Fort Kent
Incorporated 1869Named for the blockhouse fort built in 1839 during the Aroostook War and named for Maine Governor Edward Kent.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoFort Kent’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Fort Kent Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Fort Kent 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 Kent at a Glance
Fort Kent is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, incorporated in 1869. It has an estimated 4,151 residents (2025), compared with 4,067 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 1, State House District 1, and County Commissioner District 3, in The County region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Fort Kent with 57.6% to 41.3% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 16.3 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Fort Kent with 51.6% to 46.9% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Fort Kent with 51.8% to 39.1% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 325th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Fort Kent had 2,400 active registered voters: 37.2% Democrats, 33.4% Republicans, 27.8% unenrolled, and 1.5% Green Independents. The median household income is $56,270 and the median home value $160,700, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1869 (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.