Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0How is Lewiston run?
Lewiston’s city government spent $197.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $5,138 per resident. Water and other utilities ($4.1 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Lewiston is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Lewiston
Lewiston’s K–12 school district. The schools are run by Lewiston, so this money is part of the budget above.
Of the $20,578 per pupil, $11,289 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 $5,138 per resident a year, or $14.08 a day
Schools are part of the city’s budget, so they lead the receipt: 58% of day-to-day spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Lewiston runs its own schools, so school spending is part of this budget.
No comparison for Lewiston yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample). Lewiston’s 2022 operating figures are mostly a Census estimate, 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 20% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Lewiston reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $4,532 · 2023: $4,985 · 2024: $5,138. Per resident it went from $4,532 to $5,138 (up 13%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 36,226 to 38,493.
full-time in March 2025, up from 1,373 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,899 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.23% 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 Lewiston’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 Lewiston’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Lewiston →
Who’s in charge in Lewiston
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Lewiston’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on lewistonmaine.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 28 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (38,493).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
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 Lewiston voted in 2024
Official results for Lewiston’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat52.9%8,791 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican44.7%7,433 votesOthers: 2.4% (394 votes).
Most votes in Lewiston: Kamala D Harris
Maine: Harris 52.4%, Trump 45.5%
of Lewiston’s 28,479 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Maine: 75%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Lewiston: Angus S King Jr
Maine: Jr 52.1%, Kouzounas 34.6%
President, 2024: Lewiston, its county and the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewiston | 52.9% | 44.7% | 2.4% | 16,618 |
| Maine | 52.4% | 45.5% | 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
Lewiston sends 4 representatives to the Maine House alone.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: lewistonmaine.gov ↗
- 2Maine HouseLewiston is split between 4 districts
- 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 Lewiston compares with the towns next door
Lewiston’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $371 to $3,124 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
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 Lewiston’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Lewiston’s government
How much does Lewiston spend per resident?
About $5,138 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 Lewiston?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,899 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.23% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.02% across Maine. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see lewistonmaine.gov.
Who runs Lewiston’s government?
See lewistonmaine.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Lewiston yet.
How did Lewiston vote in 2024?
For president, Kamala D Harris 52.9%, Donald J Trump 44.7% (16,618 votes, official results). . Maine: Harris 52.4%, Trump 45.5%.
How many people work for Lewiston?
1,376 full-time and 269 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $7.6M (about $91.7M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Lewiston in the state legislature?
Lewiston is split among 4 State House districts, so your address decides. The Maine Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 21 (Peggy Rotundo). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Lewiston’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 →