Otis
Incorporated 1835Named for Joseph Otis, according to the town. It was formed from township T8, earlier Plantation 8.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoOtis’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Otis Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Otis 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 2020–2024Otis at a Glance
Otis is a town in Hancock County, Maine, incorporated in 1835. It has an estimated 667 residents (2025), compared with 673 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 10, State House District 18, and County Commissioner District 1, in the Downeast region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Otis with 67.7% to 31.9% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 35.8 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Otis with 67.2% to 31.6% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Demi Kouzounas carried Otis with 50.5% to 40.9% for Angus King (Unenrolled). On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 86th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Otis had 548 active registered voters: 19.2% Democrats, 46.5% Republicans, 29.2% unenrolled, and 4.9% Green Independents. The median household income is $101,250 and the median home value $282,500, 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.