Election Results for Portland-Auburn, ME-NH-VT Market Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	20,162	9.7
Deaths:	27,552	13.3
Net Migration:	24,963	12.0
Net Immigration:	3,000	1.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +16,961	D +51,105	D + 7.3%
D +68,066
2020 vs. 2012	R +45,249	R +7,167	R + 3.7%
D +38,082
2020 vs. 2008	R +45,104	R +23,374	R + 6.1%
D +21,730

2016 vs. 2008	R +28,143	R +74,479	R + 13.4%
D -46,336
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	74%	Joe Biden (D)	352,307	55.8%	Donald Trump* (R)	261,375	41.4%	17,684 [+]	2.8%	631,366	-5	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 10,628 (1.7%);
2016	70%	Hillary Clinton (D)	284,241	49.9%	Donald Trump (R)	244,414	42.9%	41,369 [+]	7.3%	570,024	-3	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 28,358 (5.0%); Jill Stein (Grn) 10,406 (1.8%); Evan McMullin (I) 1,262 (0.2%);
2012	68%	Barack Obama* (D)	314,225	57.7%	Mitt Romney (R)	216,126	39.7%	14,270 [+]	2.6%	544,621	-8	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 6,921 (1.3%);
2008	72%	Barack Obama (D)	330,577	59.3%	John McCain (R)	216,271	38.8%	10,498 [+]	1.9%	557,346	-7	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 7,838 (1.4%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 126 (0.0%);
2004	75%	John Kerry (D)	304,078	54.4%	George W. Bush* (R)	245,082	43.8%	10,033 [+]	1.8%	559,193	-7	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 6,015 (1.1%);
2000	67%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	243,994	50.0%	George W. Bush (R)	211,023	43.2%	33,195 [+]	6.8%	488,212	-5	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 27,267 (5.6%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 3,112 (0.6%);
1996	64%	Bill Clinton* (D)	232,415	52.0%	Robert Dole (R)	140,265	31.4%	74,310 [+]	16.6%	446,990	-9	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 59,918 (13.4%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 10,113 (2.3%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 2,418 (0.5%);
1992	74%	Bill Clinton (D)	197,683	39.6%	George Bush* (R)	155,760	31.2%	146,001 [+]	29.2%	499,444	-6	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 143,824 (28.8%);
1988	64%	George Bush (R)	233,004	56.4%	Michael Dukakis (D)	177,173	42.8%	3,302 [+]	0.8%	413,479	3	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 2,119 (0.5%);
1984	66%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	246,172	60.8%	Walter Mondale (D)	157,191	38.8%	1,550	0.4%	404,913	2	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	66%	Ronald Reagan (R)	174,889	45.9%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	159,005	41.8%	46,849 [+]	12.3%	380,743	-5	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 39,826 (10.5%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 3,436 (0.9%);
1976	69%	Jimmy Carter (D)	172,470	49.0%	Gerald Ford* (R)	170,226	48.4%	9,302 [+]	2.6%	351,998	0	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 7,404 (2.1%);
1972	64%	Richard Nixon* (R)	185,770	60.6%	George McGovern (D)	120,124	39.2%	600 [+]	0.2%	306,494	0	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 332 (0.1%);
1968	70%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	162,691	56.4%	Richard Nixon (R)	120,758	41.9%	5,072 [+]	1.8%	288,521	-2	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 5,039 (1.7%);
1964	70%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	196,034	69.9%	Barry Goldwater (R)	84,370	30.1%	182	0.1%	280,586	-8	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	78%	Richard Nixon (R)	166,992	54.4%	John Kennedy (D)	139,882	45.6%	0	0.0%	306,874	5	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	67%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	184,243	68.6%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	84,379	31.4%	11	0.0%	268,633	11	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	68%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	171,141	64.1%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	95,616	35.8%	417	0.2%	267,174	9	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	54%	Thomas Dewey (R)	112,703	54.6%	Harry Truman* (D)	91,608	44.3%	2,260 [+]	1.1%	206,571	9	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 1,730 (0.8%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	61%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	112,573	50.1%	Thomas Dewey (R)	111,829	49.8%	218	0.1%	224,620	4	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	66%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	120,735	51.4%	Wendell Willkie (R)	113,766	48.5%	256	0.1%	234,757	4	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	65%	Alf Landon (R)	116,308	52.7%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	99,355	45.0%	5,229 [+]	2.4%	220,892	16	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 4,313 (2.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 468 (0.2%);
1932	65%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	116,319	54.6%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	94,644	44.4%	2,005 [+]	0.9%	212,968	15	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 1,708 (0.8%);
1928	58%	Herbert Hoover (R)	124,362	65.8%	Al Smith (D)	63,845	33.8%	763 [+]	0.4%	188,970	8	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 741 (0.4%);
1924	46%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	99,332	68.4%	John Davis (D)	36,826	25.3%	9,152 [+]	6.3%	145,310	14	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 8,870 (6.1%);
1920	46%	Warren Harding (R)	95,253	65.7%	James Cox (D)	47,885	33.0%	1,904 [+]	1.3%	145,042	5	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,675 (1.2%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 9 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	31%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	46,959	49.5%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	45,910	48.4%	2,084 [+]	2.2%	94,953	3	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 1,686 (1.8%); James Hanly (Proh) 398 (0.4%);
1912	30%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	36,988	40.9%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	30,993	34.3%	22,371 [+]	24.8%	90,352	-1	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 19,951 (22.1%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,822 (2.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 598 (0.7%);
1908	26%	William Taft (R)	46,456	60.9%	William J. Bryan (D)	26,914	35.3%	2,949 [+]	3.9%	76,319	9	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,272 (1.7%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1,070 (1.4%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 607 (0.8%);
1904	25%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	45,595	64.3%	Alton Parker (D)	22,556	31.8%	2,782 [+]	3.9%	70,933	8	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,599 (2.3%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 987 (1.4%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 196 (0.3%);
1900	28%	William McKinley* (R)	46,782	59.7%	William J. Bryan (D)	29,378	37.5%	2,154 [+]	2.8%	78,314	8	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 144 (0.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 25 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Portland-Auburn, ME-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

352,307

55.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

261,375

41.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

10,628

1.7%

Other

7,056

1.1%

TOTAL

631,366

Turnout: 74%	Diff (US): -5

2016 President, Portland-Auburn, ME-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

284,241

49.9%

Donald Trump (R)

244,414

42.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

28,358

5.0%

Jill Stein (Grn)

10,406

1.8%

Evan McMullin (I)

1,262

0.2%

Other

1,343

0.2%

TOTAL

570,024

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): -3

2012 President, Portland-Auburn, ME-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

314,225

57.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

216,126

39.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

6,921

1.3%

Other

7,349

1.3%

TOTAL

544,621

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): -8

2008 President, Portland-Auburn, ME-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

330,577

59.3%

John McCain (R)

216,271

38.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

7,838

1.4%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

126

0.0%

Other

2,534

0.5%

TOTAL

557,346

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): -7

2004 President, Portland-Auburn, ME-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

245,082

43.8%

John Kerry (D)

304,078

54.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

6,015

1.1%

Other

4,018

0.7%

TOTAL

559,193

Turnout: 75%	Diff (US): -7

2000 President, Portland-Auburn, ME-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

211,023

43.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

243,994

50.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

27,267

5.6%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

3,112

0.6%

Other

2,816

0.6%

TOTAL

488,212

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): -5

1996 President, Portland-Auburn, ME-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

232,415

52.0%

Robert Dole (R)

140,265

31.4%

Ross Perot (Ref)

59,918

13.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

10,113

2.3%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

2,418

0.5%

Other

1,861

0.4%

TOTAL

446,990

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): -9

1992 President, Portland-Auburn, ME-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

197,683

39.6%

George Bush* (R)

155,760

31.2%

Ross Perot (I)

143,824

28.8%

Other

2,177

0.4%

TOTAL

499,444

Turnout: 74%	Diff (US): -6

1988 President, Portland-Auburn, ME-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

233,004

56.4%

Michael Dukakis (D)

177,173

42.8%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

2,119

0.5%

Other

1,183

0.3%

TOTAL

413,479

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): 3

1984 President, Portland-Auburn, ME-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

246,172

60.8%

Walter Mondale (D)

157,191

38.8%

Other

1,550

0.4%

TOTAL

404,913

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): 2

1980 President, Portland-Auburn, ME-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

174,889

45.9%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

159,005

41.8%

John Anderson (I)

39,826

10.5%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

3,436

0.9%

Other

3,587

0.9%

TOTAL

380,743

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): -5

1976 President, Portland-Auburn, ME-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

172,470

49.0%

Gerald Ford* (R)

170,226

48.4%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

7,404

2.1%

Other

1,898

0.5%

TOTAL

351,998

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): 0

1972 President, Portland-Auburn, ME-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

185,770

60.6%

George McGovern (D)

120,124

39.2%

John Schmitz (Amer)

332

0.1%

Other

268

0.1%

TOTAL

306,494

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): 0

1968 President, Portland-Auburn, ME-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

120,758

41.9%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

162,691

56.4%

George Wallace (AIP)

5,039

1.7%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

288,521

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): -2

1964 President, Portland-Auburn, ME-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

196,034

69.9%

Barry Goldwater (R)

84,370

30.1%

Other

182

0.1%

TOTAL

280,586

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): -8

1956 President, Portland-Auburn, ME-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

184,243

68.6%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

84,379

31.4%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

268,633

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): 11

1952 President, Portland-Auburn, ME-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

171,141

64.1%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

95,616

35.8%

Other

417

0.2%

TOTAL

267,174

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): 9

1948 President, Portland-Auburn, ME-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

91,608

44.3%

Thomas Dewey (R)

112,703

54.6%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

1,730

0.8%

Other

530

0.3%

TOTAL

206,571

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 9

1944 President, Portland-Auburn, ME-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

112,573

50.1%

Thomas Dewey (R)

111,829

49.8%

Other

218

0.1%

TOTAL

224,620

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): 4

1940 President, Portland-Auburn, ME-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

120,735

51.4%

Wendell Willkie (R)

113,766

48.5%

Other

256

0.1%

TOTAL

234,757

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): 4

1936 President, Portland-Auburn, ME-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

99,355

45.0%

Alf Landon (R)

116,308

52.7%

William Lemke (Union)

4,313

2.0%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

468

0.2%

Other

448

0.2%

TOTAL

220,892

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 16

1932 President, Portland-Auburn, ME-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

94,644

44.4%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

116,319

54.6%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

1,708

0.8%

Other

297

0.1%

TOTAL

212,968

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 15

1928 President, Portland-Auburn, ME-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

124,362

65.8%

Al Smith (D)

63,845

33.8%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

741

0.4%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

188,970

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 8

1924 President, Portland-Auburn, ME-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

99,332

68.4%

John Davis (D)

36,826

25.3%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

8,870

6.1%

Other

282

0.2%

TOTAL

145,310

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): 14

1920 President, Portland-Auburn, ME-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

95,253

65.7%

James Cox (D)

47,885

33.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,675

1.2%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

0.0%

Other

220

0.2%

TOTAL

145,042

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): 5

1916 President, Portland-Auburn, ME-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

45,910

48.4%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

46,959

49.5%

Allan Benson (Soc)

1,686

1.8%

James Hanly (Proh)

398

0.4%

TOTAL

94,953

Turnout: 31%	Diff (US): 3

1912 President, Portland-Auburn, ME-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

36,988

40.9%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

30,993

34.3%

William Taft* (R)

19,951

22.1%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,822

2.0%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

598

0.7%

TOTAL

90,352

Turnout: 30%	Diff (US): -1

1908 President, Portland-Auburn, ME-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

46,456

60.9%

William J. Bryan (D)

26,914

35.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,272

1.7%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1,070

1.4%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

607

0.8%

TOTAL

76,319

Turnout: 26%	Diff (US): 9

1904 President, Portland-Auburn, ME-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

45,595

64.3%

Alton Parker (D)

22,556

31.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,599

2.3%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

987

1.4%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

196

0.3%

TOTAL

70,933

Turnout: 25%	Diff (US): 8

1900 President, Portland-Auburn, ME-NH-VT Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

46,782

59.7%

William J. Bryan (D)

29,378

37.5%

John Woolley (Proh)

144

0.2%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.0%

Other

1,985

2.5%

TOTAL

78,314

Turnout: 28%	Diff (US): 8

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	972,714	92.01%	3.8%
Black:	22,812	2.16%	72.9%
Indian:	3,684	0.35%	13.7%
Asian:	15,832	1.50%	40.4%
2+ races:	19,506	1.85%	34.7%
Hispanic:	22,636	2.14%	66.3%

Total non-White:	84,470	7.99%	49.2%

Change in White population:	35,412	3.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	27,848	2.8

Portland-Auburn, ME-NH-VT Market Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Portland-Auburn, ME-NH-VT Market Area