Bridgewater
Incorporated 1858Part of the township was granted in 1803 to fund Bridgewater Academy in Massachusetts, and the name Bridgewater was applied to the township around 1820.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoBridgewater’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Bridgewater Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Bridgewater 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 2020–2024Bridgewater at a Glance
Bridgewater is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, incorporated in 1858. It has an estimated 523 residents (2025), compared with 532 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 2, State House District 6, and County Commissioner District 1, in The County region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Bridgewater with 73.6% to 25.8% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 47.8 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Bridgewater with 69.4% to 28.1% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Demi Kouzounas carried Bridgewater with 52.7% to 36.9% for Angus King (Unenrolled). On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 57th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Bridgewater had 320 active registered voters: 14.7% Democrats, 46.6% Republicans, 34.4% unenrolled, and 4.4% Green Independents. The median household income is $65,417 and the median home value $154,900, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1868 (with county figures from 1839), 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.