Maine's 1st Congressional District
Maine · ME-01
Maine's 1st Congressional District is one of 2 U.S. House districts in Maine, represented in Congress by Chellie Pingree (Democrat). It is home to roughly 691,158 people, with a median age of 44.3. The population is about 90% White. The median household income is $84,500, and 43% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted solidly Democratic (D+22).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 3,599 square miles, ME-01 is the 181st-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 192 residents per square mile, it is a mix of small cities, suburbs and countryside. Its shape is very irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.06 ranks 431st of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 60% of ME-01 voters backed Kamala Harris and 38% Donald Trump — a D+22 margin. That is a 1.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+23.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 44.3 years old, making this one of the oldest districts in the nation by median age; 18% of residents are under 18 and 21.5% are 65 or older. About 4.7% of residents were born outside the United States, and 6.1% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $84,500, the district's median household income ranks 161st of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $354,790, and the median rent is $1,305 a month. 8.1% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 26.1-minute commute (16.4% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).