Scarborough
Incorporated 1658Named for Scarborough in Yorkshire, England. It united the earlier settlements of Black Point and Blue Point.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoScarborough’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Scarborough Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Scarborough 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 2020–2024Scarborough at a Glance
Scarborough is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, incorporated in 1658. It has an estimated 24,547 residents (2025), compared with 22,135 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 1, State Senate District 30 (93% of residents), State Senate District 29 (7% of residents), State House District 125 (42% of residents), State House District 124 (40% of residents), State House District 126 (19% of residents), and County Commissioner District 1, in the Greater Portland region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Kamala Harris carried Scarborough with 64.9% to 33.4% for Donald Trump. That was a Democratic margin of 31.5 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Janet Mills carried Scarborough with 65.5% to 32.9% for Paul LePage. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Scarborough with 58.3% to 27.8% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 57th most Democratic of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Scarborough had 16,606 active registered voters: 39.5% Democrats, 24.8% Republicans, 33.2% unenrolled, and 2.2% Green Independents. The median household income is $133,558 and the median home value $551,900, 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.