Brooklin
Incorporated 1849 as Port WatsonSet off from Sedgwick in 1849 as Port Watson. Weeks later it was renamed Brooklin for the brook that formed its line with Sedgwick.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoBrooklin’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Brooklin Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Brooklin 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 2020–2024Brooklin at a Glance
Brooklin is a town in Hancock County, Maine, incorporated in 1849 as Port Watson. It has an estimated 827 residents (2025), compared with 827 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 7, State House District 15, and County Commissioner District 2, in the Acadia Region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Kamala Harris carried Brooklin with 68.7% to 27.9% for Donald Trump. That was a Democratic margin of 40.8 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Janet Mills carried Brooklin with 69.2% to 28.9% for Paul LePage. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Brooklin with 64.6% to 21.7% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 27th most Democratic of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Brooklin had 696 active registered voters: 47.6% Democrats, 20% Republicans, 28.7% unenrolled, and 3.4% Green Independents. The median household income is $68,750 and the median home value $339,400, 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.