Mechanic Falls
Incorporated 1893Named for the mechanics who ran the early mills and industrial works at the falls of the Little Androscoggin River. Formed from parts of Poland and Minot.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoMechanic Falls’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Mechanic Falls Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Mechanic Falls 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 2020–2024Mechanic Falls at a Glance
Mechanic Falls is a town in Androscoggin County, Maine, incorporated in 1893. It has an estimated 3,286 residents (2025), compared with 3,107 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 18, State House District 87, and County Commissioner District 6, in the Lewiston–Auburn region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Mechanic Falls with 59% to 38.9% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 20.1 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Mechanic Falls with 58.6% to 38.7% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Mechanic Falls with 46.9% to 42.8% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 219th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Mechanic Falls had 1,878 active registered voters: 24% Democrats, 36.7% Republicans, 32.5% unenrolled, 5.6% Green Independents, and 1.2% Libertarians. The median household income is $69,914 and the median home value $270,900, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1902 (with county figures from 1854), 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.