Gray
Incorporated 1778Named for Thomas Gray, one of the proprietors. Before incorporation the plantation was called New Boston.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoGray’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Gray Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Gray 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 2020–2024Gray at a Glance
Gray is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, incorporated in 1778. It has an estimated 8,676 residents (2025), compared with 8,269 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 1, State Senate District 25, State House District 105 (60% of residents), State House District 104 (40% of residents), and County Commissioner District 2, in the Sebago Lakes Region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Kamala Harris carried Gray with 49.2% to 48.5% for Donald Trump. That was a Democratic margin of 0.7 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Janet Mills carried Gray with 50.4% to 47.9% for Paul LePage. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Gray with 50.3% to 37.9% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 344th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Gray had 5,944 active registered voters: 28.4% Democrats, 32.3% Republicans, 35.2% unenrolled, and 3.2% Green Independents. The median household income is $95,236 and the median home value $363,700, 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.