Van Buren
Incorporated 1881Named for President Martin Van Buren. The village was earlier called Violette Brook, after settler Francois Violette.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoVan Buren’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Van Buren Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Van Buren 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 2020–2024Van Buren at a Glance
Van Buren is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, incorporated in 1881. It has an estimated 1,985 residents (2025), compared with 2,038 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 1, State House District 2, and County Commissioner District 3, in The County region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Van Buren with 50.5% to 48.3% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 2.2 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Janet Mills carried Van Buren with 55.5% to 42.4% for Paul LePage. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Van Buren with 53.6% to 32.4% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 119th most Democratic of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Van Buren had 1,009 active registered voters: 43.6% Democrats, 24.9% Republicans, 27.4% unenrolled, and 3.8% Green Independents. The median household income is $40,170 and the median home value $97,700, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1868 (with county figures from 1839), 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.