MAINE

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Do the French Mainers vote as an ethnic bloc? And is it overwhelmingly for one party or another?

Democrats, generally. The town map on this website illustrates this well, with the Democratic vote in Aroostook County concentrated up at the border with (French speaking areas of) New Brunswick.

Lewiston et al is very French as well. Though English speaking, while a lot of Aroostook is actually Francophone.

[Verily]

Do the French Mainers vote as an ethnic bloc? And is it overwhelmingly for one party or another?

Democrats, generally. The town map on this website illustrates this well, with the Democratic vote in Aroostook County concentrated up at the border with (French speaking areas of) New Brunswick.

Lewiston et al is very French as well. Though English speaking, while a lot of Aroostook is actually Francophone.

26% of Lewiston residents speak French at home, compared to 83% of Madawaska residents and 62% of Fort Kent residents.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Do the French Mainers vote as an ethnic bloc? And is it overwhelmingly for one party or another?

Democrats, generally. The town map on this website illustrates this well, with the Democratic vote in Aroostook County concentrated up at the border with (French speaking areas of) New Brunswick.

Lewiston et al is very French as well. Though English speaking, while a lot of Aroostook is actually Francophone.

26% of Lewiston residents speak French at home, compared to 83% of Madawaska residents and 62% of Fort Kent residents.

Still as high as 26%? Surprising yet pleasing

[Verily]

I've been to Lewiston a few times (never for a long time, just an hour or so), but I've never heard or seen any signs of the French population. I guess they keep it to themselves. The Somali population is very visible, however, and quite large. I would guess around 5-10% of Lewiston is Somali now, with all of them immigrating since after the 2000 Census.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

As of last census about 47% of people in Lewiston were of French/French Canadian ancestry.