Cumberland County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Cumberland County, Maine?
Only 66% of eligible citizens in Cumberland County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 79% turnout · 1.3 people per vote
Turnout in Cumberland County
In the November 2022 midterm, 161,851 of Cumberland County’s 244,522 eligible citizens voted: 66.2% turnout. That’s 5.6 points higher than Maine overall (60.6%) and 20.2 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 82,671 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 1.5 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 78.8%, so each ballot spoke for 1.3 people. Midterm turnout here ran 12.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Cumberland County ranks #13 of 16 counties in Maine for vote power (#1 has the lowest turnout, so each vote there counts for the most people).
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — register or check your status at vote.org.
| County | Rank | Turnout | Per vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County | #10 | 59.9% | 1.7 |
| Waldo County | #11 | 64.3% | 1.6 |
| Hancock County | #12 | 65.7% | 1.5 |
| Cumberland County | #13 | 66.2% | 1.5 |
| Knox County | #14 | 66.2% | 1.5 |
| Sagadahoc County | #15 | 68.4% | 1.5 |
| Lincoln County | #16 | 70.2% | 1.4 |
See all 16 Maine counties ranked →