East End is a Democratic stronghold. About 88% of voters here vote Democratic and 12% 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 74% of adults in East End typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East End, ~65% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How East End compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, East End leans more Democratic than 9 of 13 neighbors.
East End runs about 69 points more Democratic than Maine as a whole.
Why East End leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for East End, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 62% of adults in East End hold a bachelor's degree, about 34 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 53% of adults in East End have never been married, above 86% of neighborhoods.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; East End, Portland, ME sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in East End looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. East End 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Downtown, Portland, ME D+68
- Parkside, Portland, ME D+77
- East Deering, Portland, ME D+66
- West End, Portland, ME D+77
- Oakdale, Portland, ME D+78
- Ocean Avenue, Portland, ME D+77
- Rosemont, Portland, ME D+69
- Deering, Portland, ME D+70
- Stanwood Park, South Portland, ME D+44
- North Deering, Portland, ME D+46
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Northeast, Tampa, FL D+68
- Millsmont, Oakland, CA D+84
- Tower Triangle, Aurora, CO D+9
- Palo Verde, Tucson, AZ D+41
- Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, KS D+43
- Wright View, Dayton, OH Even
- South Rose Hill, Kirkland, WA D+44
- Ballentine Place, Norfolk, VA D+68
- Estudillo Estates-Glen, San Leandro, CA D+54
- Forest Ridge-Quail Hollow, Dayton, OH R+5
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.