2024 results by precinct
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38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 19,817 | 15,551 | 36,253 | |
| 2020 | D | 19,369 | 14,982 | 35,676 | |
| 2016 | D | 16,117 | 13,705 | 32,130 | |
| 2012 | D | 17,569 | 12,324 | 30,799 | |
| 2008 | D | 18,895 | 12,686 | 32,165 | |
| 2004 | D | 18,048 | 14,405 | 33,122 | |
| 2000 | D | 12,983 | 12,732 | 28,574 | |
| 1996 | D | 12,256 | 8,345 | 26,448 | |
| 1992 | D | 10,126 | 8,657 | 28,805 | |
| 1988 | R | 9,929 | 12,957 | 23,107 | |
| 1984 | R | 7,764 | 14,660 | 22,511 | |
| 1980 | R | 7,027 | 11,435 | 21,334 | |
| 1976 | R | 6,725 | 12,064 | 19,647 | |
| 1972 | R | 4,191 | 11,889 | 16,087 | |
| 1968 | R | 4,979 | 8,929 | 14,185 | |
| 1964 | D | 7,415 | 6,304 | 13,737 | |
| 1960 | R | 3,363 | 12,119 | 15,483 | |
| 1956 | R | 1,704 | 11,316 | 13,020 | |
| 1952 | R | 2,111 | 10,596 | 12,734 | |
| 1948 | R | 1,878 | 6,863 | 8,830 | |
| 1944 | R | 3,241 | 7,143 | 10,396 | |
| 1940 | R | 4,315 | 8,539 | 12,867 | |
| 1936 | R | 3,315 | 9,151 | 12,700 | |
| 1932 | R | 4,369 | 7,942 | 12,396 | |
| 1928 | R | 1,773 | 8,140 | 9,946 | |
| 1924 | R | 1,392 | 5,474 | 7,075 | |
| 1920 | R | 2,154 | 5,604 | 7,818 | |
| 1916 | D | 3,303 | 3,192 | 6,631 | |
| 1912 | D | 2,655 | 1,399 | 6,162 | |
| 1908 | R | 1,846 | 3,169 | 5,153 | |
| 1904 | R | 1,558 | 3,430 | 5,108 | |
| 1900 | R | 1,860 | 3,432 | 5,388 | |
| 1896 | R | 1,795 | 4,306 | 6,269 | |
| 1892 | R | 2,654 | 3,330 | 6,207 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
African American
0.8%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 49.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$72,744
Hancock County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Hancock County$72,744
Maine$74,733
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.0%
Working age (18–64)100.0%
Seniors (65+)18.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 82.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Hancock County's mix of summer resort towns like Bar Harbor and working fishing communities along Penobscot Bay produces a Democratic lean that has held consistently, with Biden and Harris both carrying it by double digits in recent cycles.
The Democratic margin in Hancock County reached its widest at twenty points in 1912. The margin in 2024 was twelve points — still decisive.
Hancock County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $72,744, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 56,460 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Knox County and Ulster County.
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