Beals
Incorporated 1925Named for the Beal family of early settlers, notably Manwarren Beal. It was set off from Jonesport in 1925.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoBeals’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Beals Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Beals 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 2020–2024Beals at a Glance
Beals is a town in Washington County, Maine, incorporated in 1925. It has an estimated 453 residents (2025), compared with 443 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 6, State House District 11, and County Commissioner District 3, in the Downeast region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Beals with 65.9% to 32.4% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 33.5 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Beals with 64.3% to 26.1% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Demi Kouzounas carried Beals with 55.9% to 34.6% for Angus King (Unenrolled). On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 117th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Beals had 312 active registered voters: 25.6% Democrats, 44.2% Republicans, 26.6% unenrolled, 2.6% Green Independents, and 1% Libertarians. The median household income is $64,063 and the median home value $256,700, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1926 (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.