West Gardiner
Incorporated 1850Set off from the town of Gardiner in 1850.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoWest Gardiner’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How West Gardiner Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently West Gardiner 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 Gardiner at a Glance
West Gardiner is a town in Kennebec County, Maine, incorporated in 1850. It has an estimated 3,678 residents (2025), compared with 3,671 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 1, State Senate District 14, State House District 55, and County Commissioner District 2, in the Central Maine region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried West Gardiner with 56.5% to 41.5% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 15 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried West Gardiner with 53.1% to 45% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried West Gardiner with 48.7% to 42.7% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 258th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, West Gardiner had 2,634 active registered voters: 23.9% Democrats, 39.6% Republicans, 31.3% unenrolled, and 4.5% Green Independents. The median household income is $96,172 and the median home value $305,100, 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.