Weld
Incorporated 1816Named for Benjamin Weld of Boston, one of the proprietors. It was earlier Webb's Pond Plantation.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoWeld’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Weld Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Weld 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 2020–2024Weld at a Glance
Weld is a town in Franklin County, Maine, incorporated in 1816. It has an estimated 428 residents (2025), compared with 376 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 19, State House District 74, and County Commissioner District 3, in the Western Maine region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Kamala Harris carried Weld with 49.5% to 41.4% for Donald Trump. That was a Democratic margin of 8.1 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Janet Mills carried Weld with 53.9% to 44.8% for Paul LePage. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Weld with 51.1% to 41.7% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 126th most Democratic of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Weld had 343 active registered voters: 28.3% Democrats, 37.6% Republicans, 30.6% unenrolled, and 2.9% Green Independents. The median household income is $62,083 and the median home value $268,600, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1868 (with county figures from 1838), 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.