Burnham
Incorporated 1824Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoBurnham’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Burnham Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Burnham 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 2020–2024Burnham at a Glance
Burnham is a town in Waldo County, Maine, incorporated in 1824. It has an estimated 1,108 residents (2025), compared with 1,096 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 11, State House District 68, and County Commissioner District 3, in the Central Maine region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Burnham with 67.5% to 30.8% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 36.7 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Burnham with 62.1% to 34.9% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Demi Kouzounas carried Burnham with 49.8% to 37.3% for Angus King (Unenrolled). On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 159th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Burnham had 709 active registered voters: 18.9% Democrats, 34.4% Republicans, 42.7% unenrolled, and 3.1% Green Independents. The median household income is $59,261 and the median home value $178,100, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1868 (with county figures from 1827), 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.