Hallowell
Incorporated 1771 · city since 1852Named for Benjamin Hallowell, a Boston merchant and Kennebec Proprietor. The village was long known as "the Hook"; Augusta split off in 1797.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoHallowell’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Hallowell Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Hallowell 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 2020–2024Hallowell at a Glance
Hallowell is a city in Kennebec County, Maine, incorporated in 1771, a city since 1852. It has an estimated 2,624 residents (2025), compared with 2,570 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 14, State House District 55, and County Commissioner District 2, in the Central Maine region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Kamala Harris carried Hallowell with 73.1% to 24.7% for Donald Trump. That was a Democratic margin of 48.4 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Janet Mills carried Hallowell with 75.9% to 22.8% for Paul LePage. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Hallowell with 68.3% to 18.4% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 11th most Democratic of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Hallowell had 1,966 active registered voters: 53.5% Democrats, 18.8% Republicans, 24.3% unenrolled, and 2.9% Green Independents. The median household income is $68,398 and the median home value $295,300, 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.