Editing Cumberland County, Maine (section)

==Politics==
Like the rest of Maine, Cumberland County was a solid Republican county after the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. Between [[1860 United States presidential election|1860]] and [[1960 United States presidential election|1960]], the Republican presidential nominee won Cumberland County in every election except [[1912 United States presidential election|1912]], when the county was won by Democrat [[Woodrow Wilson]] following a split in the Republican vote between incumbent president [[William Howard Taft]] and [[Progressive Party (United States, 1912)|Progressive]] nominee, the former Republican president [[Theodore Roosevelt]]. The county remained steadfastly and overwhelmingly Republican even in [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s huge Democratic landslide win in [[1936 United States presidential election|1936]].

In [[1964 United States presidential election|1964]], Democrat [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] won Cumberland County and Maine's 15 other counties as part of a 44-state landslide over controversial Republican nominee [[Barry Goldwater]]. Cumberland remained in the Democratic column in [[1968 United States presidential election|1968]], backing [[Hubert H. Humphrey]], who had chosen Maine Senator [[Edmund Muskie]] as his running mate. These Democratic victories were a sign of things to come for Cumberland County. Though it would snap back into the Republican column for [[Richard Nixon]] in [[1972 United States presidential election|1972]], Republican victories in Cumberland grew increasingly narrower, with Republican [[Gerald Ford]] winning it by less than 2,000 votes over Democrat [[Jimmy Carter]] in [[1976 United States presidential election|1976]]. Carter would narrowly win the county in [[1980 United States presidential election|1980]], marking the first time Cumberland had diverged from the rest of Maine in a presidential election, as the state would be carried by Republican nominee [[Ronald Reagan]].

Reagan would easily carry Cumberland in his 49-state landslide re-election in [[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]; however, it was Maine's closest county, with Democrat [[Walter Mondale]] losing it by a relatively narrow 13.7%. In [[1988 United States presidential election|1988]], [[George H. W. Bush]] would become the last Republican, as of 2020, to carry Cumberland County at the presidential level, winning it by less than seven points. In [[1992 United States presidential election|1992]], Democrat [[Bill Clinton]] would win the county with nearly 43% of the vote against Bush and independent [[Ross Perot]]; it would be the last time a Democrat would receive less than 50% of the vote in Cumberland County in a presidential election. In [[2004 United States presidential election|2004]], Cumberland would become the most Democratic county in Maine, a position it has retained through [[2024 United States presidential election|2024]]. In [[2008 United States presidential election|2008]], over 105,000 ballots would be cast for the Democratic candidate, [[Barack Obama]]; it would be the first time a candidate received 100,000 votes in Cumberland County in history. Democrats have exceeded 100,000 votes in Cumberland in each subsequent presidential election. In [[2020 United States presidential election|2020]], Democrat [[Joe Biden]] won Cumberland County with 66% of the vote, the most lopsided presidential election result in the county since Lyndon Johnson won 69% of the vote in 1964.

In [[2012 Maine Question 1|2012]], the county voted 65% to legalize same-sex marriage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/2012-election/map/#/Measures/2012/ME|title=2016 Election Results: President Live Map by State, Real-Time Voting Updates|website=Election Hub|date=November 8, 2016 |access-date=April 6, 2018}}</ref>

===Voter registration===
{| class=wikitable
! colspan = 6 | Voter registration and party enrollment as of March 2024<ref name="Maine SOS">{{cite web |author1=Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions |title=Registered & Enrolled Voters Statewide |url=https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/data/data-pdf/r-e-active.pdf |website=Maine SOS |access-date=April 9, 2024 |date=March 29, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align = center | {{formatnum: 105469}}
| align = center | {{Percentage |105469 |226374 |2}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| Unenrolled
| align = center | {{formatnum: 61319}}
| align = center | {{Percentage |61319 |226374 |2}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align = center | {{formatnum: 48741}}
| align = center | {{Percentage |48741 |226374 |2}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Green Party (United States)}}
| [[Maine Green Independent Party|Green Independent]]
| align = center | {{formatnum: 7804}}
| align = center | {{Percentage |7804 |226374 |2}}
|-
| {{party color cell|No Labels}}
| [[No Labels]]
| align = center | {{formatnum: 2215}}
| align = center | {{Percentage |2215 |226374 |2}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Libertarian Party (United States)}}
| [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
| align = center | {{formatnum: 826}}
| align = center | {{Percentage |826 |226374 |2}}
|-
! colspan = 2 | Total
! align = center | {{formatnum: 226374}}
! align = center | {{Percentage |100}}
|}
{{clear}}

{{PresHead|place=Cumberland County, Maine|source=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=April 6, 2018}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Democratic|59,964|127,971|4,721|Maine}}
{{PresRow|2020|Democratic|59,584|128,759|5,422|Maine}}
{{PresRow|2016|Democratic|57,709|102,981|11,128|Maine}}
{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|57,821|101,950|4,015|Maine}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|56,186|105,218|2,747|Maine}}
{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|65,384|94,846|2,732|Maine}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|58,543|74,203|9,874|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|42,620|69,496|17,494|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|45,752|60,781|34,989|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|63,028|55,220|827|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|65,842|49,894|290|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|45,820|47,337|14,304|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|48,959|47,007|2,660|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|51,268|33,326|23|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|32,275|44,697|1,076|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|22,365|50,844|63|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|47,271|33,553|1|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|49,696|19,438|0|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|46,957|20,831|110|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|30,284|18,913|688|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|29,349|26,857|72|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|29,795|26,911|76|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1936|Republican|30,021|22,895|1,114|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1932|Republican|32,864|20,655|514|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|33,190|15,648|158|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|26,187|7,078|2,454|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|24,623|10,484|478|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|11,768|9,795|398|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|5,154|8,480|7,027|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|10,593|5,735|810|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|9,356|4,989|709|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|8,824|5,770|466|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|11,017|5,175|674|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1892|Republican|9,165|8,050|462|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1888|Republican|9,880|7,975|508|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1884|Republican|9,510|8,170|1,175|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1880|Republican|10,167|9,339|528|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1876|Republican|8,831|7,456|0|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1872|Republican|7,491|4,531|0|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1868|Republican|9,138|6,046|0|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1864|Republican|7,728|6,365|0|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1860|Republican|7,934|4,815|690|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1856|Republican|8,211|5,258|605|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1852|Democratic|4,471|6,504|1,379|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1848|Democratic|4,797|5,989|1,744|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1844|Democratic|4,483|6,167|695|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1840|Whig|6,790|6,438|28|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1836|Democratic|3,608|4,812|0|Maine}}
|}