Penobscot Nation
From the Penobscot people's name for themselves, Panawahpskewi, "the people of where the white rocks extend out," which Europeans heard as "Penobscot."
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoPenobscot Nation’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Penobscot Nation Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Penobscot Nation 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 2020–2024Penobscot Nation at a Glance
Penobscot Nation is a reservation in Penobscot County, Maine. It has an estimated 377 residents (2025), compared with 370 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 8, State House District 26, and County Commissioner District 3, in the Greater Bangor region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Kamala Harris carried Penobscot Nation with 76.8% to 19.7% for Donald Trump. That was a Democratic margin of 57.1 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Janet Mills carried Penobscot Nation with 76.6% to 18.2% for Paul LePage. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Penobscot Nation with 48% to 30.6% for David Costello. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 5th most Democratic of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Penobscot Nation had 338 active registered voters: 57.7% Democrats, 7.7% Republicans, 27.2% unenrolled, 4.7% Green Independents, and 2.7% Libertarians. The median household income is $48,750 and the median home value $90,600, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1958 (with county figures from 1821), voter registration since 1958, 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.