Editing Piscataquis County, Maine (section)

==Government and politics==
{{Update|section|date=February 2019}}

===County officials===
The following individuals hold county offices:<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.piscataquis.us/commissioners/ | title=Piscataquis County Commissioners }}</ref>
* County Manager: Michael Williams
* County Treasurer: Tricia White
* Mayor: Paul Paydos
* Finance Administrator: Kathy Walsh
* Sheriff: Robert Young
* EMA Director: Debra Hamlin
* Probate Register: Donna Peterson
* Deeds Register: Gail Clark
* District Attorney: R. Chris Almy
* DA Administrative Assistant: Corinna Rackliff
* Facilities Director: Josh York
* Judge of Probate: Benjamin Cabot

===County Commissioners and Districts===
Piscataquis County is administered by three County Commissioners, each representing one of the three county districts. They are elected for four-year terms. A term of office begins on January 1 following the election in November. County Commissioner meetings are typically held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month at the County Courthouse in [[Dover-Foxcroft, Maine|Dover-Foxcroft]]. The meetings begin at 8:30&nbsp;a.m. and continue until the agenda for the meeting has been addressed.

'''County Commissioners:'''

District 1:Eric P. Ward

District 2:James D. Annis

District 3:Frederick Trask

'''County Districts:'''

'''District 1''' includes the towns of [[Abbot, Maine|Abbot]], [[Beaver Cove, Maine|Beaver Cove]], [[Greenville, Maine|Greenville]], [[Guilford, Maine|Guilford]], [[Kingsbury Plantation, Maine|Kingsbury Plt]], [[Monson, Maine|Monson]], [[Parkman, Maine|Parkman]], [[Shirley, Maine|Shirley]], [[Wellington, Maine|Wellington]] and the Unorganized Territories of [[Blanchard, Maine|Blanchard]], Elliotsville and [[Northwest Piscataquis]].

'''District 2''' includes the towns of [[Dover-Foxcroft, Maine|Dover-Foxcroft]],   [[Sangerville, Maine|Sangerville]] and
[[Willimantic, Maine|Willimantic]].

'''District 3''' includes the towns of [[Bowerbank, Maine|Bowerbank]], [[Brownville, Maine|Brownville]], [[Lake View Plantation, Maine|Lake View Plt]], [[Medford, Maine|Medford]], [[Milo, Maine|Milo]], [[Sebec, Maine|Sebec]] and the Unorganized Territories of [[Atkinson, Maine|Atkinson]], Barnard, Ebeeme, Katahdin Iron Works,  [[Southeast Piscataquis, Maine|Orneville]], Williamsburg and [[Northeast Piscataquis, Maine|Northeast Piscataquis]]
County.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.piscataquis.us/Pages/ccInfo.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=January 14, 2013 |archive-date=January 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200121093041/https://www.piscataquis.us/Pages/ccInfo.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Voter registration===
{| class=wikitable
! colspan = 6 | Voter registration and party enrollment as of March 2024<ref name="Maine SOS">{{cite web |author1=Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions |title=Registered & Enrolled Voters Statewide |url=https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/data/data-pdf/r-e-active.pdf |website=Maine SOS |access-date=April 9, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align = center | {{formatnum: 4884}}
| align = center | {{Percentage |4884 |11580 |2}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| Unenrolled
| align = center | {{formatnum: 3330}}
| align = center | {{Percentage |3330 |11580 |2}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align = center | {{formatnum: 2545}}
| align = center | {{Percentage |2545 |11580 |2}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Green Party (United States)}}
| [[Maine Green Independent Party|Green Independent]]
| align = center | {{formatnum: 466}}
| align = center | {{Percentage |466 |11580 |2}}
|-
| {{party color cell|No Labels}}
| [[No Labels]]
| align = center | {{formatnum: 313}}
| align = center | {{Percentage |313 |11580 |2}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Libertarian Party (United States)}}
| [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
| align = center | {{formatnum: 42}}
| align = center | {{Percentage |42 |11580 |2}}
|-
! colspan = 2 | Total
! align = center | {{formatnum: 11580}}
! align = center | {{Percentage |100}}
|}
{{clear}}

===Elections===

====County Commissioner====
In the 2012 Piscataquis County Commissioner District 2 election, Republican candidate James Annis received 52% of the vote. Democratic candidate Susan Mackey-Andrews received 48%. In the District 3 election, Republican incumbent Frederick Trask received 50.2% (1,282 votes) and Democratic candidate Donald Crossman received 49.8% (1,271 votes) – a difference of 11 votes, confirmed after a recount.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bangordailynews.com/2012/11/26/politics/trask-prevails-by-11-votes-in-piscataquis-county-commissioner-recount/|title=Trask prevails by 11 votes in Piscataquis county commissioner recount|date=November 26, 2012}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" class="toccolours" style="float:center; margin:1em 0 1em 1em; font-size:95%;"
|+ '''Piscataquis County Vote<br /> County Commissioner Elections'''
|-
! Year
![[Republican Party (United States)|REP]]
![[Democratic Party (United States)|DEM]]
!IND
!Other
!Winner
!District #
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''2012'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''52.0%''' ''1,496''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|48.0% ''1,378''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|- ''-''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|- ''-''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|James Annis
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''2012'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''50.2%''' ''1,282''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|49.8% ''1,271''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|- ''-''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|- ''-''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|Frederick Trask
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3
|}

====Governor====
In the [[Maine gubernatorial election, 2010]], Republican candidate [[Paul LePage]] received the most votes in Piscataquis County with 48.4%. Three Independent candidates ran in this election: [[Eliot Cutler]] received the second most Piscatquis votes with 36.5% of the total, Shawn Moody received 3.1% and Kevin Scott, 1%. Democratic candidate, [[Libby Mitchell]] received the third most votes in the county with 10.9% of the total. [[Paul LePage]] was elected governor.

In the [[Maine gubernatorial election, 2006]], Republican candidate [[Chandler Woodcock]] received the most votes in Piscataquis County with 37.7%. Democratic candidate, incumbent governor [[John Baldacci]] received 34.5%. Independent candidate [[Barbara Merrill]] received 19.7%, Green party candidate [[Pat LaMarche]] received 7.4%, and Phillip Morris NaPier received .63% of the Piscataquis vote. [[John Baldacci]] was reelected governor.

In the [[Maine gubernatorial election, 2002]], Democratic candidate [[John Baldacci]] received the most votes in Piscataquis County with 50.4%. Republican candidate [[Peter Cianchette]] received 42.9% of the county vote and Green Party candidate, [[Jonathan Carter (activist)|Jonathan Carter]] received 5.1%. [[John Baldacci]] was elected governor.

In the [[Maine gubernatorial election, 1998]], Independent candidate [[Angus King]] received the most votes in Piscataquis County with 50.2%. Republican candidate [[James Longley, Jr.]] received 26.6%, Democratic candidate [[Tom Connolly (Maine politician)|Tom Connolly]] received 10.7%. Other candidates split 12.5% of the vote. [[Angus King]] was elected governor.

{| class="wikitable" class="toccolours" style="float:center margin:1em 0 1em 1em; font-size:95%;"
|+ '''Piscataquis County Vote<br /> State Governor Elections'''
|-
! Year
![[Republican Party (United States)|REP]]
![[Democratic Party (United States)|DEM]]
!IND
!Other
!Winner
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[Maine gubernatorial election, 2018|2018]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''55.0%''' ''4,075''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38.7% ''2,868''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.3% ''463''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|- ''-''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|Shawn Moody
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[Maine gubernatorial election, 2014|2014]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''57.9%''' ''4,736''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34.4% ''2,810''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.7% ''631''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|.0% ''2''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|[[Paul LePage]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/red}}|'''[[Maine gubernatorial election, 2010|2010]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''48.4%''' ''3,724''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|10.9% ''837''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|40.6% ''3,124''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|.1% ''1''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|[[Paul LePage]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/red}}|'''[[Maine gubernatorial election, 2006|2006]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''37.7%''' ''2,829''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34.5% ''2,591''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|19.7% ''1,476''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.1% ''606''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|[[Chandler Woodcock]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[Maine gubernatorial election, 2002|2002]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|42.9% ''3,045''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''50.4%''' ''3,583''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|- ''-''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.1% ''362''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|[[John Baldacci]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" { }|'''[[Maine gubernatorial election, 1998|1998]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|26.6% ''1,752''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|10.7% ''708''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|'''50.2%'''  ''3,313''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|12.5% ''824''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|[[Angus King]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/red}}|'''[[Maine gubernatorial election, 1994|1994]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''34.7%''' ''2,649''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|28.9% ''2,206''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|27.9%  ''2,131''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.6% ''655''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|[[Susan Collins]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[Maine gubernatorial election, 1990|1990]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.1%''' ''4,177''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|39.3% ''3,213''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.6%  ''783''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0% ''4''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|[[John McKernan Jr.]]
|}

====US House====
Piscataquis County is entirely within [[Maine's 2nd congressional district]], which comprises 80% of the state and is the largest district by land area east of the Mississippi River.

In the [[United States House of Representatives elections in Maine, 2012]], incumbent Democratic candidate [[Michael Michaud]] received the most Piscataquis County votes with 53% of the total. Republican candidate, [[Kevin Raye]] received 47%. [[Michael Michaud]] was reelected to the House.

{| class="wikitable" class="toccolours" style="float:center; margin:1em 0 1em 1em; font-size:95%;"
|+ '''Piscataquis County Vote<br /> US House Elections'''
|-
! Year
![[Republican Party (United States)|REP]]
![[Democratic Party (United States)|DEM]]
!IND
!Other
!Winner
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States House of Representatives elections in Maine, 2020|2020]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''54.9%''' '''5,483'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.9% ''4,338''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|- ''-''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|175 ''.2%''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|[[Dale Crafts]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States House of Representatives elections in Maine, 2012|2012]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|47.0% ''4,150''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.0%''' ''4,673''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|- ''-''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|- ''-''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|[[Michael Michaud]]
|}

====US Senate====
In the [[United States Senate election in Maine, 2012]], Independent candidate and former Maine governor, [[Angus King]] received the most votes in Piscataquis County with 45.7% of the vote. Republican candidate, [[Charlie Summers]] received 40.1% and Democratic candidate [[Cynthia Dill]] received 10.4%. Stephen M. Woods received 136 votes, Andrew I. Dodge received 126 votes and Danny F. Dalton, 76 votes.  [[Angus King]] was elected to the Senate.

{| class="wikitable" class="toccolours" style="float:center; margin:1em 0 1em 1em; font-size:95%;"
|+ '''Piscataquis County Vote<br /> US Senate Elections'''
|-
! Year
![[Republican Party (United States)|REP]]
![[Democratic Party (United States)|DEM]]
!IND
!Other
!Winner
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States Senate election in Maine, 2020|2020]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''67.0%''' ''6,603''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|26.9% ''2,655''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.1% ''504''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|- ''-''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|[[Susan Collins]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/red}}|'''[[United States Senate election in Maine, 2018|2018]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''47.8%''' ''3,579''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|7.1% ''534''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|45.1% ''3,379''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|.0% ''4''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|[[Eric Brakey]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States Senate election in Maine, 2014|2014]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''76.8%''' ''6,174''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|23.1% ''1,862''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|- ''-''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|.1% ''6''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|[[Susan Collins]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {}|'''[[United States Senate election in Maine, 2012|2012]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|40.1% ''3,522''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|10.4% ''911''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|'''45.7%''' ''4,016''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.8% ''338''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|[[Angus King]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States Senate election in Maine, 2008|2008]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''69.1%''' ''6,494''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|30.8% ''2,896''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|-''-''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0% ''4''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|[[Susan Collins]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States Senate election in Maine, 2006|2006]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''75.4%''' ''5,564''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|16.9% ''1,244''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.6% ''558''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|.1%  ''10''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|[[Olympia Snowe]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States Senate election in Maine, 2002|2002]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''65.3%''' ''4,633''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34.7% ''2,459''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|-''-''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|- ''-''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|[[Susan Collins]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States Senate election in Maine, 2000|2000]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''71.9%''' ''6,428''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|28.1% ''2,510''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|-''-''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|- ''-''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|[[Olympia Snowe]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States Senate election in Maine, 1996|1996]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.3%''' ''5,057''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38.2% ''3,429''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|-''-''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.5% ''494''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|[[Susan Collins]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States Senate election in Maine, 1994|1994]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''69.9%''' ''5,313''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|26.8% ''2,037''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.2% ''245''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|.1% ''9''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|[[Olympia Snowe]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States Senate election in Maine, 1990|1990]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''66.0%''' ''5,222''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34.0% ''2,686''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|- ''-''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|- ''-''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|[[William Cohen]]
|}

====President====
Piscataquis County is one of the most reliably Republican counties in New England, only voting for a someone other than the Republican candidate five times since 1880 — voting for [[Bull Moose Party]] nominee [[Theodore Roosevelt]] (a former Republican) in [[1912 United States presidential election|1912]], Democrats [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] and [[Hubert Humphrey]] in [[1964 United States presidential election|1964]] and [[1968 United States presidential election|1968]] respectively, independent [[Ross Perot]] in [[1992 United States presidential election|1992]], and Democrat [[Bill Clinton]] in [[1996 United States presidential election|1996]].

Since 2000, Piscataquis County has maintained its strong Republican lean, continuing to be the most reliably Republican county in Maine, and New England. In [[2008 United States presidential election|2008]], Piscataquis was the only county in New England to vote for [[John McCain]], who won the county by a margin of 355 votes or 3.8%<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/2008/tabs-can-pr-cnty-11-08.html |title=November 4, 2008 General Election Tabulations (US President by County) |access-date=July 4, 2009 |archive-date=August 25, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090825043601/http://maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/2008/tabs-can-pr-cnty-11-08.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> over [[Barack Obama]], with Obama winning Maine by a 17.3% margin over McCain.<ref>[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2008&fips=23&f=0&off=0&elect=0 2008 Presidential General Election Results]. U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved August 2, 2010.</ref> In [[2012 United States presidential election|2012]], Piscataquis was only one of five counties in New England to support Republican candidate [[Mitt Romney]], and the only county in Maine to do so.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bangordailynews.com/2012/11/07/politics/piscataquis-keeps-red-reputation-as-only-maine-county-to-back-romney/|title = Piscataquis keeps red reputation as only Maine county to back Romney|date = November 7, 2012}}</ref> Romney received the most votes in Piscataquis County with 50.6%. Democratic incumbent [[Barack Obama]] received 46.3%. Libertarian candidate [[Gary Johnson]] received 1.5% and Green Independent candidate [[Jill Stein]] received 1.24%. There were a total of 30 "write in" votes; 29 of these were for [[Ron Paul]] and 1 for [[Rocky Anderson]]. [[Barack Obama]] was reelected President.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections |url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/index.html |website=uselectionatlas.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, Elections Division |url=http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/prior12-13.htm#nov |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801235914/http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/prior12-13.htm |archive-date=August 1, 2012}}</ref> Republican candidate [[Donald Trump]] carried the county in [[2016 United States presidential election|2016]] while greatly improving on Romney's performance. He won it again in [[2020 United States presidential election|2020]] with 62% of the vote, marking the first time a presidential candidate from any party won Piscataquis County with over 60% of the vote since [[Ronald Reagan]] in [[1984 United States presidential election|1984]].

In [[2000 United States presidential election|2000]], [[George W. Bush]] carried the county by an 11.9% margin over [[Al Gore]], with Gore carrying the state by a 5.1% margin over Bush. In [[2004 United States presidential election|2004]], the county was one of only two in Maine to vote for Bush over [[John Kerry]]. Bush won by a 9% margin over Kerry, with Kerry winning the state by a virtually even margin over Bush.<ref>[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/datagraph.php?year=2004&fips=23&f=0&off=0&elect=0 2004 Presidential General Election Data Graphs – Maine]. U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved August 2, 2010.</ref>

In 1996, Bill Clinton carried the county with 48.7% of the vote, the first Democrat to do so since 1968, an election in which the Democratic Vice Presidential nominee was Mainer [[Edmund Muskie]]. 1996 is also the last time a Democrat won the county in a Presidential election.<ref>[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/datagraph.php?year=1996&fips=23&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1996 Presidential General Election Data Graphs – Maine]. U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved August 2, 2010.</ref>

In the 1992 presidential election, independent Ross Perot won a plurality 36.8% in the county, one of three counties he won in the state.<ref>[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/datagraph.php?year=1992&fips=23&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1992 Presidential General Election Data Graphs – Maine]. U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved August 2, 2010.</ref>

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{{PresRow|2004|Republican|5,299|4,409|232|Maine}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|4,845|3,745|666|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|2,815|4,343|1,762|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1992|Independent|2,970|3,323|3,738|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|4,788|3,323|106|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|5,427|3,016|39|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|4,015|3,550|990|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|4,084|3,727|279|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|4,617|2,518|1|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|3,199|3,561|158|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|2,473|4,781|7|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|4,959|2,859|0|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|5,336|1,541|0|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|4,652|2,261|10|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|3,227|2,181|30|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|3,536|2,957|1|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|3,806|3,499|7|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1936|Republican|4,057|3,051|187|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1932|Republican|4,198|2,849|52|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|4,792|1,353|16|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|4,031|974|303|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|4,049|1,788|49|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|2,142|1,763|50|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1912|Progressive|807|1,210|1,753|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|2,157|828|75|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|2,043|616|83|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|2,023|824|150|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|2,342|904|82|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1892|Republican|1,909|1,249|132|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1888|Republican|2,091|1,297|77|Maine}}
{{PresRow|1884|Republican|1,976|1,169|261|Maine}}
{{PresFoot|1880|Republican|1,943|1,330|146|Maine}}