Stanwood Park leans heavily Democratic by roughly 44 points: about 72% of voters vote Democratic and 28% 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 Stanwood Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Stanwood Park, ~60% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Stanwood Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Stanwood Park leans more Democratic than 2 of 11 neighbors.
Stanwood Park runs about 37 points more Democratic than Maine as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Stanwood Park. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+62) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+34), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Stanwood Park 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 Stanwood Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 60% of adults in Stanwood Park hold a bachelor's degree, about 31 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Stanwood Park, South Portland, ME sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Stanwood Park looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Stanwood Park 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 86% of households in Stanwood Park own their home, compared to around 46% in nearby neighborhoods. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Stanwood Park have completed high school, above 86% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Ben Ali, Sacramento, CA D+22
- Eastlake Vistas, Chula Vista, CA D+19
- Ralston Valley, Arvada, CO D+6
- East Side, Pueblo, CO D+19
- 40th and A, Lincoln, NE D+28
- Fort Howard, Green Bay, WI D+12
- Captain John Mullan, Missoula, MT D+12
- Willamette-West Linn, West Linn, OR D+31
- Shore Acres, Staten Island, NY R+16
- Forest Trails, Jacksonville, FL D+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.