Aurora
Incorporated 1831 as HamptonIncorporated as Hampton (formerly Plantation No. 27) and renamed Aurora in 1833 for the Roman goddess of the dawn.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoAurora’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Aurora Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Aurora 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 2020–2024Aurora at a Glance
Aurora is a town in Hancock County, Maine, incorporated in 1831 as Hampton. It has an estimated 93 residents (2025), compared with 93 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 6, State House District 18, and County Commissioner District 1, in the Downeast region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Aurora with 63.5% to 33.8% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 29.7 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Aurora with 53.7% to 44.8% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Demi Kouzounas carried Aurora with 50.7% to 39.7% for Angus King (Unenrolled). On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 167th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Aurora had 87 active registered voters: 16.1% Democrats, 43.7% Republicans, 34.5% unenrolled, 4.6% Green Independents, and 1.1% Libertarians.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1868 (with county figures from 1821), voter registration since 1956, 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.