Jay
Incorporated 1795Named for John Jay, first Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. It was earlier the plantation of Phipps Canada.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoJay’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Jay Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Jay 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 2020–2024Jay at a Glance
Jay is a town in Franklin County, Maine, incorporated in 1795. It has an estimated 4,639 residents (2025), compared with 4,620 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 19, State House District 76, and County Commissioner District 5, in the Lewiston–Auburn region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Jay with 54.9% to 43.1% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 11.8 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Jay with 50.2% to 47.3% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Jay with 51.3% to 38.8% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 155th most Democratic of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Jay had 2,797 active registered voters: 33.1% Democrats, 33.2% Republicans, 30.3% unenrolled, and 2.9% Green Independents. The median household income is $70,238 and the median home value $168,600, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1868 (with county figures from 1838), 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.