Bowdoinham
Incorporated 1762Named for William Bowdoin of Boston, brother of James Bowdoin, to whom the Kennebec Company conveyed the land in 1752.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoBowdoinham’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Bowdoinham Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Bowdoinham 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 2020–2024Bowdoinham at a Glance
Bowdoinham is a town in Sagadahoc County, Maine, incorporated in 1762. It has an estimated 3,210 residents (2025), compared with 3,047 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 1, State Senate District 24, State House District 52, and County Commissioner District 2, in the Midcoast region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Kamala Harris carried Bowdoinham with 53.5% to 43.6% for Donald Trump. That was a Democratic margin of 9.9 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Janet Mills carried Bowdoinham with 56.9% to 41.4% for Paul LePage. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Bowdoinham with 55.3% to 34.5% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 97th most Democratic of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Bowdoinham had 2,233 active registered voters: 35.6% Democrats, 29% Republicans, 32% unenrolled, and 2.9% Green Independents. The median household income is $108,479 and the median home value $405,500, 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.