Maine's 2nd congressional district

Maine's 2nd congressional district
Maine's 2nd congressional district
	Maine's 2nd congressional district – since January 3, 2013.
Representative
	Jared Golden; D–Lewiston
Distribution	72.11% rural; 27.89% urban;
Population (2018)	652,869
Median household; income	$46,925
Ethnicity	94% White[1]; 2% Two or more races; 1% Native American; 1% Hispanic; 1% Black; 1% Asian; 0% other;
Cook PVI	R+2[2]

Maine's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Maine.

It is the largest district east of the Mississippi River and the 24th-largest overall. It is the second-most rural district in the United States, with 72.11% of its population in rural areas, behind only Kentucky's 5th congressional district.[3]

This congressional district gives one electoral vote to the presidential candidate who wins the popular vote in this district.

References

"Census profile: Congressional District 2, ME".
"Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
"Congressional Districts – 113th Congress Demographics – Urban Rural Patterns". proximityone.com. Retrieved September 12, 2015.

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[1] "Census profile: Congressional District 2, ME".

[Cook-2] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

[3] "Congressional Districts – 113th Congress Demographics – Urban Rural Patterns". proximityone.com. Retrieved September 12, 2015.