Bradford
Incorporated 1831Named after Bradford, Massachusetts. Organized in 1820 as Blakesburg Plantation before incorporation as Bradford.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoBradford’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Bradford Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Bradford 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 2020–2024Bradford at a Glance
Bradford is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, incorporated in 1831. It has an estimated 1,247 residents (2025), compared with 1,184 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 4, State House District 27 (84% of residents), State House District 32 (16% of residents), and County Commissioner District 3, in the Greater Bangor region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Bradford with 72.4% to 25.5% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 46.9 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Bradford with 69% to 28.8% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Demi Kouzounas carried Bradford with 58.1% to 34% for Angus King (Unenrolled). On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 60th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Bradford had 765 active registered voters: 14.6% Democrats, 47.5% Republicans, 33.5% unenrolled, and 3.5% Green Independents. The median household income is $82,955 and the median home value $176,200, 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.