Lowell
Incorporated 1837 as HuntressvilleIncorporated as Huntressville; earlier called Pages Mills and then Deanfield. The present name is said to honor Lowell Hayden, an early settler's son and reportedly the first child born in town.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoLowell’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Lowell Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Lowell 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 2020–2024Lowell at a Glance
Lowell is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, incorporated in 1837 as Huntressville. It has an estimated 388 residents (2025), compared with 368 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 8, State House District 18, and County Commissioner District 3, in the North Woods Region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Lowell with 73.4% to 25.5% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 47.9 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Lowell with 72.1% to 26.5% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Demi Kouzounas carried Lowell with 58.6% to 35.4% for Angus King (Unenrolled). On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 32nd most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Lowell had 295 active registered voters: 17.3% Democrats, 53.9% Republicans, 24.1% unenrolled, and 4.4% Green Independents. The median household income is $50,833 and the median home value $209,700, 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.