Ashland
Incorporated 1862The town was briefly renamed Dalton (after early settler William Dalton) from 1869 to 1876 before returning to the name Ashland.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoAshland’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Ashland Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Ashland 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 2020–2024Ashland at a Glance
Ashland is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, incorporated in 1862. It has an estimated 1,186 residents (2025), compared with 1,202 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 1, State House District 1, and County Commissioner District 2, in The County region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Ashland with 64.7% to 33.4% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 31.3 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Ashland with 59.2% to 39.8% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Ashland with 46% to 45.4% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 150th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Ashland had 729 active registered voters: 21.5% Democrats, 37.7% Republicans, 38.5% unenrolled, and 1.6% Green Independents. The median household income is $46,838 and the median home value $125,000, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1868 (with county figures from 1839), 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.