Blue Hill
Incorporated 1789Named for Blue Hill, the mountain that rises over the town. It was earlier known as Plantation No. 5 and then Newport Plantation.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoBlue Hill’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Blue Hill Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Blue Hill 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 2020–2024Blue Hill at a Glance
Blue Hill is a town in Hancock County, Maine, incorporated in 1789. It has an estimated 2,798 residents (2025), compared with 2,792 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 7, State House District 16, and County Commissioner District 1, in the Acadia Region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Kamala Harris carried Blue Hill with 66.6% to 30.5% for Donald Trump. That was a Democratic margin of 36.1 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Janet Mills carried Blue Hill with 68.8% to 28.8% for Paul LePage. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Blue Hill with 62.3% to 24% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 30th most Democratic of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Blue Hill had 2,331 active registered voters: 47.4% Democrats, 21.1% Republicans, 28.5% unenrolled, and 2.7% Green Independents. The median household income is $80,377 and the median home value $399,500, 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.