New Portland
Incorporated 1808The township was granted to people of Falmouth (now Portland) to make up for losses when the British burned the town in 1775.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoNew Portland’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How New Portland Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently New Portland 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 Portland at a Glance
New Portland is a town in Somerset County, Maine, incorporated in 1808. It has an estimated 766 residents (2025), compared with 765 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 5, State House District 74, and County Commissioner District 2, in the Central Maine region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried New Portland with 59.8% to 38.6% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 21.2 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried New Portland with 52.7% to 44.8% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried New Portland with 49.9% to 41.2% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 265th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, New Portland had 587 active registered voters: 21.5% Democrats, 36.6% Republicans, 32.9% unenrolled, 8% Green Independents, and 1% Libertarians. The median household income is $74,375 and the median home value $176,000, 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.