2024 results by precinct
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38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 127,971 | 59,964 | 192,656 | |
| 2020 | D | 128,759 | 59,584 | 195,914 | |
| 2016 | D | 102,981 | 57,709 | 171,818 | |
| 2012 | D | 101,950 | 57,821 | 163,786 | |
| 2008 | D | 105,218 | 56,186 | 164,151 | |
| 2004 | D | 94,846 | 65,384 | 162,962 | |
| 2000 | D | 74,203 | 58,543 | 142,620 | |
| 1996 | D | 69,496 | 42,620 | 129,610 | |
| 1992 | D | 60,781 | 45,752 | 141,522 | |
| 1988 | R | 55,220 | 63,028 | 119,075 | |
| 1984 | R | 49,894 | 65,842 | 116,026 | |
| 1980 | D | 47,337 | 45,820 | 107,461 | |
| 1976 | R | 47,007 | 48,959 | 98,626 | |
| 1972 | R | 33,326 | 51,268 | 84,617 | |
| 1968 | D | 44,697 | 32,275 | 78,048 | |
| 1964 | D | 50,844 | 22,365 | 73,272 | |
| 1960 | R | 33,553 | 47,271 | 80,825 | |
| 1956 | R | 19,438 | 49,696 | 69,134 | |
| 1952 | R | 20,831 | 46,957 | 67,898 | |
| 1948 | R | 18,913 | 30,284 | 49,885 | |
| 1944 | R | 26,857 | 29,349 | 56,278 | |
| 1940 | R | 26,911 | 29,795 | 56,782 | |
| 1936 | R | 22,895 | 30,021 | 54,030 | |
| 1932 | R | 20,655 | 32,864 | 54,033 | |
| 1928 | R | 15,648 | 33,190 | 48,996 | |
| 1924 | R | 7,078 | 26,187 | 35,719 | |
| 1920 | R | 10,484 | 24,623 | 35,585 | |
| 1916 | R | 9,795 | 11,768 | 21,961 | |
| 1912 | D | 8,480 | 5,154 | 20,661 | |
| 1908 | R | 5,735 | 10,593 | 17,138 | |
| 1904 | R | 4,989 | 9,356 | 15,054 | |
| 1900 | R | 5,770 | 8,824 | 15,060 | |
| 1896 | R | 5,175 | 11,017 | 16,866 | |
| 1892 | R | 8,050 | 9,165 | 17,677 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
African American
2.8%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 42.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$95,677
Cumberland County ranks in the top 5% of US counties.
Cumberland County$95,677
Maine$74,733
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
7.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.0%
Working age (18–64)100.0%
Seniors (65+)18.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 67.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The Democratic margin in Cumberland County reached its widest at thirty-nine points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was thirty-five points — still decisive.
Cumberland County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $95,677, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 308,827 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Washington County and Snohomish County.
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