Pownal
Incorporated 1808Named for Thomas Pownall, a former royal governor of Massachusetts. It was set off from the northwest part of Freeport.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoPownal’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Pownal Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Pownal 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 2020–2024Pownal at a Glance
Pownal is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, incorporated in 1808. It has an estimated 1,645 residents (2025), compared with 1,566 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 1, State Senate District 23, State House District 98, and County Commissioner District 3, in the Greater Portland region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Kamala Harris carried Pownal with 58.6% to 39.8% for Donald Trump. That was a Democratic margin of 18.8 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Janet Mills carried Pownal with 60.9% to 38% for Paul LePage. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Pownal with 57.8% to 30.3% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 80th most Democratic of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Pownal had 1,327 active registered voters: 35.3% Democrats, 27.4% Republicans, 33.2% unenrolled, and 3.9% Green Independents. The median household income is $104,333 and the median home value $436,800, 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.