Knox County, Maine
Precinct data
Results by precinct
18 precincts · 25,893 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct 131002301313100 | 2,529 | 1,272 | 108 | 3,909 | 64.7% | 32.5% | D+32.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct 130202301313020 | 2,834 | 725 | 74 | 3,633 | 78.0% | 20.0% | D+58.1 |
| Precinct 131102301313110 | 1,713 | 742 | 55 | 2,510 | 68.2% | 29.6% | D+38.7 |
| Precinct 131702301313170 | 980 | 1,372 | 54 | 2,406 | 40.7% | 57.0% | R+16.3 |
| Precinct 131202301313120 | 1,076 | 715 | 25 | 1,816 | 59.3% | 39.4% | D+19.9 |
| Precinct 131502301313150 | 762 | 863 | 33 | 1,658 | 46.0% | 52.1% | R+6.1 |
| Precinct 131402301313140 | 911 | 664 | 30 | 1,605 | 56.8% | 41.4% | D+15.4 |
| Precinct 130502301313050 | 651 | 456 | 31 | 1,138 | 57.2% | 40.1% | D+17.1 |
| Precinct 130902301313090 | 592 | 497 | 11 | 1,100 | 53.8% | 45.2% | D+8.6 |
| Precinct 131302301313130 | 616 | 426 | 16 | 1,058 | 58.2% | 40.3% | D+18.0 |
| Precinct 131802301313180 | 434 | 577 | 30 | 1,041 | 41.7% | 55.4% | R+13.7 |
| Precinct 130302301313030 | 445 | 566 | 21 | 1,032 | 43.1% | 54.8% | R+11.7 |
| Precinct 130102301313010 | 477 | 421 | 27 | 925 | 51.6% | 45.5% | D+6.1 |
| Precinct 130402301313040 | 303 | 523 | 13 | 839 | 36.1% | 62.3% | R+26.2 |
| Precinct 131602301313160 | 468 | 333 | 12 | 813 | 57.6% | 41.0% | D+16.6 |
| Precinct 130802301313080 | 207 | 80 | 12 | 299 | 69.2% | 26.8% | D+42.5 |
| Precinct 130602301313060 | 45 | 17 | 2 | 64 | 70.3% | 26.6% | D+43.8 |
| Precinct 130702301313070 | 33 | 13 | 1 | 47 | 70.2% | 27.7% | D+42.6 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −3.7% |
| 1896 | −26.0% |
| 1900 | +0.1% |
| 1904 | −14.5% |
| 1908 | −6.6% |
| 1912 | +30.1% |
| 1916 | +20.9% |
| 1920 | −24.5% |
| 1924 | −44.8% |
| 1928 | −47.7% |
| 1932 | −12.6% |
| 1936 | −23.7% |
| 1940 | −21.7% |
| 1944 | −19.6% |
| 1948 | −46.7% |
| 1952 | −56.8% |
| 1956 | −62.6% |
| 1960 | −40.8% |
| 1964 | +22.9% |
| 1968 | −12.3% |
| 1972 | −40.4% |
| 1976 | −16.2% |
| 1980 | −12.2% |
| 1984 | −30.4% |
| 1988 | −15.9% |
| 1992 | +6.5% |
| 1996 | +14.0% |
| 2000 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | +11.1% |
| 2008 | +21.4% |
| 2012 | +22.5% |
| 2016 | +14.2% |
| 2020 | +19.7% |
| 2024 | +18.6% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 7.0 points more Republican.
32,311 registered voters · 2025
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+426 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +2,560 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $89,379 in average income, against $81,493 for residents who stayed — 10% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+11.2 on average — 7.4 points more Republican-leaning than Knox County, ME itself (D+18.6).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Lincoln County, ME95D+11.3
- Waldo County, ME87D+3.4
- Cumberland County, ME63D+35.3
- Kennebec County, ME52R+2.7
- Penobscot County, ME33R+10.9
- Hancock County, ME27D+11.8
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Lincoln County, ME114
- Waldo County, ME111
- Cumberland County, ME88
- Kennebec County, ME62
- Penobscot County, ME40
- York County, ME25
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | +46 |
| 2012 | −28 |
| 2013 | +91 |
| 2014 | +143 |
| 2015 | +33 |
| 2016 | +149 |
| 2017 | +185 |
| 2018 | +101 |
| 2019 | +199 |
| 2021 | +657 |
| 2022 | +385 |
| 2023 | +30 |
| 2024 | +143 |
| 2025 | +426 |
Knox County's rugged Penobscot Bay coastline anchors an economy split between tourism, fishing, and the arts, drawing a mix of longtime residents and transplants whose combined preferences have produced consistent Democratic margins well above the national average.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 30.1 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 62.6 points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.6 points.
A population of 41,003, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,096 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hancock County and Lincoln County.
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Knox County, Maine. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/23013/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.