Kennebunkport leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% 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 84% of adults in Kennebunkport typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kennebunkport, ~45% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kennebunkport compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kennebunkport leans more Democratic than 43 of 60 neighbors.
Politically, Kennebunkport sits close to the rest of Maine.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kennebunkport. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+41) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+28), a spread of about 69 points.
Why Kennebunkport 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 Kennebunkport, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 42% of adults in Kennebunkport hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Kennebunkport, ME sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Kennebunkport looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Kennebunkport 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Kennebunkport have completed high school, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kennebunk, ME D+19
- Bar Mills, ME R+4
- Biddeford, ME D+12
- West Kennebunk, ME R+3
- Wells Branch, ME R+4
- Saco, ME D+11
- Goodwins Mills, ME R+32
- Old Orchard Beach, ME D+19
- Wells, ME R+4
- Highpine, ME R+17
Cities with Similar Populations
- Raiford, FL R+55
- Manchester, IA R+29
- Ellenboro, NC R+64
- Brownsville, PA R+23
- Maquoketa, IA R+25
- Closter, NJ D+12
- Rainsville, AL R+75
- Mauston, WI R+22
- Millington, MI R+41
- Kirtland, NM R+18
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.