Damariscotta
Incorporated 1848The origin is uncertain. It is often traced to an Abenaki word for a place with plenty of alewives; other accounts link it to early settler Humphrey Damerell.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoDamariscotta’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Damariscotta Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Damariscotta 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 2020–2024Damariscotta at a Glance
Damariscotta is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, incorporated in 1848. It has an estimated 2,296 residents (2025), compared with 2,297 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 1, State Senate District 13, State House District 46, and County Commissioner District 3, in the Midcoast region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Kamala Harris carried Damariscotta with 67.1% to 31.4% for Donald Trump. That was a Democratic margin of 35.7 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Janet Mills carried Damariscotta with 68% to 30.3% for Paul LePage. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Damariscotta with 63.1% to 23.4% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 35th most Democratic of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Damariscotta had 1,612 active registered voters: 44.7% Democrats, 22% Republicans, 28.8% unenrolled, and 4.2% Green Independents. The median household income is $59,423 and the median home value $363,500, 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.