Portage Lake
Incorporated 1909The name comes from the French word portage, a carry where canoes are hauled overland between waters.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoPortage Lake’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Portage Lake Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Portage Lake 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 2020–2024Portage Lake at a Glance
Portage Lake is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, incorporated in 1909. It has an estimated 359 residents (2025), compared with 359 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 1, State House District 1, and County Commissioner District 3, in The County region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Portage Lake with 58% to 34.6% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 23.4 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Portage Lake with 58.7% to 39.1% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Portage Lake with 48.5% to 46.9% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 161st most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Portage Lake had 291 active registered voters: 18.9% Democrats, 40.9% Republicans, 34.7% unenrolled, 4.1% Green Independents, and 1.4% Libertarians. The median household income is $60,000 and the median home value $202,200, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1872 (with county figures from 1839), 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.