Westbrook leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% 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 72% of adults in Westbrook typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Westbrook, ~43% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Westbrook compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Westbrook leans more Democratic than 53 of 75 neighbors.
Westbrook runs about 10 points more Democratic than Maine as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Westbrook. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+31) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+4), a spread of about 35 points.
Why Westbrook 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 Westbrook, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 41% of adults in Westbrook hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 34% of adults in Westbrook have never been married, above 86% of cities.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Westbrook, ME sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Westbrook looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Westbrook 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Westbrook have completed high school, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Gorham, ME D+4
- Portland, ME D+62
- South Portland, ME D+43
- Scarborough, ME D+21
- Falmouth, ME D+31
- Buxton Center, ME R+26
- Buxton, ME R+15
- Windham, ME D+5
- Shaw Mills, ME R+13
- West Buxton, ME R+20
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wantagh, NY R+28
- Talladega, AL Even
- Sunny Isles Beach, FL R+25
- Carrboro, NC D+68
- Nederland, TX R+38
- Anacortes, WA D+21
- Lynbrook, NY R+6
- Pleasantville, NJ D+46
- Sunland, CA Even
- North Salt Lake, UT R+5
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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.