Orono
Incorporated 1806Named for Joseph Orono, a Penobscot chief who supported the American Revolution.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoOrono’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Orono Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Orono 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 2020–2024Orono at a Glance
Orono is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, incorporated in 1806. It has an estimated 12,421 residents (2025), compared with 11,183 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 8, State House District 25 (77% of residents), State House District 24 (23% of residents), and County Commissioner District 3, in the Greater Bangor region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Kamala Harris carried Orono with 68.1% to 28.2% for Donald Trump. That was a Democratic margin of 39.9 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Janet Mills carried Orono with 77.5% to 20.1% for Paul LePage. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Orono with 52.7% to 24% for David Costello. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 13th most Democratic of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Orono had 6,006 active registered voters: 44.6% Democrats, 17% Republicans, 33.2% unenrolled, 4.2% Green Independents, and 1.1% Libertarians. The median household income is $61,528 and the median home value $272,600, 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.