Cumberland, Maine is a small and vibrant town with a population of approximately 7,000 people. Located in the heart of Cumberland County, it is a tight-knit community that values its sense of identity and livelihood. The politics of this town reflect the feelings of the community, as local elections are often hard fought between candidates that seek to represent the interests of their constituents. Cumberland has a strong tradition of both Democratic and Republican politicians that strive to bring about meaningful change on local issues. Issues such as environmental protection, education reform, public safety initiatives, and economic development are all discussed at length during election cycles. As citizens take their civic duties seriously and come out in high numbers to vote for their preferred candidates during local elections, the political landscape in Cumberland is constantly shifting.
The political climate in Cumberland, ME is somewhat liberal.
Cumberland County, ME is very liberal. In Cumberland County, ME 66.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cumberland county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.5% to 30.8%.
Cumberland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cumberland, ME is somewhat liberal.
Cumberland County, Maine is very liberal.
Portland-South Portland Metro Area is strongly liberal.
Maine is somewhat liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Cumberland, Maine: D D D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Cumberland, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,178 contributions totaling $607,552 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $279 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 335 contributions totaling $204,847 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $611 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)