† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupGorhamMaineUnited States
English21.5%21.8%9.5%
Irish19.4%16.5%9.4%
German8.7%7.8%12.5%
French8.4%11.3%1.6%
Italian7.3%5.4%4.8%
French Canadian5.0%6.1%—
Scottish4.3%4.4%1.3%
American4.0%5.9%5.3%
Chinese1.1%0.2%1.3%
Filipino0.7%0.2%0.9%
Asian Indian0.5%—1.4%
Vietnamese0.4%—0.6%
Korean0.4%—0.4%
African American†0.9%0.9%9.9%
African0.2%—0.5%
Somali0.2%0.2%—
Mexican0.4%0.6%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.5%1.8%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Gorham
Maine
United States
Median age
37.4
44.8
39.1
Age 18–24
24.2%
8.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.0%
22.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Gorham
Maine
United States
Median household income
$128,190
$74,733
$84,427
Poverty rate
4.7%
10.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
51.5%
36.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Gorham
Maine
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.4%
6.1%
22.3%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
1.5%
0.1%
0.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Gorham
Maine
United States
Catholic
—
16.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
6.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
69.3%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Gorham, Maine
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+3.5%
2008
+15.9%
2012
+15.3%
2016
+13.0%
2020
+23.0%
2024
+20.1%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004, 2012, 2024 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for these cycles was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
59.0%Harris2,736
38.9%Trump1,803
2.1%
D+20.1
R+2.9
D+21.6
4,638
D
59.8%Biden2,691
36.8%Trump1,655
3.4%
D+23.0
D+10.0
D+18.6
4,499
D
52.8%Clinton2,036
39.7%Trump1,533
7.5%
D+13.0
R+2.3
D+11.0
3,857
D
56.4%Obama2,093
41.1%Romney1,525
2.5%
D+15.3
R+0.6
D+11.5
3,709
D
57.0%Obama2,024
41.2%McCain1,461
1.8%
D+15.9
D+12.4
D+8.6
3,548
D
50.8%Kerry1,858
47.3%Bush1,731
1.9%
D+3.5
—
D+5.9
3,657
Gorham sits in New England. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 23.0 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.1 points.
A population of 7,593, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $128,190 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Westbrook and North Windham.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Gorham, Maine voted Democratic by 20.1 points (D+20.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 4,638 votes cast, 2,736 went Democratic and 1,803 went Republican.
How many people live in Gorham, Maine?
Gorham, Maine has a population of 7,593 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Gorham, Maine?
Median household income in Gorham, Maine is $128,190 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.
What is the political history of Gorham, Maine?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Gorham, Maine from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
