East Millinocket
Incorporated 1907The settlement was earlier known as Burnt Sands Rip.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoEast Millinocket’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How East Millinocket Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently East Millinocket 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 2020–2024East Millinocket at a Glance
East Millinocket is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, incorporated in 1907. It has an estimated 1,567 residents (2025), compared with 1,572 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 2, State House District 29, and County Commissioner District 3, in the North Woods Region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried East Millinocket with 61.1% to 37.6% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 23.5 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried East Millinocket with 51.4% to 46.3% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Demi Kouzounas carried East Millinocket with 46.7% to 43.7% for Angus King (Unenrolled). On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 266th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, East Millinocket had 977 active registered voters: 31.2% Democrats, 43.4% Republicans, 20.6% unenrolled, and 4.6% Green Independents. The median household income is $42,011 and the median home value $86,200, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1908 (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.