Newry
Incorporated 1805Named by settlers from Newry in what is now Northern Ireland. It was earlier Sunday River Plantation and then Bostwick Plantation.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoNewry’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Newry Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Newry 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 2020–2024Newry at a Glance
Newry is a town in Oxford County, Maine, incorporated in 1805. It has an estimated 429 residents (2025), compared with 411 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 19, State House District 73, and County Commissioner District 2, in the Western Maine region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Kamala Harris carried Newry with 54.1% to 42.6% for Donald Trump. That was a Democratic margin of 11.5 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Janet Mills carried Newry with 56.2% to 42.1% for Paul LePage. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Newry with 54.2% to 35.8% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 100th most Democratic of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Newry had 295 active registered voters: 27.8% Democrats, 27.1% Republicans, 40.3% unenrolled, and 4.7% Green Independents. The median household income is $67,000 and the median home value $307,700, 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.