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1876–2024
Cumberland County, Maine
Cumberland County·Maine

Cumberland County has voted Democratic for as long as anyone can remember.

Maine's most populous county anchors the state's Democratic lean

18762024·38 elections
Cumberland County, Maine · Rapidfire · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
D+35
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
308,827
2024 ACS
Most similar
Washington County
VT · similarity 0.99
28 precincts · 192,656 votes cast
Harris · D+35
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
+35.3%
127,97159,964192,656
2020D
+35.3%
128,75959,584195,914
2016D
+26.3%
102,98157,709171,818
2012D
+26.9%
101,95057,821163,786
2008D
+29.9%
105,21856,186164,151
2004D
+18.1%
94,84665,384162,962
2000D
+11.0%
74,20358,543142,620
1996D
+20.7%
69,49642,620129,610
1992D
+10.6%
60,78145,752141,522
1988R
−6.6%
55,22063,028119,075
1984R
−13.7%
49,89465,842116,026
1980D
+1.4%
47,33745,820107,461
1976R
−2.0%
47,00748,95998,626
1972R
−21.2%
33,32651,26884,617
1968D
+15.9%
44,69732,27578,048
1964D
+38.9%
50,84422,36573,272
1960R
−17.0%
33,55347,27180,825
1956R
−43.8%
19,43849,69669,134
1952R
−38.5%
20,83146,95767,898
1948R
−22.8%
18,91330,28449,885
1944R
−4.4%
26,85729,34956,278
1940R
−5.1%
26,91129,79556,782
1936R
−13.2%
22,89530,02154,030
1932R
−22.6%
20,65532,86454,033
1928R
−35.8%
15,64833,19048,996
1924R
−53.5%
7,07826,18735,719
1920R
−39.7%
10,48424,62335,585
1916R
−9.0%
9,79511,76821,961
1912D
+16.1%
8,4805,15420,661
1908R
−28.3%
5,73510,59317,138
1904R
−29.0%
4,9899,35615,054
1900R
−20.3%
5,7708,82415,060
1896R
−34.6%
5,17511,01716,866
1892R
−6.3%
8,0509,16517,677
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
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.
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
Catholic & Orthodox
16.2%
Non-Christian
5.5%
Other Christian
4.9%
Mainline Protestant
3.8%
Methodist
1.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.8%
Baptist
0.7%
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.