Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0How is Bucksport run?
Bucksport’s town government spent $13.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,700 per resident.
What stands out about how Bucksport is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Regional School Unit 25
Bucksport’s K–12 school district, shared with Orland, Prospect, Verona Island. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $20,423 per pupil, $9,857 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Maine districts overall: 52% local, 40% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $2,700 per resident a year, or $7.40 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 11%.
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No comparison for Bucksport yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample). Bucksport’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars), so it has no like-for-like peer figure. It reported 2024; the next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Day-to-day spending is up 70% since 2023
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Bucksport reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2023: $1,588 · 2024: $2,700.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,021 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.80% of the home’s value, vs 1.02% across Maine.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Bucksport’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Bucksport’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bucksport →
Who’s in charge in Bucksport
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Bucksport’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on bucksportmaine.gov ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 122 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (5,016).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
How Bucksport voted in 2024
Official results for Bucksport’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican50.8%1,485 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat47.4%1,385 votesOthers: 1.9% (55 votes).
Most votes in Bucksport: Donald J Trump
Maine: Harris 52.4%, Trump 45.5%
of Bucksport’s 4,083 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Maine: 75%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Bucksport: Angus S King Jr
Maine: Jr 52.1%, Kouzounas 34.6%
President, 2024: Bucksport, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucksport | 50.8% | 47.4% | 1.9% | 2,925 |
| Maine | 45.5% | 52.4% | 2.1% | 831,375 |
Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Bucksport.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: bucksportmaine.gov ↗
- 2Maine HouseState representatives
- 3Maine SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Maine
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Bucksport compares with the towns next door
Bucksport’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $521 to $1,124 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Winterport | $521 | $2,646 |
| Holden | $578 | $3,221 |
| Frankfort | $624 | $1,926 |
| Orland | $832 | $2,089 |
| Verona Island | $1,124 | $2,007 |
| Prospect | estimate | $1,979 |
| Orrington | estimate | $2,823 |
| Dedham | estimate | $3,942 |
| Bucksport | estimate | $2,021 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Bucksport’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Bucksport’s government
How much does Bucksport spend per resident?
About $2,700 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Bucksport?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,021 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.80% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.02% across Maine. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see bucksportmaine.gov.
Who runs Bucksport’s government?
See bucksportmaine.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bucksport yet.
How did Bucksport vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 50.8%, Kamala D Harris 47.4% (2,925 votes, official results). . Maine: Harris 52.4%, Trump 45.5%.
How many people work for Bucksport?
41 full-time and 26 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $221,960 (about $2.7M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Bucksport in the state legislature?
State Senate District 10 (David Haggan) and State House District 17 (Steve Bishop). The House district also covers three neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Bucksport’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →