Gorham is a true toss-up. About 52% of voters here vote Democratic and 48% 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 85% of adults in Gorham typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gorham, ~44% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gorham compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gorham leans more Democratic than 55 of 83 neighbors.
Politically, Gorham sits close to the rest of Maine.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Gorham. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+17) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+15), a spread of about 32 points.
Why Gorham leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Gorham. None of them point strongly toward either party.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Gorham, ME sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Gorham looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Gorham 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Gorham have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Westbrook, ME D+17
- Buxton Center, ME R+26
- Shaw Mills, ME R+13
- Buxton, ME R+15
- West Buxton, ME R+20
- Standish, ME R+9
- Windham, ME D+5
- Portland, ME D+62
- Scarborough, ME D+21
- Salmon Falls, ME R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Norton, MA Even
- Alexandria, KY R+43
- Spanish Lake, MO D+74
- Newton, IA R+20
- Ashland, MA D+29
- Clinton, TN R+48
- Glassmanor, MD D+81
- Jacksonville, TX R+24
- Bellwood, IL D+78
- Lewistown, PA R+49
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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.