Acton
Incorporated 1830Named for Acton, Massachusetts (itself named for Acton near London). It was set off from Shapleigh in 1830.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoActon’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Acton Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Acton 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 2020–2024Acton at a Glance
Acton is a town in York County, Maine, incorporated in 1830. It has an estimated 2,735 residents (2025), compared with 2,671 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 1, State Senate District 22, State House District 144, and County Commissioner District 1, in the Western Maine region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Acton with 57.9% to 40.3% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 17.6 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Acton with 54.4% to 43.1% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Demi Kouzounas carried Acton with 46.5% to 42.7% for Angus King (Unenrolled). On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 211th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Acton had 1,943 active registered voters: 24.5% Democrats, 38.4% Republicans, 32.1% unenrolled, and 4.5% Green Independents. The median household income is $78,750 and the median home value $334,300, 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.