Falmouth leans heavily Democratic by roughly 30 points: about 65% of voters vote Democratic and 35% 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 91% of adults in Falmouth typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Falmouth, ~59% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Falmouth compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Falmouth leans more Democratic than 58 of 74 neighbors.
Falmouth runs about 24 points more Democratic than Maine as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Falmouth. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+41) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+15), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Falmouth 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 Falmouth, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 72% of adults in Falmouth hold a bachelor's degree, about 44 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Falmouth, ME sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Falmouth looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Falmouth 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 78%, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Falmouth have completed high school, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cumberland Foreside, ME D+33
- Cumberland Center, ME D+22
- Portland, ME D+62
- Yarmouth, ME D+35
- Long Island, ME D+52
- Peaks Island, ME D+57
- Westbrook, ME D+17
- South Windham, ME R+5
- South Portland, ME D+43
- North Yarmouth, ME D+12
Cities with Similar Populations
- Newport East, RI D+15
- Woodmere, NY R+56
- Highland City, FL R+29
- Clay, AL R+5
- Herrin, IL R+35
- Damascus, OR R+6
- Guttenberg, NJ D+20
- Brandon, SD R+28
- Lansdowne, VA D+23
- Punxsutawney, PA R+51
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.