Searsport
Incorporated 1845Named for David Sears of Boston, who gave money toward the town's founding. It was formed from parts of Prospect and Belfast.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoSearsport’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Searsport Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Searsport 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 2020–2024Searsport at a Glance
Searsport is a town in Waldo County, Maine, incorporated in 1845. It has an estimated 2,737 residents (2025), compared with 2,649 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 11, State House District 37, and County Commissioner District 2, in the Midcoast region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Kamala Harris carried Searsport with 52.8% to 45.8% for Donald Trump. That was a Democratic margin of 7 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Janet Mills carried Searsport with 57.7% to 41.3% for Paul LePage. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Searsport with 52.1% to 34.3% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 102nd most Democratic of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Searsport had 1,855 active registered voters: 31.1% Democrats, 32.1% Republicans, 32.8% unenrolled, and 3.4% Green Independents. The median household income is $64,303 and the median home value $224,400, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1868 (with county figures from 1827), 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.