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The States · 2026 outlook

Maine

One state, every federal race and the provisional balance of power in its capitol.

2024 presidentD+6.9
SenateD+0.3
U.S. HouseD 1R 1
GovernorD+4.3
County by county · U.S. Senateprojected margin
County view
Projected margin
R+40R+20EvenD+20D+40
Striped = seat changes partyProjected county outcome

Counties colored by the projected margin — the 2024 result shifted by the state's projected swing, summing exactly to the forecast above. Hover a county for its numbers.

County numbers

Cumberland87,746 (62.9%)44,917 (32.2%)D+30.7139,498
York45,740 (49.2%)42,716 (45.9%)D+3.393,014
Penobscot23,664 (38.8%)34,318 (56.3%)R+17.560,969
Kennebec21,719 (42.6%)26,815 (52.5%)R+10.051,035
Androscoggin16,849 (40.9%)22,337 (54.2%)R+13.341,205
Hancock12,756 (50.3%)11,383 (44.8%)D+5.425,383
Aroostook7,669 (30.7%)16,072 (64.4%)R+33.724,964
Oxford9,077 (37.5%)13,956 (57.6%)R+20.124,220
Somerset6,175 (31.0%)12,763 (64.1%)R+33.119,914
Knox9,685 (53.4%)7,557 (41.7%)D+11.718,130
Waldo8,085 (45.9%)8,649 (49.2%)R+3.217,596
Sagadahoc9,080 (53.0%)7,205 (42.1%)D+11.017,124
Lincoln8,468 (50.4%)7,515 (44.7%)D+5.716,807
Washington4,125 (32.6%)7,893 (62.5%)R+29.812,637
Franklin4,946 (39.6%)6,931 (55.5%)R+15.912,489
Piscataquis2,159 (30.2%)4,637 (64.9%)R+34.77,146

Model benchmark — the 2024 result shifted by the state's projected swing, summing exactly to the forecast.

State government2026 outlook

Trifecta nowDemocratic trifecta

ChamberNowProjected
SenateDD
HouseDD
State legislative outlook · modeledBoth chambers carry the Call the Map state legislature forecast — the same model the Chamber Board publishes.
Governor control: NCSL · 2026 State & Legislative Partisan Composition · Jan. 27, 2026Open the full Chamber Board →
The closest races in Maineby forecast margin