West Bath
Incorporated 1844Set off from Bath and incorporated as a separate town in 1844. The area was earlier part of Georgetown.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoWest Bath’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How West Bath Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently West Bath 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 2020–2024West Bath at a Glance
West Bath is a town in Sagadahoc County, Maine, incorporated in 1844. It has an estimated 1,970 residents (2025), compared with 1,910 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 1, State Senate District 24, State House District 49, and County Commissioner District 3, in the Midcoast region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Kamala Harris carried West Bath with 54.5% to 43.6% for Donald Trump. That was a Democratic margin of 10.9 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Janet Mills carried West Bath with 56.6% to 41.6% for Paul LePage. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried West Bath with 58.8% to 31.8% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 111th most Democratic of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, West Bath had 1,552 active registered voters: 33.4% Democrats, 29.1% Republicans, 33.2% unenrolled, and 3.8% Green Independents. The median household income is $103,333 and the median home value $422,800, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1868 (with county figures from 1854), 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.