Oakland
Incorporated 1873 as West WatervilleSet off from Waterville as West Waterville in 1873 and renamed Oakland in 1883.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoOakland’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Oakland Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Oakland 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 2020–2024Oakland at a Glance
Oakland is a town in Kennebec County, Maine, incorporated in 1873 as West Waterville. It has an estimated 6,361 residents (2025), compared with 6,230 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 16, State House District 66, and County Commissioner District 3, in the Central Maine region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Oakland with 53.1% to 44.9% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 8.2 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Oakland with 50.7% to 47.4% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Oakland with 50% to 40.1% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 326th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Oakland had 3,959 active registered voters: 26.4% Democrats, 37.1% Republicans, 33.4% unenrolled, and 2.7% Green Independents. The median household income is $77,813 and the median home value $236,000, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1873 (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.