Rumford
Incorporated 1800Many early settlers came from Concord, New Hampshire, once called Rumford and earlier Pennacook. The township was first called New Pennacook Plantation.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoRumford’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Rumford Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Rumford 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 2020–2024Rumford at a Glance
Rumford is a town in Oxford County, Maine, incorporated in 1800. It has an estimated 6,025 residents (2025), compared with 5,858 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 19, State House District 78, and County Commissioner District 2, in the Western Maine region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Rumford with 56.7% to 42.1% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 14.6 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Rumford with 50.2% to 47.2% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Rumford with 50.1% to 38.1% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 332nd most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Rumford had 2,983 active registered voters: 29.4% Democrats, 32.6% Republicans, 33.9% unenrolled, and 3.6% Green Independents. The median household income is $38,403 and the median home value $127,700, 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.