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U.S. House seat · lines in effect since 2022

Maine's 2nd District

A district of about 690,000 people, 28% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+8.9 relative to the nation for president.

Jared F. Golden (D) · since Jan 3, 2019Next election Nov 7, 2028The 2026 race →
ME-2

Source: 2026 results: civicAPI; boundaries: Census Bureau TIGER/LineUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Where it sits among all 435 seats

Every U.S. House seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

R+8.9237th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican218th seat · the majority line1ME-2

Labels below the bar mark 1 other seat in Maine.

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

2018202220242026
U.S. SenateR+32.4No raceNo raceNo race
GovernorR+4.1No raceNo raceNo race
U.S. HouseNo raceD+5.7D+0.2R+1.6

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 435 seats. Small marks are other seats in Maine. The black marker is ME-2.

Adults with a bachelor's degree28% 28th pct · 2nd of 2 in ME

Lower than 72% of seats.

White adults without a degree67% 96th pct · 1st of 2 in ME

Higher than 96% of seats.

Hispanic residents2% 1st pct · 2nd of 2 in ME

Lower than 99% of seats.

Black residents2% 8th pct · 2nd of 2 in ME

Lower than 92% of seats.

Asian residents1% 5th pct · 2nd of 2 in ME

Lower than 95% of seats.

People per square mile23 5th pct · 2nd of 2 in ME

Less dense than 95% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET

Seats most like this one

Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean. 2 of the 4 flipped this year.

MN-8
28% college gradsR+14.0Held RWI-3
28% college gradsR+6.6Flipped DIA-2
29% college gradsR+8.7Flipped DNY-21
26% college gradsR+19.5Held R

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Who has held it

These lines took effect in 2022.

  1. Jared F. Golden (D)
    2023– · Won 2022 by 5.7, 2024 by 0.2

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)