Moose River
Incorporated 1957Named for the nearby Moose River. It was Moose River Plantation before becoming a town.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoMoose River’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Moose River Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Moose River 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 2020–2024Moose River at a Glance
Moose River is a town in Somerset County, Maine, incorporated in 1957. It has an estimated 186 residents (2025), compared with 188 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 5, State House District 73, and County Commissioner District 5, in the North Woods Region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Moose River with 78% to 22% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 56 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Moose River with 81.7% to 13.4% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Demi Kouzounas carried Moose River with 63% to 32.8% for Angus King (Unenrolled). On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 6th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Moose River had 132 active registered voters: 5.3% Democrats, 68.2% Republicans, 23.5% unenrolled, and 2.3% Green Independents. The median household income is $76,324 and the median home value $144,900, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1869 (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.