Clinton Trump 2016 Margin Party Control
1 64.22% 33.76% D+30.5 62.55% 31.23% D+31.3 D
2 57.25% 40.85% D+16.4 54.49% 39.23% D+15.3 D
3 57.10% 41.89% D+15.2 56.99% 37.44% D+19.5 D
4 56.87% 41.62% D+15.2 53.70% 40.57% D+13.1 D
5 48.42% 49.31% R+0.9 40.09% 52.91% R+12.8 R
6 54.77% 43.03% D+11.7 49.42% 43.22% D+6.2 D
7 54.04% 44.26% D+9.8 50.52% 43.02% D+7.5 R
8 57.56% 40.71% D+16.8 57.68% 35.92% D+21.8 D
9 58.64% 39.98% D+18.7 56.60% 37.23% D+19.4 R
10 54.02% 43.13% D+10.9 41.58% 50.80% R+9.2 R
11 66.36% 31.38% D+35 55.49% 37.35% D+18.1 D
12 69.51% 27.82% D+41.7 55.49% 37.35% D+18.1 D
13 63.20% 35.03% D+28.2 54.95% 39.36% D+15.6 D
14 63.73% 34.40% D+29.3 58.39% 35.61% D+22.8 D
15 60.76% 37.27% D+23.5 52.98% 40.36% D+12.6 D
16 52.74% 44.50% D+8.2 40.29% 52.24% R+11.9 R
17 52.83% 44.53% D+8.3 36.47% 55.51% R+19 R
18 61.34% 36.11% D+25.2 45.60% 45.84% R+0.2 D
19 57.69% 40.05% D+17.6 44.20% 48.08% R+3.9 R
20 46.78% 50.23% R+3.4 32.83% 60.18% R+27.3 R
21 52.88% 44.78% D+8.1 39.31% 53.47% R+14.2 R
22 50.96% 46.27% D+4.7 37.84% 55.25% R+17.4 R
23 50.59% 47.44% D+3.2 40.02% 53.28% R+13.3 R
24 51.97% 45.85% D+6.1 43.87% 49.17% R+5.3 D
25 52.34% 45.03% D+7.3 43.87% 49.17% R+5.3 R
26 57.85% 40.10% D+17.7 52.22% 41.41% D+10.8 D
27 55.21% 42.99% D+12.2 52.66% 40.37% D+12.3 D
28 54.16% 44.13% D+10 55.14% 39.08% D+16.1 R
29 54.16% 44.13% D+10 55.14% 39.08% D+16.1 R
30 63.23% 35.50% D+27.7 70.43% 24.88% D+45.6 D
31 72.88% 25.36% D+47.5 74.35% 20.62% D+53.7 D
32 66.87% 31.00% D+35.9 65.27% 29.03% D+36.2 D
33 67.72% 30.37% D+37.4 62.55% 31.48% D+31.1 R
34 61.95% 35.19% D+26.8 57.32% 35.48% D+21.8 D
35 63.65% 34.15% D+29.5 55.04% 37.86% D+17.2 D
36 69.85% 28.12% D+41.7 69.99% 24.69% D+45.3 D
37 74.82% 22.79% D+52 74.84% 19.17% D+55.7 D
38 84.99% 10.96% D+74 84.49% 9.56% D+74.9 D
39 84.15% 12.47% D+71.7 81.52% 12.27% D+69.3 D
40 83.40% 12.49% D+70.9 79.10% 12.76% D+66.3 D
41 74.79% 22.43% D+52.4 75.16% 19.11% D+56 D
42 73.59% 24.03% D+49.6 73.34% 21.68% D+51.7 D
43 60.77% 37.87% D+22.9 64.59% 30.36% D+34.2 D
44 54.86% 43.78% D+11.1 61.70% 33.10% D+28.6 D
45 52.97% 45.45% D+7.5 58.41% 35.08% D+23.3 D
46 53.97% 43.54% D+10.4 50.88% 42.34% D+8.5 R
47 61.12% 37.17% D+23.9 67.44% 26.84% D+40.6 D
48 63.72% 34.42% D+29.3 62.79% 30.71% D+32.1 D
49 66.60% 30.87% D+35.7 64.31% 29.15% D+35.2 D
50 66.60% 30.87% D+35.7 64.31% 29.15% D+35.2 D
51 58.58% 39.45% D+19.1 55.69% 38.65% D+17 D
52 63.98% 33.34% D+30.6 58.51% 33.61% D+24.9 D
53 56.02% 41.61% D+14.4 45.84% 46.96% R+1.1 R
54 57.11% 40.82% D+16.3 53.00% 39.43% D+13.6 D
55 52.51% 44.95% D+7.6 40.95% 51.26% R+10.3 D
56 50.09% 46.77% D+3.3 35.42% 57.00% R+21.6 R
57 49.74% 47.49% D+2.3 31.76% 61.09% R+29.3 R
58 56.16% 41.59% D+14.6 40.51% 52.08% R+11.6 D
59 59.75% 38.11% D+21.6 48.86% 44.30% D+4.6 D
60 69.63% 27.53% D+42.1 63.88% 29.58% D+34.3 D
61 60.40% 36.73% D+23.7 45.18% 47.33% R+2.2 D
62 57.96% 39.18% D+18.8 45.94% 45.57% D+0.4 D
63 56.47% 40.52% D+15.9 43.52% 48.81% R+5.3 R
64 54.78% 42.67% D+12.1 44.04% 47.76% R+3.7 D
65 50.66% 47.08% D+3.6 40.92% 51.66% R+10.7 R
66 52.42% 45.33% D+7.1 41.68% 51.40% R+9.7 D
67 50.43% 47.14% D+3.3 42.81% 49.99% R+7.2 R
68 50.59% 46.79% D+3.8 36.57% 55.59% R+19 R
69 52.79% 44.16% D+8.6 40.88% 51.15% R+10.3 R
70 53.93% 43.29% D+10.6 42.30% 49.47% R+7.2 R
71 54.29% 42.05% D+12.2 39.51% 52.35% R+12.8 R
72 51.93% 45.45% D+6.5 34.53% 56.78% R+22.2 R
73 53.53% 42.96% D+10.6 37.43% 53.69% R+16.3 R
74 62.03% 35.41% D+26.6 42.38% 49.51% R+7.1 D
75 48.71% 48.59% D+0.1 33.59% 60.03% R+26.4 R
76 54.86% 42.71% D+12.2 44.90% 48.25% R+3.3 R
77 50.66% 46.96% D+3.7 39.35% 52.33% R+13 R
78 53.91% 43.85% D+10.1 42.60% 49.76% R+7.2 D
79 47.84% 49.51% R+1.7 35.30% 57.05% R+21.7 R
80 52.45% 44.63% D+7.8 36.64% 55.48% R+18.8 R
81 54.77% 42.68% D+12.1 47.50% 44.64% D+2.9 D
82 48.51% 48.09% D+0.4 34.29% 57.59% R+23.3 I
83 56.63% 40.02% D+16.6 47.31% 44.95% D+2.4 D
84 56.51% 41.13% D+15.4 49.40% 43.45% D+6 D
85 59.68% 38.00% D+21.7 50.35% 41.91% D+8.4 D
86 59.23% 37.24% D+22 49.50% 42.73% D+6.8 R
87 52.02% 45.12% D+6.9 40.62% 52.15% R+11.5 R
88 51.72% 45.78% D+5.9 39.27% 53.65% R+14.4 R
89 54.45% 43.61% D+10.8 51.10% 41.67% D+9.4 R
90 59.64% 38.13% D+21.5 56.53% 37.50% D+19 D
91 50.59% 46.34% D+4.2 40.13% 53.06% R+12.9 R
92 59.72% 37.88% D+21.8 52.61% 41.62% D+11 D
93 63.76% 33.86% D+29.9 56.36% 36.44% D+19.9 D
94 65.85% 32.61% D+33.2 67.70% 27.26% D+40.4 I
95 52.53% 44.46% D+8.1 43.05% 50.09% R+7 R
96 53.22% 43.96% D+9.3 46.09% 45.62% D+0.5 D
97 60.95% 36.52% D+24.4 57.61% 35.28% D+22.3 D
98 50.39% 46.30% D+4.1 40.80% 51.21% R+10.4 R
99 49.59% 46.79% D+2.8 38.95% 51.81% R+12.9 R
100 41.66% 55.96% R+14.3 30.51% 62.28% R+31.8 R
101 48.05% 50.31% R+2.3 42.68% 49.76% R+7.1 R
102 43.04% 54.85% R+11.8 32.72% 60.41% R+27.7 R
103 40.91% 57.49% R+16.6 31.01% 62.88% R+31.9 R
104 41.88% 55.97% R+14.1 29.63% 63.01% R+33.4 R
105 42.29% 54.99% R+12.7 28.06% 64.26% R+36.2 R
106 49.42% 48.50% D+0.9 33.92% 58.24% R+24.3 R
107 57.01% 40.00% D+17 41.97% 51.07% R+9.1 D
108 53.21% 43.49% D+9.7 38.84% 53.47% R+14.6 R
109 67.24% 30.12% D+37.1 58.40% 33.72% D+24.7 D
110 63.87% 33.47% D+30.4 54.37% 37.58% D+16.8 D
111 50.44% 46.68% D+3.8 36.86% 56.60% R+19.7 R
112 53.48% 42.87% D+10.6 37.66% 52.96% R+15.3 R
113 60.85% 35.30% D+25.5 48.50% 41.70% D+6.8 R
114 55.26% 41.90% D+13.4 38.76% 52.49% R+13.7 R
115 58.85% 38.24% D+20.6 38.90% 52.27% R+13.4 D
116 60.75% 35.80% D+24.9 35.54% 54.38% R+18.8 R
117 55.13% 41.53% D+13.6 43.57% 47.95% R+4.4 R
118 45.86% 51.52% R+5.7 31.81% 61.90% R+30.1 R
119 45.96% 51.43% R+5.5 32.24% 61.04% R+28.8 R
120 46.60% 50.44% R+3.8 35.73% 56.84% R+21.1 R
121 45.21% 52.49% R+7.3 34.05% 59.30% R+25.2 D
122 63.72% 33.19% D+30.5 53.84% 37.36% D+16.5 D
123 71.47% 24.38% D+47.1 64.13% 26.92% D+37.2 D
124 59.61% 38.17% D+21.4 55.14% 36.96% D+18.2 D
125 58.95% 38.77% D+20.2 53.33% 38.99% D+14.3 D
126 58.95% 38.77% D+20.2 53.33% 38.99% D+14.3 D
127 58.95% 38.77% D+20.2 53.33% 38.99% D+14.3 D
128 48.27% 49.97% R+1.7 42.23% 50.10% R+7.9 R
129 46.34% 51.62% R+5.3 38.68% 53.96% R+15.3 R
130 50.42% 47.47% D+2.9 38.87% 53.71% R+14.8 R
131 53.33% 44.07% D+9.3 44.62% 48.28% R+3.7 R
132 50.56% 46.18% D+4.4 43.40% 48.98% R+5.6 D
133 61.90% 35.54% D+26.4 58.29% 34.81% D+23.5 D
134 65.13% 32.50% D+32.6 56.99% 36.58% D+20.4 D
135 65.78% 31.66% D+34.1 65.51% 28.90% D+36.6 D
136 48.92% 47.96% D+1 38.51% 53.59% R+15.1 R
137 45.33% 52.54% R+7.2 32.99% 60.19% R+27.2 R
138 46.20% 51.54% R+5.3 33.60% 59.26% R+25.7 D
139 52.45% 44.64% D+7.8 42.77% 50.10% R+7.3 R
140 54.52% 42.52% D+12 42.09% 50.96% R+8.9 D
141 40.37% 57.48% R+17.1 25.45% 68.33% R+42.9 R
142 44.25% 53.03% R+8.8 30.36% 63.04% R+32.7 R
143 52.29% 45.49% D+6.8 37.41% 56.99% R+19.6 D
144 42.14% 55.70% R+13.6 30.93% 63.59% R+32.7 R
145 38.61% 58.67% R+20.1 24.60% 69.65% R+45 R
146 42.70% 55.08% R+12.4 31.90% 62.06% R+30.2 R
147 52.79% 44.50% D+8.3 42.10% 49.42% R+7.3 R
148 54.63% 42.47% D+12.2 40.30% 53.21% R+12.9 D
149 52.29% 45.53% D+6.8 40.55% 52.79% R+12.2 R
150 72.28% 25.81% D+46.5 51.67% 42.92% D+8.7 D
151 62.84% 35.10% D+27.7 43.90% 50.45% R+6.5 D
Total 56.44% 41.10% D+15.3 47.97% 45.00% D+3 -
Source: Daily Kos

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Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 United States Department of Education, ED Data Express, "State Tables," accessed May 13, 2014
  2. ACT, "2012 ACT National and State Scores," accessed May 13, 2014
  3. Commonwealth Foundation, "SAT Scores by State 2013," October 10, 2013
  4. StudyPoints, "What's a good SAT score or ACT score?" accessed June 7, 2015
  5. United States Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Common Core of Data (CCD), State Dropout and Graduation Rate Data File, School Year 2010-11, Provision Version 1a and School Year 2011-12, Preliminary Version 1a," accessed May 13, 2014
  6. The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  7. 270towin.com, "Maine," accessed June 1, 2017
  8. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  9. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017

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