Hope
Incorporated 1804Formerly Barretstown Plantation, named for landowner Charles Barrett.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoHope’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Hope Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Hope 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 2020–2024Hope at a Glance
Hope is a town in Knox County, Maine, incorporated in 1804. It has an estimated 1,737 residents (2025), compared with 1,698 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 1, State Senate District 12, State House District 44, and County Commissioner District 3, in the Midcoast region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Kamala Harris carried Hope with 57.2% to 40.1% for Donald Trump. That was a Democratic margin of 17.1 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Janet Mills carried Hope with 58.4% to 40% for Paul LePage. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Hope with 56.1% to 32.6% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 76th most Democratic of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Hope had 1,224 active registered voters: 36.3% Democrats, 29.3% Republicans, 31.5% unenrolled, and 2.3% Green Independents. The median household income is $86,766 and the median home value $373,400, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1868 (with county figures from 1860), 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.