Guilford
Incorporated 1816Wikipedia says it was named for Moses Guilford Low, the first child born there. Encyclopedia says residents petitioned for the name Fluvanna, which was passed over for Guilford.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoGuilford’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Guilford Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Guilford 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 2020–2024Guilford at a Glance
Guilford is a town in Piscataquis County, Maine, incorporated in 1816. It has an estimated 1,285 residents (2025), compared with 1,267 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 4, State House District 30, and County Commissioner District 1, in the North Woods Region.
In the 2016 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Guilford with 59.2% to 32.8% for Hillary Clinton. That was a Republican margin of 26.4 points, against a Democratic margin of 2.9 points statewide. In the 2018 governor’s race, Shawn Moody carried Guilford with 54.1% to 40% for Janet Mills. In the 2018 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Guilford with 47.4% to 45.2% for Eric Brakey. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 165th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Guilford had 807 active registered voters: 20.1% Democrats, 45.7% Republicans, 29.4% unenrolled, and 4.3% Green Independents. The median household income is $53,173 and the median home value $170,100, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1868 (with county figures from 1838), 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.