York County, Maine: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted D+10%. Democratic peak: D+44 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+10MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 216,7312024 5-year
- Median household income
- $88,3332024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+44 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+43 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Merrimack County, NH · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of York CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for York County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
—
Margin—
Turnout—
Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 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 | +9.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 71,813 | 58,783 | 133,181 | ||
| D | 71,189 | 54,817 | 131,042 | ||
| D | 55,844 | 50,403 | 114,274 | ||
| D | 61,551 | 43,900 | 108,057 | ||
| D | 64,799 | 42,389 | 109,161 | ||
| D | 58,702 | 49,526 | 110,033 | ||
| D | 46,618 | 42,304 | 94,550 | ||
| D | 42,317 | 26,594 | 82,979 | ||
| D | 35,507 | 32,241 | 94,563 | ||
| R | 30,262 | 46,334 | 77,249 | ||
| R | 28,241 | 43,554 | 72,070 | ||
| R | 28,279 | 31,412 | 67,837 | ||
| D | 31,996 | 27,380 | 60,916 | ||
| R | 22,464 | 30,452 | 52,936 | ||
| D | 28,817 | 18,931 | 48,652 | ||
| D | 34,083 | 13,339 | 47,467 | ||
| D | 26,171 | 25,763 | 51,937 | ||
| R | 17,910 | 29,256 | 47,166 | ||
| R | 20,524 | 27,045 | 47,664 | ||
| D | 20,554 | 17,819 | 38,737 | ||
| D | 21,386 | 18,122 | 39,547 | ||
| D | 22,276 | 16,547 | 38,855 | ||
| D | 18,017 | 17,827 | 37,070 | ||
| R | 14,760 | 17,301 | 32,319 | ||
| R | 10,030 | 18,671 | 28,820 | ||
| R | 6,004 | 16,244 | 23,828 | ||
| R | 6,852 | 13,536 | 20,580 | ||
| D | 6,854 | 6,375 | 13,435 | ||
| D | 5,121 | 3,960 | 13,089 | ||
| R | 4,090 | 6,700 | 11,235 | ||
| R | 2,866 | 7,096 | 10,373 | ||
| R | 4,046 | 6,949 | 11,295 | ||
| R | 3,456 | 7,532 | 11,336 | ||
| R | 5,237 | 6,387 | 12,006 | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
21.3%
Irish
18.9%
French
12.1%
German
7.4%
Italian
6.6%
American
5.1%
Scottish
4.1%
African American
0.9%
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. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 45.3 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.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$88,333
York County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
York County$88,333
Maine$74,733
United States$80,734
York County ranks in the top 10% of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
7.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.0%
Working age (18–64)7.2%
Seniors (65+)8.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.3%
speak English only
Other Indo-European3.7%
Spanish0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 67.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached forty-four points in 1964; the Republican margin reached forty-three points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was ten points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $88,333, and a 8% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Merrimack County and Sagadahoc County.
Most similar counties
Compare two places, side by side
Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons →
Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
York County, Maine. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/23031/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
License: CC BY 4.0
More in Maine
More industrial catholic metro counties
Frequently asked questions
How did York County, Maine vote in 2024?
In 2024, York County, Maine voted Democratic by 9.8 points (D+10), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 133,181 votes cast, 71,813 went Democratic and 58,783 went Republican.
What is York County, Maine's political typology?
Akashic places York County, Maine in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.
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. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.