Linneus
Incorporated 1836Named for Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus. Massachusetts granted the land to Harvard College in 1804 to endow a botany professorship.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoLinneus’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Linneus Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Linneus 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 2020–2024Linneus at a Glance
Linneus is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, incorporated in 1836. It has an estimated 950 residents (2025), compared with 947 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 2, State House District 7, and County Commissioner District 1, in The County region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Linneus with 84.3% to 14.9% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 69.4 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Linneus with 75.6% to 21.7% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Demi Kouzounas carried Linneus with 62.6% to 32.3% for Angus King (Unenrolled). On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 14th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Linneus had 579 active registered voters: 9.2% Democrats, 52% Republicans, 37.3% unenrolled, and 1.2% Green Independents. The median household income is $65,114 and the median home value $144,200, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1868 (with county figures from 1839), 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.