Canton
Incorporated 1821Named for Canton, Massachusetts. It was set off from Jay.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoCanton’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Canton Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Canton 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 2020–2024Canton at a Glance
Canton is a town in Oxford County, Maine, incorporated in 1821. It has an estimated 1,123 residents (2025), compared with 1,125 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 19, State House District 77, and County Commissioner District 2, in the Lewiston–Auburn region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Canton with 68.5% to 30.1% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 38.4 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Canton with 64.4% to 32.1% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Demi Kouzounas carried Canton with 46.5% to 44.4% for Angus King (Unenrolled). On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 119th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Canton had 594 active registered voters: 20.4% Democrats, 42.4% Republicans, 31.5% unenrolled, 4.5% Green Independents, and 1.2% Libertarians. The median household income is $52,458 and the median home value $165,000, 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.