Richmond
Incorporated 1823Named for Fort Richmond (built 1719), which honored Ludovic Stewart, Duke of Richmond. It was set off from Bowdoinham; the landing was once called White's Landing.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoRichmond’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Richmond Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Richmond 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 2020–2024Richmond at a Glance
Richmond is a town in Sagadahoc County, Maine, incorporated in 1823. It has an estimated 3,609 residents (2025), compared with 3,522 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 1, State Senate District 24, State House District 52, and County Commissioner District 3, in the Central Maine region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Richmond with 53% to 44.8% 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 Richmond with 50.6% to 47.3% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Richmond with 49.1% to 39.8% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 313th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Richmond had 2,316 active registered voters: 27.1% Democrats, 35.5% Republicans, 30.1% unenrolled, 6.3% Green Independents, and 1% Libertarians. The median household income is $65,854 and the median home value $242,700, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1868 (with county figures from 1854), 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.