Portland
Incorporated 1786 · city since 1832Named for the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England. Earlier names include Machigonne, Casco and Falmouth Neck; it was set off from Falmouth in 1786.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoPortland’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Portland Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Portland votes from the state.
Turnout in general elections
Ballots cast divided by active registered voters on election day. List maintenance shrinks the denominator in some years (for example 2022), which pushes the rate up.
Who Lives Here
American Community Survey 2020–2024Portland at a Glance
Portland is a city in Cumberland County, Maine, incorporated in 1786, a city since 1832. It has an estimated 69,911 residents (2025), compared with 68,408 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 1, State Senate District 28 (55% of residents), State Senate District 27 (45% of residents), State House District 113 (14% of residents), State House District 119 (13% of residents), State House District 115 (13% of residents), State House District 118 (13% of residents), State House District 116 (13% of residents), State House District 114 (13% of residents), State House District 117 (13% of residents), State House District 112 (9% of residents), County Commissioner District 5, and County Commissioner District 4, in the Greater Portland region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Kamala Harris carried Portland with 80.5% to 15.6% for Donald Trump. That was a Democratic margin of 64.9 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Janet Mills carried Portland with 85% to 13.7% for Paul LePage. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Portland with 64.1% to 21.4% for David Costello. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 2nd most Democratic of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Portland had 44,447 active registered voters: 60.7% Democrats, 9.5% Republicans, 25.9% unenrolled, and 3.1% Green Independents. The median household income is $79,540 and the median home value $489,600, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1868 (with county figures from 1821), voter registration since 1954, referendum votes, turnout, and Census and American Community Survey figures. Sources are listed at the foot of the page and on the Data Sources page.