† 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
GroupRumfordMaineUnited States
English23.7%21.8%9.5%
Irish15.9%16.5%9.4%
French15.1%11.3%1.6%
American6.1%5.9%5.3%
German5.9%7.8%12.5%
French Canadian5.0%6.1%—
Italian4.7%5.4%4.8%
Scottish4.6%4.4%1.3%
Mexican0.4%0.6%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.5%1.8%
Spaniard0.2%——
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
Rumford
Maine
United States
Median age
52.3
44.8
39.1
Age 18–24
8.3%
8.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
31.1%
22.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Rumford
Maine
United States
Median household income
$29,230
$74,733
$84,427
Poverty rate
30.0%
10.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
14.5%
36.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Rumford
Maine
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.7%
6.1%
22.3%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.2%
2.3%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
Rumford
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.
Rumford, Maine
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+11.6%
2008
+16.0%
2012
+14.7%
2016
−9.1%
2020
−7.5%
2024
−14.6%
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. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle 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
R
42.1%Harris829
56.7%Trump1,117
1.2%
R+14.6
R+7.1
R+13.1
1,970
R
44.7%Biden930
52.2%Trump1,087
3.1%
R+7.5
D+1.6
R+12.0
2,081
R
40.7%Clinton826
49.9%Trump1,011
9.4%
R+9.1
R+23.8
R+11.2
2,028
D
55.5%Obama769
40.8%Romney565
3.8%
D+14.7
R+1.3
D+10.9
1,386
D
56.7%Obama845
40.6%McCain606
2.7%
D+16.0
D+4.4
D+8.8
1,491
D
54.4%Kerry1,123
42.8%Bush883
2.8%
D+11.6
—
D+14.1
2,064
Rumford's Oxford County location and shrinking manufacturing base have made it a bellwether for working-class voter shifts in rural New England, with presidential margins swinging notably over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 16.0 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 14.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 7.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 14.6 points.
A population of 4,067, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $29,230 describe the city.
In 2024, Rumford, Maine voted Republican by 14.6 points (R+14.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,970 votes cast, 829 went Democratic and 1,117 went Republican.
When did Rumford, Maine last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Rumford, Maine voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Rumford, Maine?
Rumford, Maine has a population of 4,067 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rumford, Maine?
Median household income in Rumford, Maine is $29,230 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.
What is the political history of Rumford, Maine?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Rumford, Maine from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.
