Maine
Year Democratic Republican
1952 33.8% 118,806 66.1% 232,353
1956 29.1% 102,468 70.9% 249,238
1960 43.0% 181,159 57.1% 240,608
1964 68.8% 262,264 31.1% 118,701
1968 55.3% 217,312 43.1% 169,254
1972 38.5% 160,584 61.5% 256,458
1976 48.1% 232,279 48.9% 236,320
1980 42.3% 220,974 45.6% 238,522
1984 38.8% 214,515 60.8% 336,500
1988 43.9% 243,569 55.3% 307,131
1992 38.8% 263,420 30.4% 206,504
1996 51.6% 312,788 30.8% 186,378
2000 49.1% 319,951 44.0% 286,616
2004 53.6% 396,842 44.6% 330,201
2008 57.7% 421,923 40.4% 295,273
2012 56.3% 401,306 41.0% 292,276
2016 47.8% 357,735 44.9% 335,593
Law and government -- State and local politics
See also : As Maine goes , so goes the nation ; Maine Democratic Party ; Maine Green Independent Party ; Libertarian Party of Maine ; Maine Republican Party ; and Political party strength in Maine Gubernatorial election results [ 97 ] Year Democratic Republican 1954 54.5% 135,673 45.5% 113,298 1956 59.2% 180,254 40.8% 124,395 1958 52.0% 145,673 48.0% 134,572 1962 49.9% 146,121 50.1% 146,604 1966 53.1% 172,036 46.9% 151,802 1970 50.1% 163,138 49.9% 162,248 1974 36.8% 132,219 23.5% 84,176 1978 47.8% 176,493 34.4% 126,862 1982 61.9% 281,066 38.1% 172,949 1986 30.2% 128,744 39.9% 170,312 1990 44.1% 230,038 46.7% 243,766 1994 33.8% 172,951 23.1% 117,990 1998 12.0% 50,506 18.9% 79,716 2002 47.2% 238,179 41.5% 209,496 2006 38.1% 209,927 30.2% 166,425 2010 18.8% 109,387 37.6% 218,065 2014 43.4% 265,125 48.2% 294,533 2018 50.9% 320,962 43.2% 272,311
Maine (/meɪn/ (listen)) is the northernmost state in the northeastern United States. Maine is the 12th smallest by area, the 9th least populous, and the 13th least densely populated of the 50 U.S. states. Located in New England, it is bordered by New Hampshire to the west, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Québec to the northeast and northwest, respectively. Maine is the only state to border exactly one other state, is the easternmost among the contiguous United States, and is the northernmost state east of the Great Lakes. Maine is known for its jagged, rocky coastline; low, rolling mountains; heavily forested interior; and picturesque waterways, as well as its seafood cuisine, especially lobster and clams. There is a humid continental climate throughout most of the state, including coastal areas. Maine's most populous city is Portland and its capital is Augusta. For thousands of years, indigenous peoples were the only inhabitants of the territory that is now Maine. At the time of European arrival in what is now Maine, several Algonquian-speaking peoples inhabited the area. The first European settlement in the area was by the French in 1604 on Saint Croix Island, by Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons. The first English settlement was the short-lived Popham Colony, established by the Plymouth Company in 1607. A number of English settlements were established along the coast of Maine in the 1620s, although the rugged climate, deprivations, and conflict with the local peoples caused many to fail over the years.