Vanceboro
Incorporated 1874Named for William Vance, a large landowner and delegate to Maine's 1819 constitutional convention. Organized as a plantation in 1871.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoVanceboro’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Vanceboro Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Vanceboro 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 2020–2024Vanceboro at a Glance
Vanceboro is a town in Washington County, Maine, incorporated in 1874. It has an estimated 103 residents (2025), compared with 102 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 6, State House District 8, and County Commissioner District 1, in the Downeast region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Vanceboro with 63.2% to 36.8% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 26.4 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Vanceboro with 63.5% to 35.1% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Demi Kouzounas carried Vanceboro with 46.4% to 42.9% for Angus King (Unenrolled). On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 109th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Vanceboro had 95 active registered voters: 26.3% Democrats, 38.9% Republicans, 32.6% unenrolled, and 2.1% Green Independents.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1871 (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.