New Canada
Incorporated 1976Organized as Hancock Plantation in 1840 and renamed New Canada Plantation in 1881.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoNew Canada’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How New Canada Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently New Canada 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 2020–2024New Canada at a Glance
New Canada is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, incorporated in 1976. It has an estimated 308 residents (2025), compared with 310 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 1, State House District 1, and County Commissioner District 3, in The County region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried New Canada with 67.6% to 30.6% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 37 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried New Canada with 60% to 34.6% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried New Canada with 46% to 42.5% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 173rd most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, New Canada had 188 active registered voters: 31.9% Democrats, 38.8% Republicans, 26.1% unenrolled, and 3.2% Green Independents. The median household income is $68,750 and the median home value $210,300, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1884 (with county figures from 1839), 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.