† 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
GroupPortlandMaineUnited States
English19.4%21.8%9.5%
Irish17.5%16.5%9.4%
German7.8%7.8%12.5%
French7.6%11.3%1.6%
Italian6.6%5.4%4.8%
French Canadian4.5%6.1%—
Scottish3.9%4.4%1.3%
American3.6%5.9%5.3%
African American†5.5%0.9%9.9%
African1.1%—0.5%
Somali1.1%0.2%—
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%
Mexican0.7%0.6%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.5%1.8%
Ecuadorian0.2%——
Spaniard0.2%——
Spanish0.2%——
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
Portland
Maine
United States
Median age
37.8
44.8
39.1
Age 18–24
8.7%
8.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.9%
22.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Portland
Maine
United States
Median household income
$79,540
$74,733
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.2%
10.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
59.7%
36.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Portland
Maine
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
12.7%
6.1%
22.3%
Spanish
1.4%
1.0%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
3.4%
2.3%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
2.3%
0.6%
2.0%
Other languages
2.6%
0.6%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Portland
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.
Portland, Maine
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+53.7%
2008
+55.6%
2012
+56.2%
2016
+58.0%
2020
+65.9%
2024
+65.1%
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
80.6%Harris36,978
15.5%Trump7,116
3.9%
D+65.1
R+0.9
D+66.5
45,905
D
81.4%Biden34,146
15.5%Trump6,500
3.1%
D+65.9
D+7.9
D+61.5
41,934
D
76.0%Clinton28,777
18.0%Trump6,803
6.1%
D+58.0
D+1.8
D+55.9
37,880
D
76.9%Obama27,858
20.7%Romney7,497
2.5%
D+56.2
D+0.6
D+52.3
36,243
D
76.8%Obama28,317
21.3%McCain7,844
1.9%
D+55.6
D+1.8
D+48.3
36,854
D
76.0%Kerry26,281
22.3%Bush7,703
1.7%
D+53.7
—
D+56.2
34,586
Portland anchors Cumberland County's urban core and consistently posts the largest Democratic margins in Maine, with its port economy and significant Somali and Congolese immigrant communities shaping an increasingly diverse electorate.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 65.9 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 0.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 65.1 points.
A population of 68,854, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,540 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of South Portland and Charlottesville.
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, Portland, Maine voted Democratic by 65.1 points (D+65.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 45,905 votes cast, 36,978 went Democratic and 7,116 went Republican.
How many people live in Portland, Maine?
Portland, Maine has a population of 68,854 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Portland, Maine?
Median household income in Portland, Maine is $79,540 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.
What is the political history of Portland, Maine?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Portland, Maine from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
