Chesterville
Incorporated 1802Settlers chose the name Chester, reportedly after a hymn tune they sang; because Massachusetts already had a Chester, the legislature added "ville." It was earlier Chester Plantation.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoChesterville’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Chesterville Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Chesterville 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 2020–2024Chesterville at a Glance
Chesterville is a town in Franklin County, Maine, incorporated in 1802. It has an estimated 1,378 residents (2025), compared with 1,328 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 5, State House District 75, and County Commissioner District 5, in the Western Maine region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Chesterville with 62.2% to 36.2% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 26 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Chesterville with 53.9% to 43.5% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Chesterville with 49.1% to 43.6% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 269th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Chesterville had 903 active registered voters: 21.5% Democrats, 38.6% Republicans, 34.6% unenrolled, and 5.2% Green Independents. The median household income is $61,635 and the median home value $214,000, 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.