Cumberland Center leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican. These figures are model estimates: Maine did not have precinct-level voting records available for training, so the numbers above come from demographic and health features rather than local ground truth.
About 99% of adults in Cumberland Center typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cumberland Center, ~60% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~1% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cumberland Center compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cumberland Center leans more Democratic than 58 of 79 neighbors.
Cumberland Center runs about 15 points more Democratic than Maine as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cumberland Center. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+32) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+13), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Cumberland Center leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Cumberland Center, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 70% of adults in Cumberland Center hold a bachelor's degree, about 41 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Population density, never-married share, and Democratic lean
Places that combine high population density and a low never-married share tend to lean Democratic, as Cumberland Center, ME does.
Why turnout in Cumberland Center looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cumberland Center is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Cumberland Center own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Cumberland Center have completed high school, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- North Yarmouth, ME D+12
- Cumberland Foreside, ME D+33
- Falmouth, ME D+31
- Yarmouth, ME D+35
- South Windham, ME R+5
- South Freeport, ME D+18
- Windham, ME D+5
- Gray, ME Even
- Pownal, ME R+9
- Chebeague Island, ME D+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Shrewsbury, MO D+32
- Riverdale Park, MD D+56
- North Scituate, MA D+21
- Blakely, GA D+5
- Marriottsville, MD D+5
- Wisconsin Dells, WI R+21
- Trenton, MO R+51
- Ozark, AR R+61
- Oak View, CA D+13
- Gleneagle, CO R+19
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Maine Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations Elections and Commissions, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. ME did not have precinct-level voting records available for training, so the figures here come from extrapolation across demographic, health, and land-use features rather than local ground truth. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.