Frenchboro
Named for E. Webster French, a lawyer from Bass Harbor (Tremont) who helped islanders get a post office. The island is Long Island, and the plantation long carried that name.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoFrenchboro’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Frenchboro Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Frenchboro 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 2020–2024Frenchboro at a Glance
Frenchboro is a town in Hancock County, Maine. It has an estimated 31 residents (2025), compared with 29 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 7, State House District 15, and County Commissioner District 3, in the Acadia Region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Frenchboro with 63.3% to 36.7% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 26.6 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Frenchboro with 53.6% to 42.9% for Janet Mills. The 2024 U.S. Senate vote Frenchboro was tied between Angus King (Unenrolled) and Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 283rd most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Frenchboro had 36 active registered voters: 27.8% Democrats, 36.1% Republicans, 33.3% unenrolled, and 2.8% Green Independents. The median household income is $42,250, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1872 (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.