Bucksport
Incorporated 1792 as BuckstownNamed for Col. Jonathan Buck, who surveyed and settled the area in the 1760s. Incorporated as Buckstown and renamed Bucksport in 1817.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoBucksport’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Bucksport Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Bucksport 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 2020–2024Bucksport at a Glance
Bucksport is a town in Hancock County, Maine, incorporated in 1792 as Buckstown. It has an estimated 5,066 residents (2025), compared with 4,944 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 10, State House District 17, and County Commissioner District 2, in the Greater Bangor region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Bucksport with 50.8% to 47.4% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 3.4 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Janet Mills carried Bucksport with 50.9% to 47.2% for Paul LePage. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Bucksport with 52.5% to 36.1% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 340th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Bucksport had 3,181 active registered voters: 28.1% Democrats, 35.2% Republicans, 33.4% unenrolled, and 2.8% Green Independents. The median household income is $64,720 and the median home value $252,300, 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.