Hanover
Incorporated 1843Named by German settlers for the House of Hanover. It was earlier Howard's Gore, joined with a part of Bethel.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoHanover’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Hanover Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Hanover 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 2020–2024Hanover at a Glance
Hanover is a town in Oxford County, Maine, incorporated in 1843. It has an estimated 304 residents (2025), compared with 286 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 19, State House District 78, and County Commissioner District 2, in the Western Maine region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Kamala Harris carried Hanover with 56.6% to 41.8% for Donald Trump. That was a Democratic margin of 14.8 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Janet Mills carried Hanover with 52.3% to 46% for Paul LePage. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Hanover with 63.7% to 25.4% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 110th most Democratic of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Hanover had 218 active registered voters: 28.4% Democrats, 31.7% Republicans, 38.1% unenrolled, and 1.4% Green Independents. The median household income is $55,417 and the median home value $334,500, 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.