Temple
Incorporated 1803Named for Temple, New Hampshire, home of many early settlers. It was earlier Abbotstown Plantation.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoTemple’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Temple Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Temple 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 2020–2024Temple at a Glance
Temple is a town in Franklin County, Maine, incorporated in 1803. It has an estimated 549 residents (2025), compared with 527 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 19, State House District 74, and County Commissioner District 1, in the Western Maine region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Temple with 50.5% to 47.4% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 3.1 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Janet Mills carried Temple with 53% to 44.5% for Paul LePage. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Temple with 56% to 35.1% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 105th most Democratic of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Temple had 355 active registered voters: 36.3% Democrats, 34.6% Republicans, 26.5% unenrolled, and 2.5% Green Independents. The median household income is $56,087 and the median home value $210,200, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1868 (with county figures from 1838), 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.