Owls Head
Incorporated 1921Named for the headland, which sailors thought looked like an owl's head. It was set off from South Thomaston in 1921.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoOwls Head’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Owls Head Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Owls Head 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 2020–2024Owls Head at a Glance
Owls Head is a town in Knox County, Maine, incorporated in 1921. It has an estimated 1,494 residents (2025), compared with 1,504 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 1, State Senate District 12, State House District 42 (78% of residents), State House District 43 (22% of residents), and County Commissioner District 3, in the Midcoast region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Kamala Harris carried Owls Head with 53.8% to 45.2% for Donald Trump. That was a Democratic margin of 8.6 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Janet Mills carried Owls Head with 54.9% to 44% for Paul LePage. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Owls Head with 53% to 34.8% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 101st most Democratic of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Owls Head had 1,201 active registered voters: 34.8% Democrats, 31.1% Republicans, 32.1% unenrolled, and 1.9% Green Independents. The median household income is $87,325 and the median home value $413,300, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1922 (with county figures from 1860), 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.