HarrisDemocratic54.3%72,114TrumpRepublican43.8%58,194SteinIndependent0.9%1,260
D+10.5- Lead
- 13,920
- Total
- 132,838
- vs nation
- D+12.0
- Turnout
- 75.9%
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
President results by year
2024 turnout 75.9% of 174,972 citizens 18+
BidenDemocratic54.3%71,189TrumpRepublican41.8%54,817JorgensenLibertarian1.7%2,214
D+12.5- Lead
- 16,372
- Total
- 131,042
- vs nation
- D+8.0
- Turnout
- 78.8%
ClintonDemocratic48.9%55,844TrumpRepublican44.1%50,403JohnsonLibertarian5.0%5,727
D+4.8- Lead
- 5,441
- Total
- 114,274
- vs nation
- D+2.7
- Turnout
- 73.4%
ObamaDemocratic57.0%61,551RomneyRepublican40.6%43,900OtherAll other candidates2.4%2,606
D+16.3- Lead
- 17,651
- Total
- 108,057
- vs nation
- D+12.5
- Turnout
- —
ObamaDemocratic59.4%64,799McCainRepublican38.8%42,389OtherAll other candidates1.8%1,973
D+20.5- Lead
- 22,410
- Total
- 109,161
- vs nation
- D+13.3
- Turnout
- —
KerryDemocratic53.3%58,702BushRepublican45.0%49,526OtherAll other candidates1.6%1,805
D+8.3- Lead
- 9,176
- Total
- 110,033
- vs nation
- D+10.8
- Turnout
- —
GoreDemocratic49.3%46,618BushRepublican44.7%42,304NaderGreen4.9%4,631
D+4.6- Lead
- 4,314
- Total
- 94,550
- vs nation
- D+4.0
- Turnout
- —
ClintonDemocratic51.0%42,317DoleRepublican32.0%26,594PerotReform14.0%11,580
D+18.9- Lead
- 15,723
- Total
- 82,979
- vs nation
- D+10.4
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+10.5MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 216,7312024 5-year
- Median household income
- $88,3332024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+43.7 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+43.0 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Merrimack County, NH · twin score 98.1
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
- 75.9%132,838 participants ÷ 174,972 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +17.8 ptsVolatile
- Drop-off versus state
- +3.1 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026 scenario
- 58.1%–60.0%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
| Election | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 · Presidential | 116,461 | 158,701 | 73.4% | B/A |
| 2018 · Midterm | 96,028 | 161,770 | 59.4% | B/A |
| 2020 · Presidential | 129,659 | 164,608 | 78.8% | C/A |
| 2022 · Midterm | 104,428 | 171,234 | 61.0% | C/A |
| 2024 · Presidential | 132,838 | 174,972 | 75.9% | C/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 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 152/2.
- 2022: numerator source 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 154/183.
- 2024: numerator source 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 156/228.
Precinct data
Results by precinct
29 precincts · 132,838 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct 312202303131220 | 7,944 | 4,585 | 255 | 12,784 | 62.1% | 35.9% | D+26.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct 310502303131050 | 7,118 | 4,031 | 257 | 11,406 | 62.4% | 35.3% | D+27.1 |
| Precinct 312302303131230 | 5,367 | 5,497 | 208 | 11,072 | 48.5% | 49.6% | R+1.2 |
| Precinct 312802303131280 | 6,055 | 3,337 | 156 | 9,548 | 63.4% | 34.9% | D+28.5 |
| Precinct 312702303131270 | 4,675 | 3,598 | 145 | 8,418 | 55.5% | 42.7% | D+12.8 |
| Precinct 311102303131110 | 5,504 | 2,746 | 145 | 8,395 | 65.6% | 32.7% | D+32.9 |
| Precinct 311302303131130 | 4,534 | 1,822 | 149 | 6,505 | 69.7% | 28.0% | D+41.7 |
| Precinct 312002303131200 | 3,660 | 2,465 | 117 | 6,242 | 58.6% | 39.5% | D+19.1 |
| Precinct 310602303131060 | 2,412 | 2,744 | 108 | 5,264 | 45.8% | 52.1% | R+6.3 |
| Precinct 312602303131260 | 1,947 | 2,680 | 69 | 4,696 | 41.5% | 57.1% | R+15.6 |
| Precinct 312502303131250 | 2,758 | 1,833 | 96 | 4,687 | 58.8% | 39.1% | D+19.7 |
| Precinct 310402303131040 | 2,131 | 2,429 | 98 | 4,658 | 45.7% | 52.1% | R+6.4 |
| Precinct 310902303131090 | 2,724 | 1,823 | 104 | 4,651 | 58.6% | 39.2% | D+19.4 |
| Precinct 311402303131140 | 1,157 | 2,360 | 52 | 3,569 | 32.4% | 66.1% | R+33.7 |
| Precinct 311902303131190 | 1,453 | 1,726 | 63 | 3,242 | 44.8% | 53.2% | R+8.4 |
| Precinct 311002303131100 | 1,340 | 1,699 | 62 | 3,101 | 43.2% | 54.8% | R+11.6 |
| Precinct 311702303131170 | 1,348 | 1,678 | 48 | 3,074 | 43.9% | 54.6% | R+10.7 |
| Precinct 310302303131030 | 1,378 | 1,452 | 51 | 2,881 | 47.8% | 50.4% | R+2.6 |
| Precinct 311202303131120 | 1,765 | 963 | 40 | 2,768 | 63.8% | 34.8% | D+29.0 |
| Precinct 311602303131160 | 901 | 1,490 | 48 | 2,439 | 36.9% | 61.1% | R+24.1 |
| Precinct 310202303131020 | 981 | 1,031 | 38 | 2,050 | 47.9% | 50.3% | R+2.4 |
| Precinct 311502303131150 | 849 | 1,138 | 50 | 2,037 | 41.7% | 55.9% | R+14.2 |
| Precinct 312402303131240 | 728 | 1,116 | 28 | 1,872 | 38.9% | 59.6% | R+20.7 |
| Precinct 310102303131010 | 700 | 1,006 | 31 | 1,737 | 40.3% | 57.9% | R+17.6 |
| Precinct 310802303131080 | 624 | 810 | 27 | 1,461 | 42.7% | 55.4% | R+12.7 |
| Precinct 312102303131210 | 480 | 660 | 27 | 1,167 | 41.1% | 56.6% | R+15.4 |
| Precinct 311972303131197 | 775 | 310 | 13 | 1,098 | 70.6% | 28.2% | D+42.3 |
| Precinct 311802303131180 | 369 | 648 | 25 | 1,042 | 35.4% | 62.2% | R+26.8 |
| Precinct 310702303131070 | 437 | 517 | 20 | 974 | 44.9% | 53.1% | R+8.2 |
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −9.6% |
| 1896 | −36.0% |
| 1900 | −25.7% |
| 1904 | −40.8% |
| 1908 | −23.2% |
| 1912 | +8.9% |
| 1916 | +3.6% |
| 1920 | −32.5% |
| 1924 | −43.0% |
| 1928 | −30.0% |
| 1932 | −7.9% |
| 1936 | +0.5% |
| 1940 | +14.7% |
| 1944 | +8.3% |
| 1948 | +7.1% |
| 1952 | −13.7% |
| 1956 | −24.1% |
| 1960 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | +43.7% |
| 1968 | +20.3% |
| 1972 | −15.1% |
| 1976 | +7.6% |
| 1980 | −4.6% |
| 1984 | −21.2% |
| 1988 | −20.8% |
| 1992 | +3.5% |
| 1996 | +18.9% |
| 2000 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | +8.3% |
| 2008 | +20.5% |
| 2012 | +16.3% |
| 2016 | +4.8% |
| 2020 | +12.5% |
| 2024 | +10.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
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.
| Year | Vote lead | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | D | 60.3%51,803 | 39.7%34,041 | 85,844 |
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.
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.
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.
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2025D+7.3
Presidential vote · 2024D+10.5
Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 3.2 points more Republican.
166,770 registered voters · 2025
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+1,510 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +21,198 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $84,065 in average income, against $87,132 for residents who stayed — 4% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+18.2 on average — 7.7 points more Democratic-leaning than York County, ME itself (D+10.5).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Cumberland County, ME1,566D+35.3
- Strafford County, NH545D+12.0
- Rockingham County, NH376R+2.4
- Middlesex County, MA295D+39.2
- Essex County, MA190D+20.2
- Hillsborough County, NH131D+2.9
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Cumberland County, ME1,310
- Strafford County, NH473
- Rockingham County, NH289
- Androscoggin County, ME177
- Middlesex County, MA147
- Suffolk County, MA121
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.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | +991 |
| 2012 | +506 |
| 2013 | +433 |
| 2014 | +1,058 |
| 2015 | +592 |
| 2016 | +1,317 |
| 2017 | +1,988 |
| 2018 | +1,843 |
| 2019 | +2,047 |
| 2021 | +3,293 |
| 2022 | +2,280 |
| 2023 | +2,158 |
| 2024 | +1,182 |
| 2025 | +1,510 |
York County, anchored by communities like Biddeford and Kittery along the New Hampshire border, has trended reliably Democratic in recent cycles, posting a 10.5-point margin in 2024 while absorbing an influx of out-of-state transplants that continues to reshape its electorate.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 43.7 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 43.0 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 10.5 points.
A population of 216,731, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $88,333 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Merrimack County and Strafford County.
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Merrimack County
New Hampshire
98.1twin score
2012–2024 trajectory
Strafford County
New Hampshire
96.1twin score
2008–2024 trajectory≠ median age
Grafton County
New Hampshire
95.9twin score
2008–2024 trajectory≠ college share
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.
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Frequently asked questions
How did York County, Maine vote in 2024?
In 2024, York County, Maine voted Democratic by 10.5 points (D+10.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 132,838 votes cast, 72,114 went Democratic and 58,194 went Republican.
When did York County, Maine last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which York County, Maine voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in York County, Maine?
York County, Maine has a population of 216,731 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in York County, Maine?
Median household income in York County, Maine is $88,333 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.
What is the political history of York County, Maine?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in York County, Maine from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 15 went Republican.