Hudson
Incorporated 1825 as KirklandOrganized in 1824 as Jackson Plantation and incorporated in 1825 as Kirkland, it was renamed Hudson in the 1850s, reportedly for Hudson, Massachusetts, though the source notes that town did not yet exist.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoHudson’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Hudson Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Hudson 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 2020–2024Hudson at a Glance
Hudson is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, incorporated in 1825 as Kirkland. It has an estimated 1,483 residents (2025), compared with 1,416 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 4, State House District 27, and County Commissioner District 2, in the Greater Bangor region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Hudson with 69.6% to 29.3% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 40.3 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Hudson with 65.5% to 33.2% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Demi Kouzounas carried Hudson with 55.4% to 35.6% for Angus King (Unenrolled). On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 48th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Hudson had 944 active registered voters: 19.7% Democrats, 44.1% Republicans, 32% unenrolled, and 3.8% Green Independents. The median household income is $67,933 and the median home value $157,300, 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.