Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0In Trenton, 81% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Maine
Trenton’s town government spent $4.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2,689 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau.
What stands out about how Trenton is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Trenton
Trenton’s elementary school district. The schools are run by Trenton, so this money is part of the budget above.
Of the $30,201 per pupil, $17,532 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 $2,689 per resident a year, or $7.37 a day
Schools are part of the town’s budget, so they lead the receipt: 85% of day-to-day spending.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Trenton runs its own schools, so school spending is part of this budget. Comparisons are with Maine towns and townships of under 2,500 that run their own schools.
$2,689 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
Trenton’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($2,689 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 31 Maine towns and townships of under 2,500 that run their own schools: the median was $2,781, and the middle half spent $2,218–$3,830. Trenton spent less than 55% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($274,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Maine towns and townships of under 2,500 that run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Trenton itself left out).
No trend yet
Trenton reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau (2023 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $2,310 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.65% 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 Trenton’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 Trenton’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Trenton →
Who’s in charge in Trenton
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 49 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,568).
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 Trenton voted in 2024
Official results for Trenton’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat50.3%510 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican46.2%468 votesOthers: 3.5% (35 votes).
Most votes in Trenton: Kamala D Harris
Maine: Harris 52.4%, Trump 45.5%
of Trenton’s 1,243 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Maine: 75%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Trenton: Angus S King Jr
Maine: Jr 52.1%, Kouzounas 34.6%
President, 2024: Trenton, its county and the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trenton | 50.3% | 46.2% | 3.5% | 1,013 |
| 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 Trenton.
- 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 Trenton compares with the towns next door
Trenton spent $2,689 per resident in 2022; the 3 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $3,389 to $6,055. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Lamoine | $3,389 runs schools | $2,303 |
| Bar Harbor | $3,468 runs schools | $4,279 |
| Mount Desert | $6,055 runs schools | $3,512 |
| Surry | estimate | $1,903 |
| Ellsworth | estimate | $3,262 |
| Trenton | $2,689 | $2,310 |
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 Trenton’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Trenton’s government
How much does Trenton spend per resident?
About $2,689 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $2,689 was less than 55% of 31 Maine towns and townships of under 2,500 that run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Trenton?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,310 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.65% 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 Trenton’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Trenton yet.
How did Trenton vote in 2024?
For president, Kamala D Harris 50.3%, Donald J Trump 46.2% (1,013 votes, official results). . Maine: Harris 52.4%, Trump 45.5%.
How many people work for Trenton?
32 full-time and 32 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $130,701 (about $1.6M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Trenton in the state legislature?
State Senate District 7 (Nicole Grohoski) and State House District 16 (Nina Milliken). The House district also covers five other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →