Rumford leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% 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 68% of adults in Rumford typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rumford, ~27% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rumford compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rumford leans more Republican than 19 of 54 neighbors.
Rumford runs about 29 points more Republican than Maine as a whole. Maine leans Democratic overall, while Rumford is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Rumford. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+30) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+14), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Rumford 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 Rumford, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Rumford, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Maine average of 31%. Rumford runs against the grain of Maine, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Rumford, ME sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Rumford looks the way it does
Turnout in Rumford sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mexico, ME R+34
- Peru, ME R+39
- Dixfield, ME R+30
- Hanover, ME Even
- East Andover, ME R+32
- Roxbury, ME R+42
- Rumford Corner, ME R+34
- East Peru, ME R+34
- South Andover, ME R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ashburnham, MA Even
- Edmonton, KY R+62
- Lawndale, NC R+54
- Sylvania, GA R+12
- Kayenta, AZ D+49
- Hubertus, WI R+35
- Mojave, CA R+17
- China Spring, TX R+72
- Sterrett, AL R+51
- Lascassas, TN R+57
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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.