Smithfield
Incorporated 1840Named for the Rev. Henry Smith, an early settler. Formed from East Pond Plantation and parts of Mercer and Dearborn.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoSmithfield’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Smithfield Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Smithfield 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 2020–2024Smithfield at a Glance
Smithfield is a town in Somerset County, Maine, incorporated in 1840. It has an estimated 953 residents (2025), compared with 925 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 5, State House District 66, and County Commissioner District 2, in the Central Maine region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Smithfield with 53.7% to 43.6% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 10.1 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Smithfield with 52.3% to 46.3% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Smithfield with 47.8% to 42.5% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 314th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Smithfield had 695 active registered voters: 23.9% Democrats, 39.4% Republicans, 33.5% unenrolled, and 3% Green Independents. The median household income is $107,917 and the median home value $242,800, 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.