Millinocket
Incorporated 1901Shares its name with Millinocket Lake and Stream, an Abenaki word often translated as 'land of many islands,' though other translations have been proposed.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoMillinocket’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Millinocket Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Millinocket 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 2020–2024Millinocket at a Glance
Millinocket is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, incorporated in 1901. It has an estimated 4,095 residents (2025), compared with 4,114 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 2, State House District 29, and County Commissioner District 3, in the North Woods Region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Millinocket with 56.2% to 42.6% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 13.6 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Millinocket with 50.6% to 47% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Millinocket with 49.6% to 41.5% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 303rd most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Millinocket had 2,787 active registered voters: 31.1% Democrats, 33% Republicans, 33% unenrolled, and 2.4% Green Independents. The median household income is $51,007 and the median home value $103,800, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1902 (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.