Boothbay
Incorporated 1764Named for Old Boothbay in Lincolnshire, England. Col. David Dunbar's 1730 settlement here was called Townsend; the Abenaki name was Winnegance.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoBoothbay’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Boothbay Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Boothbay 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 2020–2024Boothbay at a Glance
Boothbay is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, incorporated in 1764. It has an estimated 3,155 residents (2025), compared with 3,003 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 1, State Senate District 13, State House District 48, and County Commissioner District 1, in the Midcoast region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Kamala Harris carried Boothbay with 56.8% to 41.7% for Donald Trump. That was a Democratic margin of 15.1 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Janet Mills carried Boothbay with 58.7% to 40.4% for Paul LePage. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Boothbay with 61.2% to 29.7% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 94th most Democratic of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Boothbay had 2,375 active registered voters: 33.3% Democrats, 29.6% Republicans, 33% unenrolled, and 3.8% Green Independents. The median household income is $60,320 and the median home value $342,100, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1868 (with county figures from 1821), 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.