Lyman
Incorporated 1778 as CoxhallNamed for Theodore Lyman, a York-born Boston merchant. Incorporated as Coxhall, it took the name Lyman in 1803; it was also once called Swansfield.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoLyman’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Lyman Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Lyman 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 2020–2024Lyman at a Glance
Lyman is a town in York County, Maine, incorporated in 1778 as Coxhall. It has an estimated 4,713 residents (2025), compared with 4,525 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 1, State Senate District 32, State House District 140 (57% of residents), State House District 136 (43% of residents), and County Commissioner District 4, in the Western Maine region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Lyman with 54.6% to 43.9% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 10.7 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Lyman with 52.8% to 45.1% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Lyman with 47.5% to 42.9% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 281st most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Lyman had 3,307 active registered voters: 25.8% Democrats, 36.7% Republicans, 33.5% unenrolled, and 3.4% Green Independents. The median household income is $87,284 and the median home value $360,400, 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.