Lincolnville Center Meeting House · Photo: Anne Rainy Woods · CC BY-SA 4.0In Lincolnville, 89% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Maine
Lincolnville’s town government spent $6.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $2,704 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Lincolnville didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Lincolnville is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Five Town Community School District
Lincolnville’s high school district, shared with Appleton, Camden, Hope, Rockport. The schools are run by Lincolnville, so this money is part of the budget above.
Of the $21,908 per pupil, $11,921 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.
Lincolnville · $20,828 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $2,704 per resident a year, or $7.41 a day
Schools are part of the town’s budget, so they lead the receipt: 64% of day-to-day spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Lincolnville collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
Lincolnville runs its own schools, so school spending is part of this budget.
Lincolnville didn’t report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Lincolnville yet
Every year of Lincolnville’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, the same as 47 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $3,544 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.97% 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 Lincolnville’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 Lincolnville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Lincolnville →
Who’s in charge in Lincolnville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Lincolnville’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on town.lincolnville.me.us ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 50 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (2,333).
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 Lincolnville voted in 2024
Official results for Lincolnville’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat63.6%1,120 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican33.5%590 votesOthers: 2.9% (51 votes).
Most votes in Lincolnville: Kamala D Harris
Maine: Harris 52.4%, Trump 45.5%
of Lincolnville’s 1,971 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Maine: 75%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Lincolnville: Angus S King Jr
Maine: Jr 52.1%, Kouzounas 34.6%
President, 2024: Lincolnville, its county and the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincolnville | 63.6% | 33.5% | 2.9% | 1,761 |
| 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
Every level of government that speaks for Lincolnville.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: town.lincolnville.me.us ↗
- 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 Lincolnville compares with the towns next door
Lincolnville’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 3 of the 5 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1,435 to $2,925 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 Lincolnville’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Lincolnville’s government
How much does Lincolnville spend per resident?
About $2,704 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Lincolnville didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $6.9 million.
What is the property tax rate in Lincolnville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,544 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.97% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.02% across Maine. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see town.lincolnville.me.us.
Who runs Lincolnville’s government?
See town.lincolnville.me.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Lincolnville yet.
How did Lincolnville vote in 2024?
For president, Kamala D Harris 63.6%, Donald J Trump 33.5% (1,761 votes, official results). . Maine: Harris 52.4%, Trump 45.5%.
How many people work for Lincolnville?
47 full-time and 39 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $304,779 (about $3.7M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Lincolnville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 11 (Chip Curry) and State House District 40 (Mike Ray). The House district also covers six other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Lincolnville’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 (for Lincolnville, 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 →