Highland Plantation
Organized 1840Organized in 1840 as Plantation Number 2 and renamed Highland Plantation in 1871.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoHighland Plantation’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Highland Plantation Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Highland Plantation 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 2020–2024Highland Plantation at a Glance
Highland Plantation is a plantation in Somerset County, Maine, organized in 1840. It has an estimated 54 residents (2025), compared with 52 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 5, State House District 73, and County Commissioner District 2, in the Central Maine region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Kamala Harris carried Highland Plantation with 52.6% to 47.4% for Donald Trump. That was a Democratic margin of 5.2 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Janet Mills carried Highland Plantation with 48.5% to 45.5% for Paul LePage. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Demi Kouzounas carried Highland Plantation with 50% to 42.1% for Angus King (Unenrolled). On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 259th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Highland Plantation had 117 active registered voters: 15.4% Democrats, 33.3% Republicans, 46.2% unenrolled, and 5.1% Green Independents. The median household income is $42,745 and the median home value $99,600, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1871 (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.