Amherst
Incorporated 1831Named after Amherst, New Hampshire. The area was set off from the Mariaville plantation in 1822 before incorporating.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoAmherst’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Amherst Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Amherst 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 2020–2024Amherst at a Glance
Amherst is a town in Hancock County, Maine, incorporated in 1831. It has an estimated 265 residents (2025), compared with 248 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 6, State House District 18, and County Commissioner District 1, in the Downeast region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Amherst with 63.6% to 34.5% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 29.1 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Amherst with 53.8% to 42.1% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Demi Kouzounas carried Amherst with 52.7% to 39.3% for Angus King (Unenrolled). On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 155th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Amherst had 218 active registered voters: 22% Democrats, 51.4% Republicans, 22.5% unenrolled, and 3.7% Green Independents. The median household income is $72,656 and the median home value $210,200, 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.