Kennebunkport
Incorporated 1653 as Cape PorpusNamed for the port on the Kennebunk River. Founded as Cape Porpus (Cape Porpoise), it was renamed Arundel and then Kennebunk Port in 1821.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoKennebunkport’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Kennebunkport Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Kennebunkport 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 2020–2024Kennebunkport at a Glance
Kennebunkport is a town in York County, Maine, incorporated in 1653 as Cape Porpus. It has an estimated 3,717 residents (2025), compared with 3,629 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 1, State Senate District 34, State House District 134, and County Commissioner District 2, in the Southern Coast region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Kamala Harris carried Kennebunkport with 63.8% to 34.8% for Donald Trump. That was a Democratic margin of 29 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Janet Mills carried Kennebunkport with 65.6% to 32.3% for Paul LePage. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Kennebunkport with 57.2% to 29.3% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 54th most Democratic of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Kennebunkport had 3,043 active registered voters: 40.7% Democrats, 27.4% Republicans, 29.4% unenrolled, and 2.1% Green Independents. The median household income is $102,747 and the median home value $740,500, 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.