Bethel
Incorporated 1796Takes its name from the Book of Genesis, where Bethel means "House of God." The township was granted as Sudbury-Canada.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoBethel’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Bethel Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Bethel 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 2020–2024Bethel at a Glance
Bethel is a town in Oxford County, Maine, incorporated in 1796. It has an estimated 2,751 residents (2025), compared with 2,504 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 19, State House District 78, and County Commissioner District 2, in the Western Maine region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Kamala Harris carried Bethel with 54.5% to 42.9% for Donald Trump. That was a Democratic margin of 11.6 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Janet Mills carried Bethel with 58.3% to 40% for Paul LePage. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Bethel with 56.8% to 30.5% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 81st most Democratic of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Bethel had 1,963 active registered voters: 30.2% Democrats, 27.2% Republicans, 39.9% unenrolled, and 2.3% Green Independents. The median household income is $58,929 and the median home value $344,900, 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.