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Maine's 2nd congressional district
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Maine's 2nd congressional district – since January 3, 2013.
Representative
  Jared Golden
DLewiston
Distribution
  • 27.89% urban
  • 72.11% rural
Population (2018) 652,869
Median income $46,925
Ethnicity
Cook PVI R+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.

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

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