Bath
Incorporated 1781 · city since 1847Named by postmaster Dummer Sewall for Bath in Somerset, England. It was part of Georgetown until 1781.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoBath’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Bath Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Bath votes from the state.
Turnout in general elections
Ballots cast divided by active registered voters on election day. List maintenance shrinks the denominator in some years (for example 2022), which pushes the rate up.
Who Lives Here
American Community Survey 2020–2024Bath at a Glance
Bath is a city in Sagadahoc County, Maine, incorporated in 1781, a city since 1847. It has an estimated 8,835 residents (2025), compared with 8,766 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 1, State Senate District 24, State House District 50, and County Commissioner District 2, in the Midcoast region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Kamala Harris carried Bath with 67.1% to 30.4% for Donald Trump. That was a Democratic margin of 36.7 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Janet Mills carried Bath with 71.6% to 26.5% for Paul LePage. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Bath with 64.8% to 20.5% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 28th most Democratic of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Bath had 5,725 active registered voters: 46.3% Democrats, 19.4% Republicans, 30.2% unenrolled, and 3.5% Green Independents. The median household income is $69,390 and the median home value $310,900, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1868 (with county figures from 1854), voter registration since 1954, referendum votes, turnout, and Census and American Community Survey figures. Sources are listed at the foot of the page and on the Data Sources page.