Athens
Incorporated 1804Named by its residents for Athens, the capital of ancient Greece.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoAthens’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Athens Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Athens 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 2020–2024Athens at a Glance
Athens is a town in Somerset County, Maine, incorporated in 1804. It has an estimated 955 residents (2025), compared with 952 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 5, State House District 72, and County Commissioner District 5, in the Central Maine region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Athens with 65.4% to 33.6% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 31.8 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Athens with 61.9% to 35% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Demi Kouzounas carried Athens with 51.2% to 39.7% for Angus King (Unenrolled). On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 137th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Athens had 582 active registered voters: 23.2% Democrats, 40.7% Republicans, 33% unenrolled, and 2.9% Green Independents. The median household income is $50,750 and the median home value $153,100, 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.