Ocean Avenue is a Democratic stronghold. About 89% of voters here vote Democratic and 11% 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 Ocean Avenue typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ocean Avenue, ~76% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ocean Avenue compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Ocean Avenue leans more Democratic than 13 of 14 neighbors.
Ocean Avenue runs about 70 points more Democratic than Maine as a whole.
Why Ocean Avenue 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 Ocean Avenue, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 75% of adults in Ocean Avenue hold a bachelor's degree, about 47 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Ocean Avenue, Portland, 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 Ocean Avenue looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ocean Avenue 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 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Ocean Avenue have completed high school, above 91% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Deering, Portland, ME D+70
- Oakdale, Portland, ME D+78
- East Deering, Portland, ME D+66
- Rosemont, Portland, ME D+69
- Parkside, Portland, ME D+77
- North Deering, Portland, ME D+46
- East End, Portland, ME D+76
- Riverton, Portland, ME D+27
- Nasons Corner, Portland, ME D+37
- Downtown, Portland, ME D+68
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Alderman Park, Jacksonville, FL D+14
- Ellis Lake, Concord, CA D+42
- Venerable Flackville, Indianapolis, IN D+70
- Barclay Hills, Oregon City, OR D+22
- Browncroft, Rochester, NY D+47
- Esprit, St. Cloud, FL R+14
- Cory Lake Isles, Tampa, FL Even
- Galindo, Austin, TX D+54
- River Park, Sacramento, CA D+41
- Woodbridge at Monte Viejo, San Antonio, TX D+9
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.