Anson
Incorporated 1798Named for British admiral Lord George Anson. Settled as Plantation Number One; North Anson was a separate town from 1845 to 1855.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoAnson’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Anson Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Anson 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 2020–2024Anson at a Glance
Anson is a town in Somerset County, Maine, incorporated in 1798. It has an estimated 2,333 residents (2025), compared with 2,291 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 5, State House District 72, and County Commissioner District 2, in the Central Maine region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Anson with 69% to 29.4% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 39.6 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Anson with 61.4% to 36.3% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Demi Kouzounas carried Anson with 48.1% to 43% for Angus King (Unenrolled). On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 135th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Anson had 1,393 active registered voters: 19.5% Democrats, 44.2% Republicans, 31.4% unenrolled, and 4.7% Green Independents. The median household income is $52,474 and the median home value $117,800, 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.