Auburn
Incorporated 1842 · city since 1869Named for the village of Auburn in Oliver Goldsmith's 1770 poem "The Deserted Village." It was formed from part of Minot.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoAuburn’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Auburn Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Auburn 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 2020–2024Auburn at a Glance
Auburn is a city in Androscoggin County, Maine, incorporated in 1842, a city since 1869. It has an estimated 25,441 residents (2025), compared with 24,061 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 20, State House District 88 (37% of residents), State House District 89 (37% of residents), State House District 90 (26% of residents), County Commissioner District 5, and County Commissioner District 6, in the Lewiston–Auburn region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Kamala Harris carried Auburn with 52.3% to 45.7% for Donald Trump. That was a Democratic margin of 6.6 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Janet Mills carried Auburn with 55.3% to 42.6% for Paul LePage. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Auburn with 54.3% to 32.6% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 104th most Democratic of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Auburn had 13,403 active registered voters: 32.4% Democrats, 28.3% Republicans, 33% unenrolled, 4.3% Green Independents, and 2.1% Libertarians. The median household income is $66,647 and the median home value $282,000, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1868 (with county figures from 1854), 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.