York
Incorporated 1652Settled as Agamenticus (an Abenaki name for the York River area), it was chartered by Sir Ferdinando Gorges in 1641 as the city of Gorgeana before becoming the town of York in 1652.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoYork’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How York Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently York 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 2020–2024York at a Glance
York is a town in York County, Maine, incorporated in 1652. It has an estimated 14,293 residents (2025), compared with 13,723 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 1, State Senate District 35, State House District 147 (63% of residents), State House District 146 (37% of residents), and County Commissioner District 5, in the Southern Coast region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Kamala Harris carried York with 63.4% to 34.9% for Donald Trump. That was a Democratic margin of 28.5 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Janet Mills carried York with 65.8% to 32.5% for Paul LePage. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried York with 54.6% to 29.2% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 48th most Democratic of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, York had 10,411 active registered voters: 39.4% Democrats, 23.1% Republicans, 35.1% unenrolled, and 2% Green Independents. The median household income is $121,250 and the median home value $636,400, 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.