Rome
Incorporated 1804Named for the city of Rome, Italy. It was formed from part of West Pond Plantation.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoRome’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Rome Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Rome 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 2020–2024Rome at a Glance
Rome is a town in Kennebec County, Maine, incorporated in 1804. It has an estimated 1,184 residents (2025), compared with 1,148 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 5, State House District 58, and County Commissioner District 3, in the Central Maine region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Rome with 51.1% to 47.1% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 4 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Rome with 50.8% to 46.9% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Rome with 53.7% to 37.5% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 150th most Democratic of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Rome had 793 active registered voters: 30.1% Democrats, 32.9% Republicans, 32.2% unenrolled, and 4.3% Green Independents. The median household income is $77,639 and the median home value $329,300, 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.