In Orrington, 83% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Maine
Orrington’s town government spent $13.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $3,523 per resident.
What stands out about how Orrington is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
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Orrington’s elementary school district. The schools are run by Orrington, so this money is part of the budget above.
Of the $14,071 per pupil, $7,296 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 $3,523 per resident a year, or $9.65 a day
Schools are part of the town’s budget, so they lead the receipt: 48% of day-to-day spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Orrington runs its own schools, so school spending is part of this budget.
No comparison for Orrington yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample). Orrington’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 60% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Orrington 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: $2,318 · 2024: $3,523. Per resident it went from $2,318 to $3,523 (up 52%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 3,668 to 3,850.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,823 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.91% 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 Orrington’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 Orrington’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Orrington →
Who’s in charge in Orrington
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 58 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 (3,850).
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 Orrington voted in 2024
Official results for Orrington’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican56.2%1,489 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat42.4%1,122 votesOthers: 1.4% (37 votes).
Most votes in Orrington: Donald J Trump
Maine: Harris 52.4%, Trump 45.5%
of Orrington’s 3,197 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Maine: 75%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Orrington: Angus S King Jr
Maine: Jr 52.1%, Kouzounas 34.6%
President, 2024: Orrington, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orrington | 56.2% | 42.4% | 1.4% | 2,648 |
| 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 Orrington.
- 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 Orrington compares with the towns next door
Orrington’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $521 to $4,142 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 |
| Hampden | $833 | $3,694 |
| Brewer | $4,142 runs schools | $3,374 |
| Bucksport | estimate | $2,021 |
| Orrington | estimate | $2,823 |
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 Orrington’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Orrington’s government
How much does Orrington spend per resident?
About $3,523 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 Orrington?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,823 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.91% 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 Orrington’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Orrington yet.
How did Orrington vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 56.2%, Kamala D Harris 42.4% (2,648 votes, official results). . Maine: Harris 52.4%, Trump 45.5%.
How many people work for Orrington?
66 full-time and 41 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $289,176 (about $3.5M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Orrington in the state legislature?
State Senate District 10 (David Haggan) and State House District 19 (Dick Campbell). The House district also covers two neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Orrington’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; 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 →