York County is a true toss-up. About 49% of voters here vote Democratic and 51% 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 81% of adults in York County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in York County, ~40% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How York County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, York County sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 4 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 2 leaning the other way.
York County runs about 9 points more Republican than Maine as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within York County. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+26) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+31), a spread of about 57 points.
Why York County leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in York County. None of them point strongly toward either party.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; York County, ME sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in York County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. York County 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 95% of adults in York County have completed high school, above 94% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Strafford County, NH D+4
- Cumberland County, ME D+29
- Carroll County, NH R+2
- Belknap County, NH R+8
- Rockingham County, NH D+6
- Merrimack County, NH D+6
- Androscoggin County, ME R+12
- Sagadahoc County, ME D+8
- Essex County, MA D+18
- Hillsborough County, NH D+11
Counties with Similar Populations
- Okaloosa County, FL R+34
- Butte County, CA R+3
- Niagara County, NY R+10
- Mohave County, AZ R+37
- Delaware County, OH R+5
- Washington County, PA R+24
- Harrison County, MS R+18
- Clermont County, OH R+37
- Lackawanna County, PA Even
- Johnston County, NC R+21
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.