Perry
Incorporated 1818Named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, the War of 1812 naval hero.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoPerry’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Perry Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Perry 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 2020–2024Perry at a Glance
Perry is a town in Washington County, Maine, incorporated in 1818. It has an estimated 798 residents (2025), compared with 802 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 6, State House District 9, and County Commissioner District 2, in the Downeast region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Perry with 58.8% to 40.4% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 18.4 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Perry with 53.1% to 44% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Demi Kouzounas carried Perry with 46.7% to 44.1% for Angus King (Unenrolled). On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 296th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Perry had 556 active registered voters: 22.8% Democrats, 41.4% Republicans, 32.6% unenrolled, and 3.1% Green Independents. The median household income is $82,056 and the median home value $196,400, 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.