Ellsworth
Incorporated 1800 · city since 1869Named for Oliver Ellsworth, a Connecticut delegate to the 1787 Constitutional Convention and later Chief Justice. Earlier known as the Union River settlement and Plantation No. 7.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoEllsworth’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Ellsworth Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Ellsworth 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 2020–2024Ellsworth at a Glance
Ellsworth is a city in Hancock County, Maine, incorporated in 1800, a city since 1869. It has an estimated 8,862 residents (2025), compared with 8,399 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 7, State House District 13, and County Commissioner District 1, in the Acadia Region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Ellsworth with 48.8% to 48.7% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 0.1 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Janet Mills carried Ellsworth with 51.3% to 46.7% for Paul LePage. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Ellsworth with 49.6% to 37% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 137th most Democratic of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Ellsworth had 5,552 active registered voters: 29.2% Democrats, 37% Republicans, 29.8% unenrolled, and 3.4% Green Independents. The median household income is $77,375 and the median home value $242,300, 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.