Maine sort of bucks the trend in a lot of ways; I've always wondered why it seems to vote Democratic more often than not given some of its unusual characteristics.
For starters, it's the poorest state in the NE in terms of median household income; barely better off than KY and in the bottom 7 nationally.
The average D. C. Household Income would be in the top 1% of household incomes in Arkansas, IIRC.
Maine being poor would make it vote more democrat. The states in the south do not vote republican because they are poor. In most states the GOP wins the wealthiest counties.
