Thorndike
Incorporated 1819Named for Israel Thorndike, a Massachusetts state senator and a principal purchaser of the Waldo Patent in 1806.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoThorndike’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Thorndike Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Thorndike 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 2020–2024Thorndike at a Glance
Thorndike is a town in Waldo County, Maine, incorporated in 1819. It has an estimated 802 residents (2025), compared with 774 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 11, State House District 38, and County Commissioner District 3, in the Central Maine region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Thorndike with 51.6% to 45.6% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 6 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Janet Mills carried Thorndike with 49.4% to 47.1% for Paul LePage. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Thorndike with 46% to 35.5% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 130th most Democratic of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Thorndike had 536 active registered voters: 23.7% Democrats, 35.4% Republicans, 33% unenrolled, and 7.8% Green Independents. The median household income is $78,438 and the median home value $205,600, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1868 (with county figures from 1827), 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.