Election Results for Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	20,798	9.4
Deaths:	24,774	11.2
Net Migration:	15,497	7.0
Net Immigration:	8,200	3.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R +3,779	R +3,489	R + 1.3%
D +290
2024 vs. 2016	R +10,519	D +33,758	D + 7.0%
D +44,277
2020 vs. 2016	R +6,740	D +37,247	D + 8.3%
D +43,987
2024 vs. 2012	R +17,785	D +20,659	D + 2.3%
D +38,444

2016 vs. 2008	R +10,120	R +22,800	R + 7.7%
D -12,680
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	75%	Kamala Harris (D)	213,766	61.2%	Donald Trump (R)	127,935	36.6%	7,473 [+]	2.1%	349,174	-13	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Jill Stein (Grn) 3,923 (1.1%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 2,290 (0.7%); Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 0 (0.0%);
2020	78%	Joe Biden (D)	213,476	61.4%	Donald Trump* (R)	124,156	35.7%	9,830 [+]	2.8%	347,462	-11	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 5,619 (1.6%);
2016	71%	Hillary Clinton (D)	169,489	55.1%	Donald Trump (R)	117,416	38.2%	20,803 [+]	6.8%	307,708	-8	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 14,280 (4.6%); Jill Stein (Grn) 5,754 (1.9%); Evan McMullin (I) 594 (0.2%);
2012	71%	Barack Obama* (D)	175,322	59.9%	Mitt Romney (R)	110,150	37.6%	7,165 [+]	2.4%	292,637	-10	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 3,408 (1.2%);
2008	74%	Barack Obama (D)	182,169	61.8%	John McCain (R)	107,296	36.4%	5,148 [+]	1.7%	294,613	-9	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 3,952 (1.3%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 0 (0.0%);
2004	76%	John Kerry (D)	164,655	56.0%	George W. Bush* (R)	124,407	42.3%	5,012 [+]	1.7%	294,074	-8	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 3,001 (1.0%);
2000	69%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	129,665	50.7%	George W. Bush (R)	108,899	42.6%	17,012 [+]	6.7%	255,576	-5	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 14,485 (5.7%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 1,346 (0.5%);
1996	65%	Bill Clinton* (D)	120,230	52.4%	Robert Dole (R)	74,560	32.5%	34,723 [+]	15.1%	229,513	-8	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 26,727 (11.6%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 5,931 (2.6%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 1,264 (0.6%);
1992	75%	Bill Clinton (D)	103,116	40.5%	George Bush* (R)	83,910	33.0%	67,572 [+]	26.5%	254,598	-4	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 66,570 (26.1%);
1988	66%	George Bush (R)	118,187	55.9%	Michael Dukakis (D)	91,694	43.4%	1,601 [+]	0.8%	211,482	2	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 1,095 (0.5%);
1984	68%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	118,618	58.5%	Walter Mondale (D)	83,343	41.1%	655	0.3%	202,616	0	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	68%	Ronald Reagan (R)	83,178	44.1%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	81,279	43.1%	23,986 [+]	12.7%	188,443	-7	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 20,634 (10.9%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 1,536 (0.8%);
1976	69%	Jimmy Carter (D)	84,532	49.3%	Gerald Ford* (R)	82,327	48.0%	4,559 [+]	2.7%	171,418	0	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 3,895 (2.3%);
1972	64%	Richard Nixon* (R)	88,183	59.8%	George McGovern (D)	59,204	40.2%	56 [+]	0.0%	147,443	-1	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	69%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	79,067	57.9%	Richard Nixon (R)	55,332	40.5%	2,189 [+]	1.6%	136,588	-3	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 2,189 (1.6%);
1964	68%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	91,933	70.5%	Barry Goldwater (R)	38,437	29.5%	109	0.1%	130,479	-9	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	77%	Richard Nixon (R)	79,420	55.5%	John Kennedy (D)	63,689	44.5%	0	0.0%	143,109	6	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	67%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	85,153	68.2%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	39,649	31.8%	0	0.0%	124,802	11	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	68%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	79,801	64.2%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	44,205	35.6%	224	0.2%	124,230	9	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	55%	Thomas Dewey (R)	51,848	54.6%	Harry Truman* (D)	42,023	44.2%	1,123 [+]	1.2%	94,994	9	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 850 (0.9%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	63%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	52,246	50.4%	Thomas Dewey (R)	51,354	49.5%	114	0.1%	103,714	4	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	66%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	53,762	51.8%	Wendell Willkie (R)	49,846	48.1%	121	0.1%	103,729	3	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	67%	Alf Landon (R)	51,555	52.5%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	44,185	45.0%	2,490 [+]	2.5%	98,230	16	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 2,089 (2.1%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 205 (0.2%);
1932	67%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	54,385	58.2%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	38,178	40.9%	826 [+]	0.9%	93,389	19	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 733 (0.8%);
1928	61%	Herbert Hoover (R)	56,466	67.2%	Al Smith (D)	27,261	32.4%	297 [+]	0.4%	84,024	9	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 296 (0.4%);
1924	47%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	45,949	71.4%	John Davis (D)	14,166	22.0%	4,234 [+]	6.6%	64,349	17	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 4,118 (6.4%);
1920	46%	Warren Harding (R)	42,016	68.0%	James Cox (D)	19,045	30.8%	746 [+]	1.2%	61,807	8	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 684 (1.1%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	30%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	19,971	51.0%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	18,440	47.1%	715 [+]	1.8%	39,126	5	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 554 (1.4%); James Hanly (Proh) 161 (0.4%);
1912	29%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	14,932	40.1%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	11,417	30.7%	10,878 [+]	29.2%	37,227	4	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 9,999 (26.9%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 626 (1.7%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 253 (0.7%);
1908	26%	William Taft (R)	19,069	61.2%	William J. Bryan (D)	10,663	34.2%	1,416 [+]	4.5%	31,148	10	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 552 (1.8%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 550 (1.8%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 314 (1.0%);
1904	24%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	18,400	64.9%	Alton Parker (D)	8,609	30.4%	1,336 [+]	4.7%	28,345	9	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 818 (2.9%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 473 (1.7%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 45 (0.2%);
1900	26%	William McKinley* (R)	18,018	60.4%	William J. Bryan (D)	10,841	36.3%	977 [+]	3.3%	29,836	9	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2024 Census data
White:	513,182	89.79%	1.7%
Black:	18,572	3.25%	51.0%
Indian:	1,431	0.25%	8.6%
Asian:	11,991	2.10%	10.4%
2+ races:	10,865	1.90%	10.8%
Hispanic:	15,493	2.71%	21.4%

Total non-White:	58,352	10.21%	23.4%

Change in White population:	8,733	1.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	11,057	2.0

Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area