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Data Center Policy

Maine 2026 U.S. Senate context · 1,174 Census Block Groups · 16 counties

Census block-group resolution
Snapshot
1,174
CBGs
1.38M
Residents
16
Counties
Map view
RaceScape identifies four distinct position clusters on data center policy in Maine. Select a position below to see where that audience lives. Each cluster has a different geographic footprint and responds to a different messaging frame.
Statewide breakdown
Reg 46% Cen 24% Con 23% Mod 7%
Position cluster · click to color
How to read this view Each button shows a single position's heatmap. Darker = higher share of residents holding that position. Min/Avg/Max show the range across all 1,174 neighborhoods. Click between positions to see how the geography inverts.
Every neighborhood in Maine leans toward regulatory review on data centers, but by varying margins. This view segments neighborhoods by how contestable they are. Tighter margins between the leading and runner-up positions mean more persuadable ground.
Contestability tiers
How to read this view Orange = competitive (margin under 15 pp). Blue = leans regulatory (15 to 25 pp). Dark navy = locked (over 25 pp). Stats show CBGs, resident population, and share of state total per tier. Margin is the gap between the Regulatory position and the next-closest position in each neighborhood.
Counties · click to focus
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Top growth-receptive counties
Source: PharosGraph RaceScape pipeline (May 21, 2026). Position clusters modeled across 1,174 Maine Census Block Groups using 19 demographic dimensions. Geometry from US Census TIGER 2020. Tracking the politics of LD 307 (data-center moratorium) and the $550M Androscoggin Mill data-center project in Jay.