Both major parties have grown their ranks among Maine voters in the past year, but Democrats have a clear advantage among newly-registered voters.
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Interactive map: as rainfall lags, watch drought spread across New England
Drought conditions have steadily intensified and spread across New England over the course of an unusually dry summer.
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Interactive: Watch the national growth in reported cases of the Zika virus
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracks lab-confirmed Zika virus cases from each state on a weekly basis.
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Charts: Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram poll results
All of our charts from the June 2016 Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram poll of over 600 Maine voters.
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Interactive: Population change in Maine towns, 2010-2015
New data from the U.S. Census Bureau on population growth among Maine’s municipalities indicate a growing urban-rural divide, with population growth limited to Greater Portland.
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Interactive map: International immigration drives Maine’s population growth
Without migrants from other countries, Maine’s population – and the populations of many other northeastern states – would be experiencing significant decline.
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Bad news lurks in Maine’s declining unemployment rate
While the jobless rate declines, the state’s workforce shrinks even more, showing signs of a significant labor shortage that economists have long predicted.
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Interactive map: population change in Maine counties, 2010-2015
New population estimates from the U. S. Census Bureau show that Cumberland and York counties are gaining population quickly, while rural areas are losing residents.
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Data: Maine’s suicide rate is higher than the nation’s average – and rising
Maine’s average suicide rate is higher than the national average, but still remains below rates in many other rural states.
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Interactive map: Maine’s 2016 Democratic caucus results
While Sen. Bernie Sanders won the majority of votes in most towns, races were more competitive in wealthy coastal communities and rural inland areas of central Maine.