Waldoboro
Incorporated 1773 as WaldoboroughNamed for Gen. Samuel Waldo, proprietor of the Waldo Patent. The settlement was first called Broad Bay.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoWaldoboro’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Waldoboro Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Waldoboro 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 2020–2024Waldoboro at a Glance
Waldoboro is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, incorporated in 1773 as Waldoborough. It has an estimated 5,324 residents (2025), compared with 5,154 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 1, State Senate District 13, State House District 45, and County Commissioner District 2, in the Midcoast region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried Waldoboro with 52.9% to 45.2% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 7.7 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried Waldoboro with 49.4% to 48.5% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Waldoboro with 39% to 38.6% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 320th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Waldoboro had 3,374 active registered voters: 28.6% Democrats, 36.4% Republicans, 31.1% unenrolled, and 3.5% Green Independents. The median household income is $69,107 and the median home value $274,900, 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.