Westbrook
Incorporated 1814 as Stroudwater · city since 1891Named for Col. Thomas Westbrook, an early settler, mill operator and royal mast agent. Set off from Falmouth as Stroudwater in 1814 and renamed later that year; the village was long called Saccarappa.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoWestbrook’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Westbrook Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Westbrook 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 2020–2024Westbrook at a Glance
Westbrook is a city in Cumberland County, Maine, incorporated in 1814 as Stroudwater, a city since 1891. It has an estimated 21,565 residents (2025), compared with 20,400 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 1, State Senate District 26 (60% of residents), State Senate District 27 (40% of residents), State House District 128 (46% of residents), State House District 127 (45% of residents), State House District 126 (9% of residents), and County Commissioner District 4, in the Greater Portland region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Kamala Harris carried Westbrook with 65% to 32.6% for Donald Trump. That was a Democratic margin of 32.4 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Janet Mills carried Westbrook with 69.4% to 28.5% for Paul LePage. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Westbrook with 56.3% to 24.5% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 38th most Democratic of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Westbrook had 11,609 active registered voters: 44% Democrats, 20.2% Republicans, 31.6% unenrolled, and 3.6% Green Independents. The median household income is $85,038 and the median home value $383,300, 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.