Wayne
Incorporated 1798Named for Revolutionary War general "Mad" Anthony Wayne. It was earlier called Pocasset and then New Sandwich Plantation.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoWayne’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Wayne Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Wayne 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 2020–2024Wayne at a Glance
Wayne is a town in Kennebec County, Maine, incorporated in 1798. It has an estimated 1,167 residents (2025), compared with 1,129 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 14, State House District 91, and County Commissioner District 2, in the Central Maine region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Kamala Harris carried Wayne with 58.4% to 39.8% for Donald Trump. That was a Democratic margin of 18.6 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Janet Mills carried Wayne with 59% to 38.8% for Paul LePage. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Wayne with 57.6% to 32.8% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 69th most Democratic of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Wayne had 934 active registered voters: 37.7% Democrats, 29% Republicans, 31.8% unenrolled, and 1.4% Green Independents. The median household income is $93,194 and the median home value $362,800, 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.