West End 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 65% of adults in West End typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West End, ~58% vote Democratic, ~7% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West End compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, West End leans more Democratic than 11 of 13 neighbors.
West End runs about 70 points more Democratic than Maine as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within West End. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+82) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+68), a spread of about 15 points.
Why West End 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 West End, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 63% of adults in West End hold a bachelor's degree, about 35 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 48% of adults in West End have never been married, above 79% of neighborhoods.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; West End, Portland, ME sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in West End looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 99% of adults in West End have completed high school, about 5 points above the Maine average of 94%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Parkside, Portland, ME D+77
- Downtown, Portland, ME D+68
- Oakdale, Portland, ME D+78
- East End, Portland, ME D+76
- Stanwood Park, South Portland, ME D+44
- Rosemont, Portland, ME D+69
- Broadview Park, South Portland, ME D+27
- Ocean Avenue, Portland, ME D+77
- Deering, Portland, ME D+70
- East Deering, Portland, ME D+66
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- National Hills, Augusta, GA D+29
- Birchwood, Bellingham, WA D+46
- Crestview, Austin, TX D+66
- Madison South, Portland, OR D+65
- Columbia Heights, San Antonio, TX D+33
- Peterson, Tempe, AZ D+30
- St Jean, Detroit, MI D+87
- Downtown Lexington, Lexington, KY D+55
- La Sierra Hills, Riverside, CA Even
- South City Community, Wichita, KS D+10
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.