Fort Fairfield
Incorporated 1858Named for Fort Fairfield, built during the Aroostook War and named for Maine Governor John Fairfield.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
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Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Fort Fairfield 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 2020–2024Fort Fairfield at a Glance
Fort Fairfield is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, incorporated in 1858. It has an estimated 3,285 residents (2025), compared with 3,322 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 1, State House District 3, and County Commissioner District 1, in The County region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Fort Fairfield with 58.6% to 40.1% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 18.5 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Fort Fairfield with 55.9% to 42% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Fort Fairfield with 49.8% to 40.6% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 227th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Fort Fairfield had 1,825 active registered voters: 27.4% Democrats, 39.2% Republicans, 29% unenrolled, and 3.8% Green Independents. The median household income is $70,852 and the median home value $161,000, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1868 (with county figures from 1839), 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.