Brownville
Incorporated 1824Named for Francis Brown, a mill owner and trader from Newbury, Massachusetts, and nephew (Wikipedia) or son (Encyclopedia) of proprietor Moses Brown.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoBrownville’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Brownville Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Brownville 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 2020–2024Brownville at a Glance
Brownville is a town in Piscataquis County, Maine, incorporated in 1824. It has an estimated 1,153 residents (2025), compared with 1,139 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 4, State House District 31, and County Commissioner District 3, in the North Woods Region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Brownville with 67.1% to 30.9% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 36.2 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Brownville with 61.2% to 36.1% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Demi Kouzounas carried Brownville with 49.1% to 42.4% for Angus King (Unenrolled). On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 174th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Brownville had 870 active registered voters: 21.6% Democrats, 38.7% Republicans, 36.2% unenrolled, and 3% Green Independents. The median household income is $64,063 and the median home value $96,700, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1868 (with county figures from 1838), 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.