Lee
Incorporated 1832Settler Stephen Lee proposed naming it for Revolutionary War general Henry 'Light-Horse Harry' Lee; it was earlier called Mattekeunk.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoLee’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Lee Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Lee 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 2020–2024Lee at a Glance
Lee is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, incorporated in 1832. It has an estimated 923 residents (2025), compared with 916 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 8, State House District 8, and County Commissioner District 3, in the North Woods Region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Lee with 73.5% to 25.2% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 48.3 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Lee with 70.3% to 27.7% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Demi Kouzounas carried Lee with 57.4% to 35.9% for Angus King (Unenrolled). On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 45th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Lee had 603 active registered voters: 13.6% Democrats, 52.1% Republicans, 29.9% unenrolled, and 3.6% Green Independents. The median household income is $49,886 and the median home value $174,500, 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.