Shapleigh
Incorporated 1785Named for landowner Nicholas Shapleigh. It was earlier Shapleigh Plantation, once called Hubbardstown.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoShapleigh’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Shapleigh Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Shapleigh 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 2020–2024Shapleigh at a Glance
Shapleigh is a town in York County, Maine, incorporated in 1785. It has an estimated 3,025 residents (2025), compared with 2,921 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 1, State Senate District 22, State House District 141, and County Commissioner District 1, in the Western Maine region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Shapleigh with 59.6% to 38.9% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 20.7 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Shapleigh with 55.6% to 42% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Demi Kouzounas carried Shapleigh with 47.7% to 42.8% for Angus King (Unenrolled). On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 207th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Shapleigh had 2,066 active registered voters: 23% Democrats, 38.1% Republicans, 33.3% unenrolled, and 4.9% Green Independents. The median household income is $88,140 and the median home value $356,000, 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.