West Paris
Incorporated 1957Named for its position west of Paris, from which it was set off.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoWest Paris’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How West Paris Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently West Paris 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 Paris at a Glance
West Paris is a town in Oxford County, Maine, incorporated in 1957. It has an estimated 1,773 residents (2025), compared with 1,766 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 2, State Senate District 19, State House District 79, and County Commissioner District 3, in the Western Maine region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump carried West Paris with 61.1% to 37.3% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 23.8 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Paul LePage carried West Paris with 58.8% to 39% for Janet Mills. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried West Paris with 46.9% to 43.7% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 217th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, West Paris had 1,102 active registered voters: 23.9% Democrats, 37.9% Republicans, 35.9% unenrolled, and 2% Green Independents. The median household income is $56,324 and the median home value $193,000, against $74,733 and $296,600 statewide.
Below the summary figures, this page has election results back to 1958 (with county figures from 1821), voter registration since 1958, 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.