Durham
Incorporated 1789Named for County Durham, England, ancestral home of the first settler. Before incorporation it was Royalsborough, named for Isaac Royall Jr.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoDurham’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Durham Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Durham 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 2020–2024Durham at a Glance
Durham is a town in Androscoggin County, Maine, incorporated in 1789. It has an estimated 4,399 residents (2025), compared with 4,173 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 20, State House District 98, and County Commissioner District 3, in the Lewiston–Auburn region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Kamala Harris carried Durham with 49.3% to 48.3% for Donald Trump. That was a Democratic margin of 1 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Janet Mills carried Durham with 50.5% to 47.4% for Paul LePage. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Durham with 52.4% to 37% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 150th most Democratic of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Durham had 3,164 active registered voters: 28.5% Democrats, 32.1% Republicans, 33.9% unenrolled, and 4.9% Green Independents. The median household income is $99,181 and the median home value $322,200, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1868 (with county figures from 1854), 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.