In Lee, 76% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Maine
Lee’s town government spent $794,000 on day-to-day services in the year to January 31, 2022, about $913 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Lee didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Lee is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
School Administrative District 30
Lee’s elementary school district, shared with Springfield, Webster plantation, Winn. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,471 per pupil, $8,538 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 $913 per resident a year, or $2.50 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 38%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Lee didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Lee yet
Every year of Lee’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,547 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.89% 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 Lee’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Lee’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Lee →
Who’s in charge in Lee
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 174 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (870).
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 Lee voted in 2024
Official results for Lee’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.5%400 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat25.2%137 votesOthers: 1.3% (7 votes).
Most votes in Lee: Donald J Trump
Maine: Harris 52.4%, Trump 45.5%
of Lee’s 715 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Maine: 75%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Lee: Demi Kouzounas
Maine: Jr 52.1%, Kouzounas 34.6%
President, 2024: Lee, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee | 73.5% | 25.2% | 1.3% | 544 |
| 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 Lee.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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 Lee compares with the towns next door
Lee’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 3 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Springfield | estimate | $1,067 |
| Winn | estimate | $1,235 |
| Lincoln | estimate | $1,860 |
| Lee | estimate | $1,547 |
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 Lee’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Lee’s government
How much does Lee spend per resident?
About $913 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to January 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Lee didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $806,000.
What is the property tax rate in Lee?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,547 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.89% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.02% across Maine. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Lee’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Lee yet.
How did Lee vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 73.5%, Kamala D Harris 25.2% (544 votes, official results). . Maine: Harris 52.4%, Trump 45.5%.
How many people work for Lee?
5 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $16,848 (about $202,176 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Lee in the state legislature?
State Senate District 8 (Mike Tipping) and State House District 8 (Tracy Quint). The House district also covers 22 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Lee’s government
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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 (for Lee, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →