Turner
Incorporated 1786Named for Rev. Charles Turner, a proprietor who promoted settlement. The township was first called Sylvester-Canada, for soldiers of Capt. Joseph Sylvester's company in the 1690 expedition to Quebec.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoTurner’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Turner Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Turner 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 2020–2024Turner at a Glance
Turner is a town in Androscoggin County, Maine, incorporated in 1786. It has an estimated 6,127 residents (2025), compared with 5,817 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 17, State House District 91, and County Commissioner District 7, in the Lewiston–Auburn region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Turner with 62.2% to 36.5% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 25.7 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Turner with 60.5% to 38% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Turner with 46.6% to 46.1% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 192nd most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Turner had 3,913 active registered voters: 21.9% Democrats, 42.1% Republicans, 31.7% unenrolled, 3.3% Green Independents, and 1% Libertarians. The median household income is $100,036 and the median home value $284,900, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1868 (with county figures from 1854), 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.