Alton
Incorporated 1844Named for a town called Alton in England. The area was earlier Township No. 3 and later part of Argyle Plantation.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoAlton’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Alton Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Alton 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 2020–2024Alton at a Glance
Alton is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, incorporated in 1844. It has an estimated 842 residents (2025), compared with 829 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 8, State House District 27, and County Commissioner District 3, in the Greater Bangor region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Alton with 62.9% to 35% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 27.9 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Alton with 62.4% to 35.5% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Demi Kouzounas carried Alton with 49.8% to 41.8% for Angus King (Unenrolled). On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 141st most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Alton had 562 active registered voters: 24.2% Democrats, 41.6% Republicans, 28.1% unenrolled, 4.1% Green Independents, and 2% Libertarians. The median household income is $62,955 and the median home value $179,500, 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.