Orient
Incorporated 1856The name refers to its eastern location on the New Brunswick border.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoOrient’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Orient Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Orient 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 2020–2024Orient at a Glance
Orient is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, incorporated in 1856. It has an estimated 151 residents (2025), compared with 156 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 2, State House District 8, and County Commissioner District 1, in The County region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Orient with 77.1% to 22.9% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 54.2 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Orient with 58.3% to 33.3% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Demi Kouzounas carried Orient with 46.3% to 43.3% for Angus King (Unenrolled). On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 43rd most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Orient had 88 active registered voters: 18.2% Democrats, 45.5% Republicans, and 36.4% unenrolled.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1868 (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.