Skowhegan
Incorporated 1823 as MilburnFrom an Abenaki name meaning "watching place for fish," for the salmon falls on the Kennebec. Set off from Canaan as Milburn, it returned to the old name Skowhegan in 1836.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoSkowhegan’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Skowhegan Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Skowhegan 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 2020–2024Skowhegan at a Glance
Skowhegan is a town in Somerset County, Maine, incorporated in 1823 as Milburn. It has an estimated 8,676 residents (2025), compared with 8,620 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 3, State House District 70, and County Commissioner District 4, in the Central Maine region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Skowhegan with 56% to 42.5% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 13.5 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Skowhegan with 50.8% to 47.2% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Skowhegan with 46.4% to 40.5% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 323rd most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Skowhegan had 4,646 active registered voters: 27.9% Democrats, 38.3% Republicans, 30.4% unenrolled, and 2.8% Green Independents. The median household income is $49,485 and the median home value $164,400, 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.