Eliot
Incorporated 1810Likely named for Rev. John Eliot of Boston. It was formerly the Middle Parish of Kittery.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoEliot’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Eliot Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Eliot 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 2020–2024Eliot at a Glance
Eliot is a town in York County, Maine, incorporated in 1810. It has an estimated 7,643 residents (2025), compared with 6,717 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 1, State Senate District 35, State House District 150, and County Commissioner District 5, in the Southern Coast region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Kamala Harris carried Eliot with 58.6% to 39.2% for Donald Trump. That was a Democratic margin of 19.4 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Janet Mills carried Eliot with 62% to 36.1% for Paul LePage. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Eliot with 48.9% to 31.8% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 67th most Democratic of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Eliot had 5,046 active registered voters: 37.9% Democrats, 25.5% Republicans, 34.2% unenrolled, and 2% Green Independents. The median household income is $101,522 and the median home value $498,900, 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.