Presque Isle
Incorporated 1859 · city since 1940From the French presque isle, 'almost an island,' describing land nearly enclosed by bends of the Aroostook River and Presque Isle Stream.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoPresque Isle’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Presque Isle Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Presque Isle 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 2020–2024Presque Isle at a Glance
Presque Isle is a city in Aroostook County, Maine, incorporated in 1859, a city since 1940. It has an estimated 8,694 residents (2025), compared with 8,797 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 2, State House District 5, and County Commissioner District 2, in The County region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Presque Isle with 53.9% to 44.6% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 9.3 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Presque Isle with 50.9% to 46.8% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Presque Isle with 54% to 35.4% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 288th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Presque Isle had 4,540 active registered voters: 26.1% Democrats, 37.9% Republicans, 30.5% unenrolled, 4.4% Green Independents, and 1.1% Libertarians. The median household income is $55,768 and the median home value $147,200, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1868 (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.