Here’s a snapshot of the town of Madawaska gleaned from U.S. Census surveys, the Maine Department of Education and Maine Secretary of State.

POPULATION: 4,035

MEDIAN AGE: 50.4 (Statewide: 42.8)

MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME: $34,194 (Statewide: $48,219)

• 15.6 percent of households earn more than $75,000. (Statewide: 28.7 percent)

PER CAPITA INCOME: $20,601 (Statewide: $26,464)

CHILDREN ELIGIBLE FOR FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH (OCTOBER 2013): 198 children, or 41.3 percent of enrollment (Statewide: 46.9 percent)

EDUCATION:

• 83.2 percent of adults in Madawaska have a high school diploma or higher. (Statewide: 90 percent)

• 13.3 percent of adults have a bachelor’s degree or higher. (Statewide: 27.3 percent)

RESULTS OF 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RACE:

Mike Michaud: 77 percent (District-wide: 55.7 percent)

Kevin Raye: 17 percent (District-wide: 40 percent)

RESULTS OF 2010 GOVERNOR’S RACE:

Eliot Cutler: 22.2 percent (Statewide: 35.9 percent)

Paul LePage: 29.9 percent (Statewide: 37.6 percent)

Libby Mitchell: 38.9 percent (Statewide: 18.8 percent)

VOTER REGISTRATION (MARCH 2014):

Democrat: 1,830 (62 percent)

Unenrolled: 731 (25 percent)

Republican: 326 (11 percent)

Green Independent: 61 (2 percent)

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