Garland
Incorporated 1811Named for Joseph Garland, whose family were the first settlers in 1802. The township was earlier called Lincolntown (or Lincoln).
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoGarland’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Garland Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Garland 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 2020–2024Garland at a Glance
Garland is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, incorporated in 1811. It has an estimated 1,039 residents (2025), compared with 1,026 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 4, State House District 32, and County Commissioner District 2, in the North Woods Region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Garland with 70.8% to 27.5% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 43.3 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Garland with 63.9% to 34.1% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Demi Kouzounas carried Garland with 58.3% to 32.6% for Angus King (Unenrolled). On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 83rd most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Garland had 696 active registered voters: 18.4% Democrats, 46.8% Republicans, 30.9% unenrolled, and 3.3% Green Independents. The median household income is $51,094 and the median home value $205,400, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1868 (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.