Palermo
Incorporated 1804Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoPalermo’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Palermo Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Palermo 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 2020–2024Palermo at a Glance
Palermo is a town in Waldo County, Maine, incorporated in 1804. It has an estimated 1,636 residents (2025), compared with 1,570 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 11, State House District 62, and County Commissioner District 3, in the Central Maine region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Palermo with 58.5% to 38.9% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 19.6 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Palermo with 55.5% to 42.9% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Palermo with 46.1% to 43.6% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 226th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Palermo had 1,149 active registered voters: 21.6% Democrats, 42.4% Republicans, 29.1% unenrolled, and 6.4% Green Independents. The median household income is $89,095 and the median home value $259,700, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1868 (with county figures from 1827), 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.