North Deering leans heavily Democratic by roughly 46 points: about 73% of voters vote Democratic and 27% 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 83% of adults in North Deering typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Deering, ~61% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Deering compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, North Deering leans more Democratic than 3 of 12 neighbors.
North Deering runs about 40 points more Democratic than Maine as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within North Deering. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+52) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+40), a spread of about 12 points.
Why North Deering 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 North Deering, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 57% of adults in North Deering hold a bachelor's degree, about 29 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; North Deering, Portland, ME sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in North Deering looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. North Deering 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 North Deering have completed high school, above 84% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Riverton, Portland, ME D+27
- Ocean Avenue, Portland, ME D+77
- East Deering, Portland, ME D+66
- Deering, Portland, ME D+70
- Nasons Corner, Portland, ME D+37
- Rosemont, Portland, ME D+69
- Oakdale, Portland, ME D+78
- East End, Portland, ME D+76
- Parkside, Portland, ME D+77
- Downtown, Portland, ME D+68
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Mission-Garin, Hayward, CA D+43
- La Sierra Acres, Riverside, CA D+8
- Highland Hills, Henderson, NV R+9
- Muscoy, San Bernardino, CA D+20
- Near Southside, Columbus, OH D+72
- Alderwood Manor, Lynnwood, WA D+23
- Cleveland Park, Washington, DC D+77
- Sunnyside, Clackamas, OR D+26
- Northwest Akron, Akron, OH D+42
- Glendale-Heatherdowns, Toledo, OH D+24
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.