Caratunk
Incorporated 1977From an Abenaki word; sources give differing meanings, such as "crooked stream" or a field where caribou scrape snow. It was Caratunk Plantation before becoming a town.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoCaratunk’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Caratunk Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Caratunk 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 2020–2024Caratunk at a Glance
Caratunk is a town in Somerset County, Maine, incorporated in 1977. It has an estimated 82 residents (2025), compared with 81 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 5, State House District 72, and County Commissioner District 5, in the North Woods Region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Caratunk with 62.3% to 37.7% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 24.6 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Caratunk with 54.8% to 40.5% for Janet Mills. The 2024 U.S. Senate vote Caratunk was tied between Angus King (Unenrolled) and Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 207th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Caratunk had 66 active registered voters: 21.2% Democrats, 51.5% Republicans, 24.2% unenrolled, and 3% Green Independents. The median household income is $73,235 and the median home value $470,000, 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.