Down East Times

Of the 54,832 citizens living in Hancock County in 2020, 45,592 were old enough to vote as of March 24, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

The bureau reported 23,720 of those people were female and 21,872 were male.

An agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, the Census Bureau is responsible for compiling statistical facts about the American people, places and economy. Data for this story was compiled from the bureau’s American Community Survey. Information from the survey helps to determine how federal and state funds are distributed.

Statistical data for 2021 will be released later this year.

	Estimated Total	Percent of Total Population
Males 18 and over	21,872	39.89
Females 18 and over	23,720	43.26

Source: US Census Bureau