Akashic

county

Cumberland County, ME

Office (updates table and map)

President margin by year

Place winner margin

1892–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1892 → 2024

2024

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

English21.3%21.8%9.5%

Irish19.2%16.5%9.4%

German8.6%7.8%12.5%

French8.3%11.3%1.6%

Italian7.2%5.4%4.8%

French Canadian4.9%6.1%—

Scottish4.3%4.4%1.3%

American4.0%5.9%5.3%

African American†2.0%0.9%9.9%

African0.4%—0.5%

Somali0.4%0.2%—

Mexican0.6%0.6%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.4%0.5%1.8%

Ecuadorian0.2%——

Spaniard0.2%——

Spanish0.2%——

Chinese0.6%0.2%1.3%

Filipino0.4%0.2%0.9%

Asian Indian0.3%—1.4%

Vietnamese0.2%—0.6%

Korean0.2%—0.4%

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	Cumberland County	Maine	United States
Median age	42.2	44.8	39.1
Age 18–24	8.3%	8.0%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	20.4%	22.3%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Cumberland County	Maine	United States
Median household income	$95,677	$74,733	$84,427
Poverty rate	7.3%	10.8%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	53.0%	36.1%	35.6%

Languages at home

Measure	Cumberland County	Maine	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	7.6%	6.1%	22.3%
Spanish	1.3%	1.0%	13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)	1.7%	2.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1.3%	0.6%	2.0%
Other languages	1.1%	0.6%	0.8%

Religious landscape

Measure	Cumberland County	Maine	United States
Catholic	16.0%	16.1%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	4.6%	6.0%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	67.2%	69.3%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	5.2%	4.8%	5.2%

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.

President results by year

2024 turnout 79.8% of 244,522 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic66.4%127,971TrumpRepublican31.1%59,964SteinIndependent1.2%2,370

D+35.3

Lead: 68,007
Total: 192,656
vs nation: D+36.8
Turnout: 79.8%

BidenDemocratic65.7%128,759TrumpRepublican30.4%59,584JorgensenLibertarian1.5%2,996

D+35.3

Lead: 69,175
Total: 195,914
vs nation: D+30.9
Turnout: 84.0%

ClintonDemocratic59.9%102,981TrumpRepublican33.6%57,709JohnsonLibertarian4.3%7,457

D+26.3

Lead: 45,272
Total: 171,818
vs nation: D+24.3
Turnout: 78.5%

ObamaDemocratic62.2%101,950RomneyRepublican35.3%57,821OtherAll other candidates2.5%4,015

D+26.9

Lead: 44,129
Total: 163,786
vs nation: D+23.1
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic64.1%105,218McCainRepublican34.2%56,186OtherAll other candidates1.7%2,747

D+29.9

Lead: 49,032
Total: 164,151
vs nation: D+22.6
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic58.2%94,846BushRepublican40.1%65,384OtherAll other candidates1.7%2,732

D+18.1

Lead: 29,462
Total: 162,962
vs nation: D+20.5
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic52.0%74,203BushRepublican41.0%58,543NaderGreen6.0%8,576

D+11.0

Lead: 15,660
Total: 142,620
vs nation: D+10.5
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic53.6%69,496DoleRepublican32.9%42,620PerotReform9.8%12,696

D+20.7

Lead: 26,876
Total: 129,610
vs nation: D+12.2
Turnout: —

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+35.3MIT Election Lab
Population: 308,8272024 5-year
Median household income: $95,6772024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 85.6%2024 5-year
Black: 3.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+38.9 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+53.5 in 1924MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Grafton County, NH · twin score 96.6

Participation

Midterm durability

Total general-election participants divided by same-year citizen voting-age population. These are total ballots or participating voters—not presidential candidate votes.

2024 total turnout: 79.8%195,008 participants ÷ 244,522 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off: +16.3 ptsVolatile
Drop-off versus state: +1.6 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026 scenario: 63.4%–66.6%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast

Election	Participants	CVAP	Turnout	Quality
2016 · Presidential	176,606	224,910	78.5%	B/A
2018 · Midterm	156,611	228,659	68.5%	B/A
2020 · Presidential	195,583	232,960	84.0%	B/A
2022 · Midterm	162,695	240,559	67.6%	B/A
2024 · Presidential	195,008	244,522	79.8%	B/A

Sources and methods

2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:aggregated; allocation share 0.0%; series 292/111.
2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:aggregated; allocation share 0.0%; series 296/138.
2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:aggregated; allocation share 0.0%; series 300/2.
2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:aggregated; allocation share 0.0%; series 305/183.
2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:aggregated; allocation share 0.0%; series 310/228.

Precinct data

Results by precinct

28 precincts · 192,656 votes

Election

Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.

Cumberland County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct 052202300505220	15,650	4,039	635	20,324	77.0%	19.9%	D+57.1
Precinct 052002300505200	13,237	5,700	387	19,324	68.5%	29.5%	D+39.0
Precinct 050302300505030	13,686	4,173	601	18,460	74.1%	22.6%	D+51.5
Precinct 050902300505090	8,934	4,931	357	14,222	62.8%	34.7%	D+28.1
Precinct 052502300505250	7,770	6,014	301	14,085	55.2%	42.7%	D+12.5
Precinct 052402300505240	9,223	3,877	386	13,486	68.4%	28.7%	D+39.6
Precinct 050702300505070	8,245	2,807	252	11,304	72.9%	24.8%	D+48.1
Precinct 050402300505040	7,028	1,554	191	8,773	80.1%	17.7%	D+62.4
Precinct 052602300505260	6,307	1,507	172	7,986	79.0%	18.9%	D+60.1
Precinct 050802300505080	5,754	1,914	211	7,879	73.0%	24.3%	D+48.7
Precinct 050602300505060	5,624	1,862	175	7,661	73.4%	24.3%	D+49.1
Precinct 052302300505230	3,816	3,687	144	7,647	49.9%	48.2%	D+1.7
Precinct 051002300505100	3,645	3,012	188	6,845	53.3%	44.0%	D+9.2
Precinct 051102300505110	3,124	1,624	74	4,822	64.8%	33.7%	D+31.1
Precinct 051402300505140	2,314	2,152	114	4,580	50.5%	47.0%	D+3.5
Precinct 050202300505020	2,364	1,928	88	4,380	54.0%	44.0%	D+10.0
Precinct 051902300505190	2,174	1,725	80	3,979	54.6%	43.4%	D+11.3
Precinct 051502300505150	2,586	1,152	96	3,834	67.4%	30.0%	D+37.4
Precinct 051302300505130	1,370	1,647	61	3,078	44.5%	53.5%	R+9.0
Precinct 050502300505050	1,406	1,347	56	2,809	50.1%	48.0%	D+2.1
Precinct 051202300505120	1,034	972	46	2,052	50.4%	47.4%	D+3.0
Precinct 052102300505210	686	854	33	1,573	43.6%	54.3%	R+10.7
Precinct 051802300505180	979	557	30	1,566	62.5%	35.6%	D+26.9
Precinct 050102300505010	457	782	25	1,264	36.2%	61.9%	R+25.7
Precinct 050552300505055	338	59	12	409	82.6%	14.4%	D+68.2
Precinct 051252300505125	183	65	6	254	72.0%	25.6%	D+46.5
Precinct 050852300505085	37	23	0	60	61.7%	38.3%	D+23.3
Precinct 051702300505170	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−6.3%
1896	−34.6%
1900	−20.3%
1904	−29.0%
1908	−28.3%
1912	+16.1%
1916	−9.0%
1920	−39.7%
1924	−53.5%
1928	−35.8%
1932	−22.6%
1936	−13.2%
1940	−5.1%
1944	−4.4%
1948	−22.8%
1952	−38.5%
1956	−43.8%
1960	−17.0%
1964	+38.9%
1968	+15.9%
1972	−21.2%
1976	−2.0%
1980	+1.4%
1984	−13.7%
1988	−6.6%
1992	+10.6%
1996	+20.7%
2000	+11.0%
2004	+18.1%
2008	+29.9%
2012	+26.9%
2016	+26.3%
2020	+35.3%
2024	+35.3%

DemocraticRepublican

38 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; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Swing	vs U.S.	Total
2024	D	66.4%Harris127,971	31.1%Trump59,964	1.2%Stein2,370 +3	D+35.3	±0.0	D+36.8	192,656
All 6 candidates in 2024 · 4 minor / independent Kamala D HarrisDemocratic66.4%127,971 Donald J TrumpRepublican31.1%59,964 Jill SteinIndependent1.2%2,370 Chase OliverLibertarian0.6%1,244 Cornel WestIndependent0.5%890 OthersIndependent0.1%217
2020	D	65.7%Biden128,759	30.4%Trump59,584	1.5%Jorgensen2,996	D+35.3	D+9.0	D+30.9	195,914
2016	D	59.9%Clinton102,981	33.6%Trump57,709	4.3%Johnson7,457	D+26.3	R+0.6	D+24.3	171,818
2012	D	62.2%Obama101,950	35.3%Romney57,821	2.5%	D+26.9	R+2.9	D+23.1	163,786
2008	D	64.1%Obama105,218	34.2%McCain56,186	1.7%	D+29.9	D+11.8	D+22.6	164,151
2004	D	58.2%Kerry94,846	40.1%Bush65,384	1.7%	D+18.1	D+7.1	D+20.5	162,962
2000	D	52.0%Gore74,203	41.0%Bush58,543	6.0%Nader8,576	D+11.0	R+9.8	D+10.5	142,620
1996	D	53.6%Clinton69,496	32.9%Dole42,620	9.8%Perot12,696	D+20.7	D+10.1	D+12.2	129,610
1992	D	42.9%Clinton60,781	32.3%Bush45,752	24.3%Perot34,443	D+10.6	D+17.2	D+5.1	141,522
1988	R	46.4%Dukakis55,220	52.9%Bush63,028	0.7%	R+6.6	D+7.2	D+1.2	119,075
1984	R	43.0%Mondale49,894	56.7%Reagan65,842	0.2%	R+13.7	R+15.2	D+4.5	116,026
1980	D	44.1%Carter47,337	42.6%Reagan45,820	13.3%	D+1.4	D+3.4	D+11.1	107,461
1976	R	47.7%Carter47,007	49.6%Ford48,959	2.7%	R+2.0	D+19.2	R+4.0	98,626
1972	R	39.4%McGovern33,326	60.6%Nixon51,268	0.0%	R+21.2	R+37.1	D+1.9	84,617
1968	D	57.3%Humphrey44,697	41.4%Nixon32,275	1.4%	D+15.9	R+23.0	D+16.6	78,048
1964	D	69.4%Johnson50,844	30.5%Goldwater22,365	0.1%	D+38.9	D+55.8	D+16.3	73,272
1960	R	41.5%Kennedy33,553	58.5%Nixon47,271	0.0%	R+17.0	D+26.8	R+17.1	80,825
1956	R	28.1%Stevenson19,438	71.9%Eisenhower49,696	0.0%	R+43.8	R+5.3	R+28.4	69,134
1952	R	30.7%Stevenson20,831	69.2%Eisenhower46,957	0.2%	R+38.5	R+15.7	R+27.7	67,898
1948	R	37.9%Truman18,913	60.7%Dewey30,284	1.4%	R+22.8	R+18.4	R+27.3	49,885
1944	R	47.7%Roosevelt26,857	52.2%Dewey29,349	0.1%	R+4.4	D+0.7	R+11.9	56,278
1940	R	47.4%Roosevelt26,911	52.5%Willkie29,795	0.1%	R+5.1	D+8.1	R+15.0	56,782
1936	R	42.4%Roosevelt22,895	55.6%Landon30,021	2.1%	R+13.2	D+9.4	R+37.5	54,030
1932	R	38.2%Roosevelt20,655	60.8%Hoover32,864	1.0%	R+22.6	D+13.2	R+40.4	54,033
1928	R	31.9%Smith15,648	67.7%Hoover33,190	0.3%	R+35.8	D+17.7	R+18.3	48,996
1924	R	19.8%Davis7,078	73.3%Coolidge26,187	6.7%La Follette2,398	R+53.5	R+13.8	R+28.3	35,719
1920	R	29.5%Cox10,484	69.2%Harding24,623	1.3%	R+39.7	R+30.7	R+13.5	35,585
1916	R	44.6%Wilson9,795	53.6%Hughes11,768	1.8%	R+9.0	R+25.1	R+12.1	21,961
1912	D	41.0%Wilson8,480	24.9%Taft5,154	34.0%	D+16.1	D+44.4	R+3.4	20,661
1908	R	33.5%Bryan5,735	61.8%Taft10,593	4.7%	R+28.3	D+0.7	R+18.8	17,138
1904	R	33.1%Parker4,989	62.1%Roosevelt9,356	4.7%	R+29.0	R+8.7	R+9.3	15,054
1900	R	38.3%Bryan5,770	58.6%McKinley8,824	3.1%	R+20.3	D+14.4	R+12.7	15,060
1896	R	30.7%Bryan5,175	65.3%McKinley11,017	4.0%	R+34.6	R+28.3	R+28.6	16,866
1892	R	45.5%Cleveland8,050	51.8%Harrison9,165	2.6%	R+6.3	—	R+8.0	17,677
1888	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—

Federal and statewide elections · 1 House · 37 Senate · 2 Senate special · 12 governor

U.S. House

Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2018	D	69.4%97,640	30.6%43,004	140,644

U.S. Senate

Each row shows U.S. Senate votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	O	13.7%26,249	24.8%47,372	191,102
2020Class II	D	54.3%Sara Gideon105,308	38.5%Susan Collins74,592	193,984
2018Class I	D	70.1%Angus King93,860	29.9%Eric Brakey40,053	133,918
2014Class II	R	38.0%Shenna Bellows53,036	62.0%Susan Collins86,495	139,566
2012Class I	D	66.8%Angus King93,746	30.2%Charles Summer Jr.42,336	140,299
2008Class II	R	45.5%Tom Allen73,658	54.3%Susan Collins88,050	162,056
2006Class I	R	23.6%Jean Hay Bright28,270	69.6%Olympia Snowe83,490	119,883
2002Class II	R	43.9%Chellie Pingree50,095	56.1%Susan Collins64,123	114,218
2000Class I	R	31.1%Mark Lawrence43,107	68.9%Olympia Snowe95,680	138,787
1996Class II	D	47.0%Joseph Brennan60,979	46.0%Susan Collins59,647	129,789
1994Class I	R	43.0%Thomas Andrews46,812	54.8%Olympia Snowe59,711	108,947
1990Class II	R	38.1%Neil Rolde42,242	61.9%William Cohen68,614	110,891
1988Class I	D	84.0%George Mitchell100,610	16.0%Jasper S. Wyman19,122	119,733
1984Class II	R	28.6%Elizabeth Mitchell32,846	71.0%William Cohen81,669	114,968
1982Class I	D	63.5%George Mitchell62,265	36.5%David F. Emery35,864	98,130
1978Class II	R	34.9%William Hathaway26,894	55.7%William Cohen42,883	77,048
1976Class I	D	63.7%Ed Muskie63,392	36.3%Robert A.G. Monks36,195	99,587
1972Class II	D	54.1%William Hathaway46,310	45.9%Margaret Chase Smith39,259	85,569
1970Class I	D	63.7%Ed Muskie40,448	36.3%Neil S. Bishop23,067	63,515
1966Class II	R	40.3%Elmer H. Violette25,191	59.7%Margaret Chase Smith37,380	62,571
1964Class I	D	69.1%Ed Muskie50,726	30.9%Clifford McIntire22,646	73,372
1960Class II	R	37.1%Lucia M. Cormier29,650	62.9%Margaret Chase Smith50,192	79,842
1958Class I	D	61.4%Ed Muskie32,239	38.6%Frederick Payne20,243	52,482
1954Class II	R	38.7%Paul A. Fullam16,594	61.3%Margaret Chase Smith26,298	42,892
1952Class I	R	35.1%Roger P. Dube13,820	64.9%Frederick Payne25,527	39,347
1948Class II	R	24.0%Adrian H. Scolten9,170	76.0%Margaret Chase Smith28,996	38,166
1946Class I	R	35.8%Peter MacDonald10,420	64.2%Ralph O. Brewster18,682	29,102
1942Class II	R	33.3%Fulton J. Redman9,444	66.7%Wallace H. White Jr.18,903	28,347
1940Class I	R	38.9%Louis J. Brann16,192	61.0%Ralph O. Brewster25,437	41,669
1936Class II	R	48.1%Louis J. Brann25,226	51.9%Wallace H. White Jr.27,248	52,474
1934Class I	R	48.8%F. Harold Dubord22,561	51.0%Frederick Hale23,608	46,269
1930Class II	R	42.4%Frank Haskell10,100	57.6%Wallace H. White Jr.13,723	23,823
1928Class I	R	31.4%Herbert Holmes11,934	68.6%Frederick Hale26,031	37,965
1924Class II	R	38.1%Fulton J. Redman15,871	61.9%Bert M. Fernald25,786	41,657
1922Class I	R	39.9%Oakley C. Curtis10,723	60.1%Frederick Hale16,169	26,892
1918Class II	R	46.5%Earl Newbert8,268	53.5%Bert M. Fernald9,527	17,795
1916Class I	R	46.2%Charles Johnson10,897	52.6%Frederick Hale12,414	23,602

U.S. Senate special elections

Each row shows U.S. Senate special votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
1926Special · Class II	R	29.5%Fulton J. Redman6,757	70.5%Arthur R. Gould16,163	22,920
1916Special · Class II	R	45.9%Kenneth Sills10,800	53.8%Bert M. Fernald12,646	23,518

Governor

Each row shows Governor votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2022	D	69.3%Janet T Mills112,188	29.2%Paul R Lepage47,201	161,851
2018	D	60.8%Janet T Mills93,368	34.4%Shawn H Moody52,811	153,478
2014	D	51.2%Mike Michaud72,217	39.7%Paul LePage55,932	141,007
2010	—	21.1%Libby Mitchell27,097	30.4%Paul LePage38,984	128,421
2006	D	39.8%John Baldacci48,449	26.2%Chandler Woodcock31,835	121,647
2002	R	43.7%John Baldacci49,900	43.8%Peter Cianchette50,095	114,268
1998	—	13.7%Tom Connolly13,222	17.1%James B. Longley Jr.16,583	96,822
1994	—	36.1%Joseph Brennan39,229	17.9%Susan Collins19,469	108,650
1990	D	46.9%Joseph Brennan52,163	45.6%John McKernan50,752	111,186
1986	—	29.9%James Tierney27,603	33.0%John McKernan30,410	92,200
1982	D	66.4%Joseph Brennan65,233	32.5%Charles Cragin31,917	98,271
1978	D	49.2%Joseph Brennan37,628	36.0%Linwood E. Palmer Jr.27,507	76,426

voter registration

Registered voters

By party of registration, over time

Party registration · 2025D+23.7

Presidential vote · 2024D+35.3

Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 12 points more Republican.

244,719 registered voters · 2025

Democratic45.1%Republican21.4%Unaffiliated28.3%Other5.2%

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote

+805 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net +11,893 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $85,960 in average income, against $111,803 for residents who stayed — 23% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)

The places arrivals came from lean D+13.7 on average — 22 points more Republican-leaning than Cumberland County, ME itself (D+35.3).

Where arrivals came from lean of each source

York County, ME1,310D+10.5
Androscoggin County, ME583R+6.1
Middlesex County, MA341D+39.2
Sagadahoc County, ME330D+16.6
Kennebec County, ME303R+2.7
Penobscot County, ME241R+10.9

Where departures went households, 2022–23

York County, ME1,566
Androscoggin County, ME900
Sagadahoc County, ME436
Kennebec County, ME353
Oxford County, ME294
Middlesex County, MA220

Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.

Domestic migration in Cumberland County, ME in Cumberland County, ME: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	+385
2012	+409
2013	+827
2014	+849
2015	+925
2016	+653
2017	+579
2018	+969
2019	+872
2021	+2,157
2022	+2,009
2023	+251
2024	+203
2025	+805

Home to Portland and its surrounding suburbs, Cumberland County delivers the state's largest raw vote margins, with the 2024 presidential race landing at D+35.3 — the widest gap of any Maine county.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 38.9 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 53.5 points in 1924. The 2024 margin was 35.3 points.

A population of 308,827, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $95,677 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Grafton County and Washington County.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Cumberland County, Maine vote in 2024?

In 2024, Cumberland County, Maine voted Democratic by 35.3 points (D+35.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 192,656 votes cast, 127,971 went Democratic and 59,964 went Republican.

When did Cumberland County, Maine last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Cumberland County, Maine voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in Cumberland County, Maine?

Cumberland County, Maine has a population of 308,827 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Cumberland County, Maine?

Median household income in Cumberland County, Maine is $95,677 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.

What is the political history of Cumberland County, Maine?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cumberland County, Maine from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican.

Measure

Cumberland County

Maine

United States

Median age

42.2

44.8

39.1

Age 18–24

8.3%

8.0%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

20.4%

22.3%

17.2%

Measure

Cumberland County

Maine

United States

Median household income

$95,677

$74,733

$84,427

Poverty rate

7.3%

10.8%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

53.0%

36.1%

35.6%

Measure

Cumberland County

Maine

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

7.6%

6.1%

22.3%

Spanish

1.3%

1.0%

13.6%

French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)

1.7%

2.3%

0.7%

Other Indo-European

1.3%

0.6%

2.0%

Other languages

1.1%

0.6%

0.8%

Measure

Cumberland County

Maine

United States

Catholic

16.0%

16.1%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

4.6%

6.0%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

67.2%

69.3%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

5.2%

4.8%

5.2%

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

D+35.3MIT Election Lab

Population

308,8272024 5-year

Median household income

$95,6772024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

85.6%2024 5-year

Black

3.4%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

2.8%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+38.9 in 1964MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+53.5 in 1924MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Grafton County, NH · twin score 96.6

Election

Participants

CVAP

Turnout

Quality

2016 · Presidential

176,606

224,910

78.5%

B/A

2018 · Midterm

156,611

228,659

68.5%

B/A

2020 · Presidential

195,583

232,960

84.0%

B/A

2022 · Midterm

162,695

240,559

67.6%

B/A

2024 · Presidential

195,008

244,522

79.8%

B/A

Cumberland County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct 052202300505220

15,650

4,039

635

20,324

77.0%

19.9%

D+57.1

Precinct 052002300505200

13,237

5,700

387

19,324

68.5%

29.5%

D+39.0

Precinct 050302300505030

13,686

4,173

601

18,460

74.1%

22.6%

D+51.5

Precinct 050902300505090

8,934

4,931

357

14,222

62.8%

34.7%

D+28.1

Precinct 052502300505250

7,770

6,014

301

14,085

55.2%

42.7%

D+12.5

Precinct 052402300505240

9,223

3,877

386

13,486

68.4%

28.7%

D+39.6

Precinct 050702300505070

8,245

2,807

252

11,304

72.9%

24.8%

D+48.1

Precinct 050402300505040

7,028

1,554

191

8,773

80.1%

17.7%

D+62.4

Precinct 052602300505260

6,307

1,507

172

7,986

79.0%

18.9%

D+60.1

Precinct 050802300505080

5,754

1,914

211

7,879

73.0%

24.3%

D+48.7

Precinct 050602300505060

5,624

1,862

175

7,661

73.4%

24.3%

D+49.1

Precinct 052302300505230

3,816

3,687

144

7,647

49.9%

48.2%

D+1.7

Precinct 051002300505100

3,645

3,012

188

6,845

53.3%

44.0%

D+9.2

Precinct 051102300505110

3,124

1,624

4,822

64.8%

33.7%

D+31.1

Precinct 051402300505140

2,314

2,152

114

4,580

50.5%

47.0%

D+3.5

Precinct 050202300505020

2,364

1,928

4,380

54.0%

44.0%

D+10.0

Precinct 051902300505190

2,174

1,725

3,979

54.6%

43.4%

D+11.3

Precinct 051502300505150

2,586

1,152

3,834

67.4%

30.0%

D+37.4

Precinct 051302300505130

1,370

1,647

3,078

44.5%

53.5%

R+9.0

Precinct 050502300505050

1,406

1,347

2,809

50.1%

48.0%

D+2.1

Precinct 051202300505120

1,034

972

2,052

50.4%

47.4%

D+3.0

Precinct 052102300505210

686

854

1,573

43.6%

54.3%

R+10.7

Precinct 051802300505180

979

557

1,566

62.5%

35.6%

D+26.9

Precinct 050102300505010

457

782

1,264

36.2%

61.9%

R+25.7

Precinct 050552300505055

338

409

82.6%

14.4%

D+68.2

Precinct 051252300505125

183

254

72.0%

25.6%

D+46.5

Precinct 050852300505085

61.7%

38.3%

D+23.3

Precinct 051702300505170

—

No votes

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−6.3%
1896	−34.6%
1900	−20.3%
1904	−29.0%
1908	−28.3%
1912	+16.1%
1916	−9.0%
1920	−39.7%
1924	−53.5%
1928	−35.8%
1932	−22.6%
1936	−13.2%
1940	−5.1%
1944	−4.4%
1948	−22.8%
1952	−38.5%
1956	−43.8%
1960	−17.0%
1964	+38.9%
1968	+15.9%
1972	−21.2%
1976	−2.0%
1980	+1.4%
1984	−13.7%
1988	−6.6%
1992	+10.6%
1996	+20.7%
2000	+11.0%
2004	+18.1%
2008	+29.9%
2012	+26.9%
2016	+26.3%
2020	+35.3%
2024	+35.3%

DemocraticRepublican

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; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.

Year

Won

Democratic

Republican

Other

Margin

Swing

vs U.S.

Total

2024

66.4%Harris127,971

31.1%Trump59,964

1.2%Stein2,370 +3

D+35.3

±0.0

D+36.8

192,656

All 6 candidates in 2024 · 4 minor / independent

Kamala D HarrisDemocratic66.4%127,971
Donald J TrumpRepublican31.1%59,964
Jill SteinIndependent1.2%2,370
Chase OliverLibertarian0.6%1,244
Cornel WestIndependent0.5%890
OthersIndependent0.1%217

2020

65.7%Biden128,759

30.4%Trump59,584

1.5%Jorgensen2,996

D+35.3

D+9.0

D+30.9

195,914

2016

59.9%Clinton102,981

33.6%Trump57,709

4.3%Johnson7,457

D+26.3

R+0.6

D+24.3

171,818

2012

62.2%Obama101,950

35.3%Romney57,821

2.5%

D+26.9

R+2.9

D+23.1

163,786

2008

64.1%Obama105,218

34.2%McCain56,186

1.7%

D+29.9

D+11.8

D+22.6

164,151

2004

58.2%Kerry94,846

40.1%Bush65,384

1.7%

D+18.1

D+7.1

D+20.5

162,962

2000

52.0%Gore74,203

41.0%Bush58,543

6.0%Nader8,576

D+11.0

R+9.8

D+10.5

142,620

1996

53.6%Clinton69,496

32.9%Dole42,620

9.8%Perot12,696

D+20.7

D+10.1

D+12.2

129,610

1992

42.9%Clinton60,781

32.3%Bush45,752

24.3%Perot34,443

D+10.6

D+17.2

D+5.1

141,522

1988

46.4%Dukakis55,220

52.9%Bush63,028

0.7%

R+6.6

D+7.2

D+1.2

119,075

1984

43.0%Mondale49,894

56.7%Reagan65,842

0.2%

R+13.7

R+15.2

D+4.5

116,026

1980

44.1%Carter47,337

42.6%Reagan45,820

13.3%

D+1.4

D+3.4

D+11.1

107,461

1976

47.7%Carter47,007

49.6%Ford48,959

2.7%

R+2.0

D+19.2

R+4.0

98,626

1972

39.4%McGovern33,326

60.6%Nixon51,268

0.0%

R+21.2

R+37.1

D+1.9

84,617

1968

57.3%Humphrey44,697

41.4%Nixon32,275

1.4%

D+15.9

R+23.0

D+16.6

78,048

1964

69.4%Johnson50,844

30.5%Goldwater22,365

0.1%

D+38.9

D+55.8

D+16.3

73,272

1960

41.5%Kennedy33,553

58.5%Nixon47,271

0.0%

R+17.0

D+26.8

R+17.1

80,825

1956

28.1%Stevenson19,438

71.9%Eisenhower49,696

0.0%

R+43.8

R+5.3

R+28.4

69,134

1952

30.7%Stevenson20,831

69.2%Eisenhower46,957

0.2%

R+38.5

R+15.7

R+27.7

67,898

1948

37.9%Truman18,913

60.7%Dewey30,284

1.4%

R+22.8

R+18.4

R+27.3

49,885

1944

47.7%Roosevelt26,857

52.2%Dewey29,349

0.1%

R+4.4

D+0.7

R+11.9

56,278

1940

47.4%Roosevelt26,911

52.5%Willkie29,795

0.1%

R+5.1

D+8.1

R+15.0

56,782

1936

42.4%Roosevelt22,895

55.6%Landon30,021

2.1%

R+13.2

D+9.4

R+37.5

54,030

1932

38.2%Roosevelt20,655

60.8%Hoover32,864

1.0%

R+22.6

D+13.2

R+40.4

54,033

1928

31.9%Smith15,648

67.7%Hoover33,190

0.3%

R+35.8

D+17.7

R+18.3

48,996

1924

19.8%Davis7,078

73.3%Coolidge26,187

6.7%La Follette2,398

R+53.5

R+13.8

R+28.3

35,719

1920

29.5%Cox10,484

69.2%Harding24,623

1.3%

R+39.7

R+30.7

R+13.5

35,585

1916

44.6%Wilson9,795

53.6%Hughes11,768

1.8%

R+9.0

R+25.1

R+12.1

21,961

1912

41.0%Wilson8,480

24.9%Taft5,154

34.0%

D+16.1

D+44.4

R+3.4

20,661

1908

33.5%Bryan5,735

61.8%Taft10,593

4.7%

R+28.3

D+0.7

R+18.8

17,138

1904

33.1%Parker4,989

62.1%Roosevelt9,356

4.7%

R+29.0

R+8.7

R+9.3

15,054

1900

38.3%Bryan5,770

58.6%McKinley8,824

3.1%

R+20.3

D+14.4

R+12.7

15,060

1896

30.7%Bryan5,175

65.3%McKinley11,017

4.0%

R+34.6

R+28.3

R+28.6

16,866

1892

45.5%Cleveland8,050

51.8%Harrison9,165

2.6%

R+6.3

—

R+8.0

17,677

1888

—

No data

—

1884

—

No data

—

1880

—

No data

—

1876

—

No data

—

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2018

69.4%97,640

30.6%43,004

140,644

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

13.7%26,249

24.8%47,372

191,102

2020Class II

54.3%Sara Gideon105,308

38.5%Susan Collins74,592

193,984

2018Class I

70.1%Angus King93,860

29.9%Eric Brakey40,053

133,918

2014Class II

38.0%Shenna Bellows53,036

62.0%Susan Collins86,495

139,566

2012Class I

66.8%Angus King93,746

30.2%Charles Summer Jr.42,336

140,299

2008Class II

45.5%Tom Allen73,658

54.3%Susan Collins88,050

162,056

2006Class I

23.6%Jean Hay Bright28,270

69.6%Olympia Snowe83,490

119,883

2002Class II

43.9%Chellie Pingree50,095

56.1%Susan Collins64,123

114,218

2000Class I

31.1%Mark Lawrence43,107

68.9%Olympia Snowe95,680

138,787

1996Class II

47.0%Joseph Brennan60,979

46.0%Susan Collins59,647

129,789

1994Class I

43.0%Thomas Andrews46,812

54.8%Olympia Snowe59,711

108,947

1990Class II

38.1%Neil Rolde42,242

61.9%William Cohen68,614

110,891

1988Class I

84.0%George Mitchell100,610

16.0%Jasper S. Wyman19,122

119,733

1984Class II

28.6%Elizabeth Mitchell32,846

71.0%William Cohen81,669

114,968

1982Class I

63.5%George Mitchell62,265

36.5%David F. Emery35,864

98,130

1978Class II

34.9%William Hathaway26,894

55.7%William Cohen42,883

77,048

1976Class I

63.7%Ed Muskie63,392

36.3%Robert A.G. Monks36,195

99,587

1972Class II

54.1%William Hathaway46,310

45.9%Margaret Chase Smith39,259

85,569

1970Class I

63.7%Ed Muskie40,448

36.3%Neil S. Bishop23,067

63,515

1966Class II

40.3%Elmer H. Violette25,191

59.7%Margaret Chase Smith37,380

62,571

1964Class I

69.1%Ed Muskie50,726

30.9%Clifford McIntire22,646

73,372

1960Class II

37.1%Lucia M. Cormier29,650

62.9%Margaret Chase Smith50,192

79,842

1958Class I

61.4%Ed Muskie32,239

38.6%Frederick Payne20,243

52,482

1954Class II

38.7%Paul A. Fullam16,594

61.3%Margaret Chase Smith26,298

42,892

1952Class I

35.1%Roger P. Dube13,820

64.9%Frederick Payne25,527

39,347

1948Class II

24.0%Adrian H. Scolten9,170

76.0%Margaret Chase Smith28,996

38,166

1946Class I

35.8%Peter MacDonald10,420

64.2%Ralph O. Brewster18,682

29,102

1942Class II

33.3%Fulton J. Redman9,444

66.7%Wallace H. White Jr.18,903

28,347

1940Class I

38.9%Louis J. Brann16,192

61.0%Ralph O. Brewster25,437

41,669

1936Class II

48.1%Louis J. Brann25,226

51.9%Wallace H. White Jr.27,248

52,474

1934Class I

48.8%F. Harold Dubord22,561

51.0%Frederick Hale23,608

46,269

1930Class II

42.4%Frank Haskell10,100

57.6%Wallace H. White Jr.13,723

23,823

1928Class I

31.4%Herbert Holmes11,934

68.6%Frederick Hale26,031

37,965

1924Class II

38.1%Fulton J. Redman15,871

61.9%Bert M. Fernald25,786

41,657

1922Class I

39.9%Oakley C. Curtis10,723

60.1%Frederick Hale16,169

26,892

1918Class II

46.5%Earl Newbert8,268

53.5%Bert M. Fernald9,527

17,795

1916Class I

46.2%Charles Johnson10,897

52.6%Frederick Hale12,414

23,602

Source · Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

1926Special · Class II

29.5%Fulton J. Redman6,757

70.5%Arthur R. Gould16,163

22,920

1916Special · Class II

45.9%Kenneth Sills10,800

53.8%Bert M. Fernald12,646

23,518

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2022

69.3%Janet T Mills112,188

29.2%Paul R Lepage47,201

161,851

2018

60.8%Janet T Mills93,368

34.4%Shawn H Moody52,811

153,478

2014

51.2%Mike Michaud72,217

39.7%Paul LePage55,932

141,007

2010

—

21.1%Libby Mitchell27,097

30.4%Paul LePage38,984

128,421

2006

39.8%John Baldacci48,449

26.2%Chandler Woodcock31,835

121,647

2002

43.7%John Baldacci49,900

43.8%Peter Cianchette50,095

114,268

1998

—

13.7%Tom Connolly13,222

17.1%James B. Longley Jr.16,583

96,822

1994

—

36.1%Joseph Brennan39,229

17.9%Susan Collins19,469

108,650

1990

46.9%Joseph Brennan52,163

45.6%John McKernan50,752

111,186

1986

—

29.9%James Tierney27,603

33.0%John McKernan30,410

92,200

1982

66.4%Joseph Brennan65,233

32.5%Charles Cragin31,917

98,271

1978

49.2%Joseph Brennan37,628

36.0%Linwood E. Palmer Jr.27,507

76,426

Frequently asked questions

How did Cumberland County, Maine vote in 2024?

In 2024, Cumberland County, Maine voted Democratic by 35.3 points (D+35.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 192,656 votes cast, 127,971 went Democratic and 59,964 went Republican.

When did Cumberland County, Maine last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Cumberland County, Maine voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in Cumberland County, Maine?

Cumberland County, Maine has a population of 308,827 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Cumberland County, Maine?

Median household income in Cumberland County, Maine is $95,677 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.

What is the political history of Cumberland County, Maine?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cumberland County, Maine from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican.