Appleton
Incorporated 1829Named for Nathaniel Appleton, a longtime officer of the Twenty Associates, the land proprietors of Appleton and neighboring towns.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoAppleton’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Appleton Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Appleton 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 2020–2024Appleton at a Glance
Appleton is a town in Knox County, Maine, incorporated in 1829. It has an estimated 1,469 residents (2025), compared with 1,411 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 1, State Senate District 12, State House District 40, and County Commissioner District 2, in the Midcoast region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Kamala Harris carried Appleton with 51.6% to 45.5% for Donald Trump. That was a Democratic margin of 6.1 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Janet Mills carried Appleton with 54.9% to 43.5% for Paul LePage. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Appleton with 49.7% to 36% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 109th most Democratic of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Appleton had 1,011 active registered voters: 32.7% Democrats, 32% Republicans, 29.2% unenrolled, and 5.4% Green Independents. The median household income is $53,618 and the median home value $235,600, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1868 (with county figures from 1860), 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.