Alexander
Incorporated 1825Named for Alexander Baring, Lord Ashburton, the British diplomat who negotiated the 1842 Webster-Ashburton Treaty settling Maine's northern border. Formerly Plantation No. 16.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoAlexander’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Alexander Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Alexander 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 2020–2024Alexander at a Glance
Alexander is a town in Washington County, Maine, incorporated in 1825. It has an estimated 519 residents (2025), compared with 525 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 6, State House District 10, and County Commissioner District 1, in the Downeast region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Alexander with 74.5% to 24.3% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 50.2 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Alexander with 66.9% to 27.2% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Demi Kouzounas carried Alexander with 62.5% to 28.5% for Angus King (Unenrolled). On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 49th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Alexander had 384 active registered voters: 18.5% Democrats, 48.7% Republicans, 29.2% unenrolled, and 3.6% Green Independents. The median household income is $93,750 and the median home value $193,800, 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.