Freedom
Incorporated 1813Incorporated as Freedom during the War of 1812, a name with political meaning at the time. It was earlier Smithtown and then Beaver Hill Plantation.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoFreedom’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Freedom Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Freedom 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 2020–2024Freedom at a Glance
Freedom is a town in Waldo County, Maine, incorporated in 1813. It has an estimated 745 residents (2025), compared with 711 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 11, State House District 63, and County Commissioner District 3, in the Central Maine region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Freedom with 51.9% to 42.9% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 9 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Janet Mills carried Freedom with 51.4% to 47.4% for Paul LePage. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Freedom with 44.3% to 37.6% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 334th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Freedom had 515 active registered voters: 31.3% Democrats, 31.3% Republicans, 31.8% unenrolled, and 5.2% Green Independents. The median household income is $64,861 and the median home value $190,600, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1868 (with county figures from 1827), 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.