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2020 United States presidential election in Maine
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The 2020 United States presidential election in Maine was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated.[1] Maine voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump, and running mate Vice President Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris. Maine has four electoral votes in the Electoral College.[2] Unlike all other states except Nebraska, Maine awards two electoral votes based on the statewide vote, and one vote for each congressional district. In the 2016 election, Maine split its vote for the first time since 1828, awarding one electoral vote to Trump as he got the most votes in Maine's 2nd congressional district.[3]
Maine became the first state to use ranked-choice voting for a presidential general election, with voters able to rank their preferred candidates on the ballot.[4]
Biden performed strongly with college-educated[5] and high income voters to win Maine[6].
Maine weighed in for this election as 5% more Democratic than the national average.
Primary elections[edit | edit source]
The primary elections were held on Super Tuesday, March 3, 2020.
Republican primary[edit | edit source]
Incumbent President Donald Trump ran unopposed in the Republican primary, and thus he received all of Maine's 22 delegates to the 2020 Republican National Convention.[7]
| Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates[9] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Trump | 95,360 | 83.85 | 22 |
| Blank ballots | 18,368 | 16.15 | 0 |
| Total | 113,728 | 100% | 22 |
Democratic primary[edit | edit source]
In an electoral upset, moderate candidate Joe Biden won the state, which primary opponent Bernie Sanders previously won in 2016.
| Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden | 68,729 | 33.37 | 11 |
| Bernie Sanders | 66,826 | 32.45 | 9 |
| Elizabeth Warren | 32,055 | 15.57 | 4 |
| Michael Bloomberg | 24,294 | 11.80 | |
| Pete Buttigieg (withdrawn)[a] | 4,364 | 2.12 | |
| Amy Klobuchar (withdrawn)[a] | 2,826 | 1.37 | |
| Tulsi Gabbard | 1,815 | 0.88 | |
| Andrew Yang (withdrawn)[b] | 696 | 0.34 | |
| Tom Steyer (withdrawn)[a] | 313 | 0.15 | |
| Deval Patrick (withdrawn)[b] | 218 | 0.11 | |
| Marianne Williamson (withdrawn) | 201 | 0.10 | |
| Cory Booker (withdrawn) | 183 | 0.09 | |
| Blank ballots | 3,417 | 1.66 | |
| Total | 205,937 | 100% | 24 |
Libertarian nominee[edit | edit source]
- Jo Jorgensen, Psychology Senior Lecturer at Clemson University
Green nominee[edit | edit source]
- Howie Hawkins, co-founder of the Green Party, trade unionist and environmental activist
Alliance nominee[edit | edit source]
- Rocky De La Fuente, businessman
General election[edit | edit source]
Ballot access[edit | edit source]
Libertarian[edit | edit source]
The Libertarian Party was recognized by Maine as an official party in June 2016 but lost that status in December 2018. To qualify for ballot access, Jorgensen was required to submit 4,000 petition signatures to the state by August 3. Jorgensen sued the state for a reduction of the signature requirement, citing an increase in the difficulty of petitioning caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[11] Jorgensen was successful in appearing on the ballot.
Final predictions[edit | edit source]
| Source | Ranking (statewide) | Ranking (1st) | Ranking (2nd) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[12] | Likely D | Solid D | Tossup |
| Inside Elections[13] | Solid D | Solid D | Tossup |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[14] | Likely D | Safe D | Lean R |
| Politico[15] | Likely D | Solid D | Tossup |
| RCP[16] | Lean D | Likely D | Tossup |
| Niskanen[17] | Safe D | Safe D | Likely R |
| CNN[18] | Solid D | Solid D | Tossup |
| The Economist[19] | Safe D | Not given | Not given |
| CBS News[20] | Likely D | Likely D | Tossup |
| 270towin[21] | Likely D | Safe D | Tossup |
| ABC News[22] | Solid D | Solid D | Tossup |
| NPR[23] | Likely D | Likely D | Tossup |
| NBC News[24] | Likely D | Solid D | Tossup |
| 538[25] | Likely D | Solid D | Tossup |
Polling[edit | edit source]
Graphical summary (statewide)[edit | edit source]
Aggregate polls
| Source of poll aggregation |
Dates administered |
Dates updated |
Joe Biden Democratic |
Donald Trump Republican |
Other/ Undecided [c] |
Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 270 to Win | October 6 – November 1, 2020 | November 3, 2020 | 51.8% | 40.2% | 8.0% | Biden +11.6 |
| FiveThirtyEight | until November 2, 2020 | November 3, 2020 | 53.3% | 40.3% | 6.4% | Biden +13.0 |
| Average | 53.1% | 40.3% | 7.2% | Biden +12.3 | ||
Statewide polls[edit | edit source]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[d] |
Margin of error |
Donald Trump Republican |
Joe Biden Democratic |
Jo Jorgensen Libertarian |
Howie Hawkins Green |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change Research | Oct 29 – Nov 2, 2020 | 1,024 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 40% | 52% | 4% | 2% | 1%[e] | 1% |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios | Oct 20 – Nov 2, 2020 | 1,274 (LV) | ± 4% | 42%[f] | 56% | – | – | – | – |
| Emerson College | Oct 29–31, 2020 | 611 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 43%[g] | 54% | – | – | 2%[h] | – |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios | Oct 1–28, 2020 | 1,995 (LV) | – | 43% | 56% | – | – | – | – |
| SurveyUSA/FairVote | Oct 23–27, 2020 | 1,007 (LV) | ± 3.7% | 40%[i] | 53% | 2% | 2% | 1%[j] | 2% |
| 42%[k] | 55% | – | – | 1%[l] | 2% | ||||
| Colby College | Oct 21–25, 2020 | 879 (LV) | ± 3.3% | 38% | 51% | – | – | 4%[m] | 8% |
| Pan Atlantic Research | Oct 2–6, 2020 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.5% | 40% | 50% | – | – | 6%[n] | 4% |
| Critical Insights/Digital Research/Bangor Daily News | Sep 25 – Oct 4, 2020 | 466 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 40%[i] | 51% | 3% | 1% | 2%[o] | 3% |
| 40%[p] | 52% | – | – | 5%[q] | 3% | ||||
| SurveyMonkey/Axios | Sep 1–30, 2020 | 729 (LV) | – | 38% | 60% | – | – | – | 2% |
| Data for Progress (D) | Sep 23–28, 2020 | 718 (LV) | ± 3.7% | 39%[i] | 53% | 2% | 1% | – | 5% |
| 41%[r] | 55% | – | – | – | 4% | ||||
| Colby College | Sep 17–23, 2020 | 847 (LV) | ± 3.4% | 39% | 50% | – | – | 4%[s] | 6% |
| Suffolk University/Boston Globe | Sep 17–20, 2020 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 39%[i] | 51% | 1% | 0% | 1%[t] | 7% |
| 39%[k] | 51% | – | – | 2%[u] | 8% | ||||
| Siena College/NYT Upshot | Sep 11–16, 2020 | 663 (LV) | ± 5.1% | 38%[v] | 55% | 0% | 0% | 1%[w] | 6%[x] |
| Quinnipiac University | Sep 10–14, 2020 | 1,183 (LV) | ± 2.9% | 38% | 59% | – | – | 0%[y] | 3% |
| Fabrizio Ward/Hart Research Associates/AARP | Aug 30 – Sep 5, 2020 | 800 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 40% | 54% | – | – | 1%[z] | 5% |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios | Aug 1–31, 2020 | 502 (LV) | – | 37% | 61% | – | – | – | 1% |
| Critical Insights/Digital Research/Bangor Daily News | Jul 28 – Aug 9, 2020 | 453 (LV) | – | 38% | 45% | – | – | 11%[aa] | 6% |
| Quinnipiac University Archived August 7, 2020, at the Wayback Machine | Jul 30 – Aug 3, 2020 | 805 (RV) | ± 3.7% | 37% | 52% | – | – | 6%[ab] | 4% |
| RMG Research | Jul 27 – Aug 2, 2020 | 500 (RV) | ± 4.5% | 39% | 50% | – | – | 7%[ac] | 4% |
| Data for Progress | Jul 24 – Aug 2, 2020 | 866 (LV) | – | 42%[i] | 49% | 1% | 1% | – | 7% |
| 43%[ad] | 53% | – | – | – | 4% | ||||
| SurveyMonkey/Axios | Jul 1–31, 2020 | 733 (LV) | – | 41% | 57% | – | – | – | 1% |
| Public Policy Polling/AFSCME[A] | Jul 23–24, 2020 | 962 (V) | – | 42% | 53% | – | – | – | 5% |
| Colby College/SocialSphere | Jul 18–24, 2020 | 888 (RV) | ± 3.9% | 38% | 50% | – | – | 5%[ae] | 7% |
| Public Policy Polling | Jul 2–3, 2020 | 1,022 (V) | ± 3.1% | 42% | 53% | – | – | – | 5% |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios | Jun 8–30, 2020 | 202 (LV) | – | 46% | 51% | – | – | – | 3% |
| Public Policy Polling | Mar 2–3, 2020 | 872 (V) | ± 3.3% | 42% | 52% | – | – | – | 6% |
| Public Policy Polling | Oct 11–13, 2019 | 939 (LV) | ± 3.2% | 42% | 54% | – | – | – | 4% |
| Fabrizio Ward/AARP | Jul 29–31, 2019 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 44% | 50% | – | – | – | 5% |
| Gravis Marketing | Jun 24, 2019 | 767 (RV) | ± 3.5% | 46% | 54% | – | – | – | – |
Maine's 1st congressional district[edit | edit source]
Graphical summary[edit | edit source]
Aggregate polls[edit | edit source]
| Source of poll aggregation |
Dates administered |
Dates updated |
Joe Biden Democratic |
Donald Trump Republican |
Other/ Undecided [c] |
Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 270 to Win | October 6 – November 1, 2020 | November 3, 2020 | 57.8% | 35.0% | 7.2% | Biden +22.8 |
| Real Clear Politics | September 17 – October 6, 2020 | October 30, 2020 | 56.7% | 34.3% | 9.0% | Biden +22.4 |
with Donald Trump and Joe Biden[edit | edit source]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[d] |
Margin of error |
Donald Trump Republican |
Joe Biden Democratic |
Jo Jorgensen Libertarian |
Howie Hawkins Green |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change Research | Oct 29 – Nov 2, 2020 | 549 (LV) | – | 35% | 56% | 4% | 3% | – | – |
| Emerson College | Oct 29–31, 2020 | 310 (LV) | – | 39% | 58% | – | – | 3%[af] | 1% |
| SurveyUSA/FairVote | Oct 23–27, 2020 | 498 (LV) | – | 35%[i] | 59% | 2% | 2% | 1%[j] | 2% |
| 36%[k] | 61% | – | – | 1%[l] | 2% | ||||
| Colby College | Oct 21–25, 2020 | 426 (LV) | – | 34% | 56% | – | – | 4%[m] | 7% |
| Pan Atlantic Research | Oct 2–6, 2020 | 300 (LV) | ± 6.4% | 37% | 54% | – | – | 7% | – |
| Critical Insights/Digital Research/Bangor Daily News | Sep 25 – Oct 4, 2020 | 232 (LV) | – | 30% | 62% | 3% | 1% | 2%[ag] | 3% |
| Colby College | Sep 17–23, 2020 | 416 (LV) | – | 36% | 54% | – | – | 5%[ah] | 5% |
| Suffolk University/Boston Globe | Sep 17–20, 2020 | 267 (LV) | – | 33%[i] | 54% | 2% | 0% | 1%[t] | 9% |
| 34%[k] | 55% | 0% | 0% | 2%[ai] | 9% | ||||
| Quinnipiac University | Sep 10–14, 2020 | 707 (LV) | – | 32% | 64% | – | – | 1%[aj] | 3% |
| Fabrizio Ward/Hart Research Associates/AARP | Aug 30 – Sep 5, 2020 | 433 (LV) | – | 35% | 58% | – | – | – | – |
| Critical Insights/Digital Research/Bangor Daily News | Jul 28 – Aug 9, 2020 | 250 (LV) | – | 33% | 49% | – | – | 11%[ak] | 6% |
| Quinnipiac University | Jul 30 – Aug 3, 2020 | 392 (LV)[al] | – | 30% | 61% | – | – | 6%[am] | 3% |
| Colby College/SocialSphere | Jul 18–24, 2020 | 425 (LV) | – | 35% | 55% | – | – | 6%[an] | 5% |
| Public Policy Polling | Oct 11–13, 2019 | 478 (LV) | – | 38% | 58% | – | – | – | 3% |
Maine's 2nd congressional district[edit | edit source]
Graphical summary[edit | edit source]
Aggregate polls[edit | edit source]
| Source of poll aggregation |
Dates administered |
Dates updated |
Joe Biden Democratic |
Donald Trump Republican |
Other/ Undecided [c] |
Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 270 to Win | October 6 – November 1, 2020 | November 3, 2020 | 46.4% | 45.2% | 8.4% | Biden +1.2 |
| Real Clear Politics | September 17 – October 6, 2020 | October 27, 2020 | 44.7% | 45.0% | 10.3% | Trump +0.3 |
with Donald Trump and Joe Biden[edit | edit source]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[d] |
Margin of error |
Donald Trump Republican |
Joe Biden Democratic |
Jo Jorgensen Libertarian |
Howie Hawkins Green |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change Research | Oct 29 – Nov 2, 2020 | 475 (LV) | ± 4.6% | 46%[i] | 47% | 4% | 1% | 0%[ao] | 1% |
| 50%[ap] | 50% | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Emerson College | Oct 29–31, 2020 | 301 (LV) | – | 47% | 50% | – | – | 3%[af] | 0% |
| SurveyUSA/FairVote | Oct 23–27, 2020 | 509 (LV) | – | 45%[i] | 48% | 2% | 2% | 1%[j] | 2% |
| 49%[aq] | 51% | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Colby College | Oct 21–25, 2020 | 453 (LV) | – | 42% | 46% | – | – | 4%[m] | 9% |
| Pan Atlantic Research | Oct 2–6, 2020 | 300 (LV) | ± 6.4% | 43% | 47% | – | – | 6% | – |
| Critical Insights/Digital Research/Bangor Daily News | Sep 25 – Oct 4, 2020 | 234 (LV) | – | 49% | 41% | 2% | 1% | 1%[ar] | 3% |
| Colby College | Sep 17–23, 2020 | 425 (LV) | – | 43% | 46% | – | – | 3%[as] | 8% |
| Suffolk University/Boston Globe | Sep 17–20, 2020 | 233 (LV) | – | 45%[i] | 47% | 0% | 0% | 1%[at] | 6% |
| 45%[k] | 47% | 0% | 0% | 1%[au] | 6% | ||||
| Siena College/NYT Upshot[1] | Sep 11–16, 2020 | 440 (LV) | – | 45%[v] | 47% | – | – | – | – |
| Quinnipiac University | Sep 10–14, 2020 | 476 (LV) | – | 44% | 53% | – | – | 0%[y] | 3% |
| Fabrizio Ward/Hart Research Associates/AARP | Aug 30 – Sep 5, 2020 | 367 (LV) | – | 45% | 49% | – | – | – | – |
| Left of Centre PAC[B] | Aug 25–28, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 49% | 48% | – | – | – | 3% |
| Critical Insights/Digital Research/Bangor Daily News | Jul 28 – Aug 9, 2020 | 249 (LV) | – | 38% | 39% | – | – | 12%[av] | 11% |
| Quinnipiac University | Jul 30 – Aug 3, 2020 | 382 (RV)[al] | – | 45% | 44% | – | – | 6%[ab] | 5% |
| Colby College/SocialSphere | Jul 18–24, 2020 | 449 (LV) | – | 42% | 45% | – | – | 4%[m] | 9% |
| Public Policy Polling | Oct 11–13, 2019 | 461 (LV) | – | 46% | 49% | – | – | – | 4% |
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Results[edit | edit source]
Statewide (2 electoral votes)[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Joe Biden Kamala Harris |
435,072 | 53.09% | +5.26% | |
| Republican | Donald Trump Mike Pence |
360,737 | 44.02% | −0.85% | |
| Libertarian | Jo Jorgensen Spike Cohen |
14,152 | 1.73% | −3.36% | |
| Green | Howie Hawkins Angela Walker |
8,230 | 1.00% | −0.91% | |
| Alliance | Rocky De La Fuente Darcy Richardson |
1,183 | 0.14% | N/A | |
| Write-in | 87 | 0.01% | N/A | ||
| Total votes | 819,461 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic win | |||||
1st congressional district (1 electoral vote)[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joe Biden Kamala Harris |
266,376 | 60.11% | +6.15% | |
| Republican | Donald Trump Mike Pence |
164,045 | 37.02% | −2.13% | |
| Libertarian | Jo Jorgensen Spike Cohen |
7,343 | 1.66% | −3.05% | |
| Green | Howie Hawkins Angela Walker |
4,654 | 1.05% | −0.87% | |
| Alliance | Rocky De La Fuente Darcy Richardson |
649 | 0.15% | N/A | |
| Write-in | 45 | 0.01% | N/A | ||
| Total votes | 443,112 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic win | |||||
2nd congressional district (1 electoral vote)[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Donald Trump Mike Pence |
196,692 | 52.26% | +1.00% | |
| Democratic | Joe Biden Kamala Harris |
168,696 | 44.82% | +3.84% | |
| Libertarian | Jo Jorgensen Spike Cohen |
6,809 | 1.81% | −3.71% | |
| Green | Howie Hawkins Angela Walker |
3,576 | 0.95% | −0.94% | |
| Alliance | Rocky De La Fuente Darcy Richardson |
534 | 0.14% | N/A | |
| Write-in | 42 | 0.01% | N/A | ||
| Total votes | 376,349 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican win | |||||
By county[edit | edit source]
| Joe Biden Democrat |
Donald Trump Republican |
Other | Margin | Total | |||||
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| County | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes |
| Androscoggin | 27,617 | 47.04% | 29,268 | 49.85% | 2,476 | 4.17% | 1,651 | −2.78% | 59,361 |
| Aroostook | 13,956 | 39.04% | 21,080 | 58.97% | 1,174 | 3.24% | 7,124 | −19.67% | 36,210 |
| Cumberland | 128,759 | 66.45% | 59,584 | 30.75% | 7,571 | 3.86% | 69,175 | 35.31% | 195,914 |
| Franklin | 8,069 | 45.85% | 8,754 | 49.74% | 776 | 4.41% | 685 | −3.89% | 17,599 |
| Hancock | 19,369 | 54.83% | 14,982 | 42.41% | 1,325 | 3.71% | 4,387 | 12.30% | 35,676 |
| Kennebec | 34,902 | 48.57% | 34,721 | 48.32% | 2,992 | 4.12% | 181 | 0.25% | 72,615 |
| Knox | 15,110 | 59.38% | 9,982 | 38.16% | 940 | 3.61% | 5,128 | 19.70% | 26,032 |
| Lincoln | 12,684 | 53.76% | 10,256 | 43.47% | 917 | 3.84% | 2,428 | 10.18% | 23,857 |
| Oxford | 14,755 | 44.06% | 17,698 | 52.83% | 1,357 | 4.01% | 2,943 | −8.70% | 33,810 |
| Penobscot | 37,713 | 44.23% | 44,825 | 52.57% | 3,595 | 4.17% | 7,112 | −8.26% | 86,133 |
| Piscataquis | 3,517 | 35.50% | 6,143 | 62.00% | 336 | 3.36% | 2,626 | −26.27% | 9,996 |
| Sagadahoc | 13,528 | 56.28% | 9,755 | 40.58% | 997 | 4.11% | 3,773 | 15.54% | 24,280 |
| Somerset | 10,199 | 36.98% | 16,644 | 60.35% | 1,030 | 3.70% | 6,445 | −23.12% | 27,873 |
| Waldo | 12,345 | 50.76% | 11,196 | 46.03% | 1,025 | 4.17% | 1,149 | 4.68% | 24,566 |
| Washington | 6,761 | 38.95% | 10,194 | 58.73% | 615 | 3.50% | 3,433 | −19.54% | 17,570 |
| York | 71,189 | 54.90% | 54,817 | 42.28% | 5,036 | 3.84% | 16,372 | 12.49% | 131,042 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic[edit | edit source]
By congressional district[edit | edit source]
Joe Biden won the 1st district as the incumbent Democratic representative was re-elected. Donald Trump won the 2nd district despite the incumbent Democratic representative being re-elected.
| District | Biden | Trump | Representative |
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| 1st | 60.11% | 37.02% | Chellie Pingree |
| 2nd | 44.82% | 52.26% | Jared Golden |
Analysis[edit | edit source]
Biden carried Maine by a 9.1% margin over Trump, improving over Hillary Clinton's 3% win margin in 2016. Biden handily carried Maine's 1st congressional district by 23%, while Trump carried its 2nd congressional district by 7.4%, winning a single electoral vote from the state. This marked the first election in history in which Maine and Nebraska both split their electoral votes. Ranked-choice tabulation was ultimately not used as Biden earned a majority statewide and in the 1st district, while Trump earned a majority in the 2nd district. Biden narrowly flipped Kennebec County (home to the state capital, Augusta) four years after Clinton lost it. All other counties favored the same party they did in 2016.[28]
Maine is located in New England, an area that has become a Democratic Party stronghold. It was once a classic Rockefeller Republican state, but social issues have moved it to the Democratic column. The last Republican to win all its electoral votes was George H. W. Bush in 1988. Per exit polls by the Associated Press, Biden's strength in Maine came from liberals, with Biden winning whites 54%–44%, including 56% of white women. Biden was even competitive with Trump among Maine's gun owners, a traditionally Republican interest group, capturing 42% of their vote to Trump's 57%.[29]
This was the first presidential election since 2004 in which Maine's 2nd congressional district backed the losing candidate, and the 2nd district is the only part of the so-called Blue Wall which Trump won in 2020, referring to states and electoral-vote areas that voted Democrat in every election from 1992 to 2012; Biden thus became the first Democrat since 1976 to win the White House without carrying this district. Biden also became the first Democrat since 1892 to win the White House without carrying Androscoggin County, the first since 1976 to do so without carrying Aroostook, Franklin, Oxford, Penobscot, or Washington counties, and the first since 1992 to do so without carrying Somerset County.
See also[edit | edit source]
- 2020 Maine elections
- United States presidential elections in Maine
- 2020 United States presidential election
- 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries
- 2020 Republican Party presidential primaries
- 2020 United States elections
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ^ a b c Candidate withdrew during absentee voting, shortly before the date of the election.
- ^ a b Candidate withdrew following the New Hampshire primary, when absentee voting had already begun.
- ^ a b c Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear - ^ Did not vote with 1%; "Don't recall" and would not vote with 0%
- ^ Overlapping sample with the previous SurveyMonkey/Axios poll, but more information available regarding sample size
- ^ With voters who lean towards a given candidate
- ^ "Someone else" with 2%
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Standard VI response
- ^ a b c De La Fuente (A) with 1%
- ^ a b c d e Reassigning the second and third preferences of non-Biden/Trump voters
- ^ a b "No second choice"/"no third choice" with 1%
- ^ a b c d "One of the minor party candidates" with 4%
- ^ "All other candidates" with 6%
- ^ "Refused" with 2%; De La Fuente (A) with no voters
- ^ Ressigning the second preferences of Hawkins and Jorgensen voters
- ^ "Refused" with 2%; De La Fuente (A), "No second preference" and "Someone else" with 1%; Hawkins (G) with 0%; Jorgensen (L) with no voters
- ^ If the only candidates were Biden and Trump
- ^ "A minor party candidate" with 4%
- ^ a b "Refused" with 1%; Fuente (A) and "Other" with 0%
- ^ "Refused" with 1%; Fuente (A) and Hawkins (G) with 0%; Jorgensen (L) and "Other" with no voters
- ^ a b Topline after Ranked-Choice Voting is used
- ^ "Someone else" with 0%; would not vote with 1%
- ^ Includes "Refused"
- ^ a b "Someone else" with 0%
- ^ Would not vote with 1%
- ^ "Someone else" with 8%; "Prefer not to say" and would not vote with 1%
- ^ a b "Someone else" and would not vote with 3%
- ^ "Some other candidate" with 7%
- ^ If only Biden and Trump were candidates
- ^ "One of the minor party candidates" with 5%
- ^ a b "Someone else" with 3%
- ^ "Refused" and "Someone else" with 1%; De La Fuente (A) with no voters
- ^ "A minor party candidate" with 5%
- ^ "Refused" with 2%; Fuente (A) with 0%; "Other" with no voters
- ^ "Someone else" with 1%
- ^ "Someone else" with 9%; "Prefer not to say" with 2%; Would not vote with 1%
- ^ a b Additional data sourced from FiveThirtyEight
- ^ "Someone else" with 2%; would not vote with 4%
- ^ "One of the minor party candidates" with 6%
- ^ Did not vote, "Don't recall" and would not vote with 0%
- ^ After three rounds of ranked choice voting
- ^ With Ranked Choice Voting
- ^ "Refused" with 1%; "Someone else" with 0%; De La Fuente (A) with no voters
- ^ "A minor party candidate" with 3%
- ^ "Refused" with 1%; "Other" with 0%; Fuente (A) with no voters
- ^ "Refused" with 1%; Fuente (A) and "Other" with no voters
- ^ "Someone else" with 8%; "Prefer not to say" and would not vote with 2%
- ^ "It depends on who the Democratic candidate is" and "Undecided at this time" with 15%
- ^ "Consider voting for Trump" with 15%; Undecided with 5%
- ^ "It depends on who the Democratic candidate is" with 15%; "Undecided at this time" with 16%
- ^ "It depends on who the Democratic candidate is" with 14%; "Undecided at this time" with 14%
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Further reading[edit | edit source]
- Summary: State Laws on Presidential Electors (PDF), Washington DC: National Association of Secretaries of State, August 2020,
Maine
External links[edit | edit source]
- Elections & Voting division of the Maine Secretary of State
- Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Maine", Voting & Elections Toolkits
- "Maine: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
- "League of Women Voters of Maine". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
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