Friendship
Incorporated 1807Formerly Meduncook Plantation, from a native name for the bay. No source found explaining the choice of the name Friendship.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoFriendship’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Friendship Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Friendship 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 2020–2024Friendship at a Glance
Friendship is a town in Knox County, Maine, incorporated in 1807. It has an estimated 1,159 residents (2025), compared with 1,142 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 1, State Senate District 12, State House District 45, and County Commissioner District 2, in the Midcoast region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Friendship with 62.3% to 36.1% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 26.2 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Friendship with 62.1% to 36.2% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Demi Kouzounas carried Friendship with 51.5% to 39.6% for Angus King (Unenrolled). On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 187th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Friendship had 918 active registered voters: 24.7% Democrats, 42.6% Republicans, 27.5% unenrolled, and 4.6% Green Independents. The median household income is $75,625 and the median home value $275,000, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1868 (with county figures from 1860), 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.