Maine's 2nd Congressional District
Maine · ME-02
Maine's 2nd Congressional District is one of 2 U.S. House districts in Maine, represented in Congress by Jared Golden (Democrat). It is home to roughly 686,242 people, with a median age of 45.3. The population is about 92% White. The median household income is $62,052, and 28% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted leaning Republican (R+9).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 29,078 square miles, ME-02 is the 26th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 24 residents per square mile, it is a predominantly rural district. Its shape is very irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.13 ranks 387th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 44% of ME-02 voters backed Kamala Harris and 54% Donald Trump — a R+9 margin. That is a 3.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted R+6. Jared Golden is one of only 13 House Democrats representing a district Donald Trump carried.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 45.3 years old, making this one of the oldest districts in the nation by median age; 18.6% of residents are under 18 and 22.3% are 65 or older. About 3.1% of residents were born outside the United States, and 5.9% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $62,052, the district's median household income ranks 373rd of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $198,907, and the median rent is $923 a month. 13.5% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 25.7-minute commute (11.5% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).