Wiscasset
Incorporated 1760 as PownalboroughIncorporated as Pownalborough for Gov. Thomas Pownall; in 1802 it took back the Abenaki name Wiscasset.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoWiscasset’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Wiscasset Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Wiscasset 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 2020–2024Wiscasset at a Glance
Wiscasset is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, incorporated in 1760 as Pownalborough. It has an estimated 3,998 residents (2025), compared with 3,742 in the 2020 Census.
It is part of Congressional District 1, State Senate District 13, State House District 47, and County Commissioner District 1, in the Midcoast region.
In the 2024 presidential race, Kamala Harris carried Wiscasset with 50.1% to 47.3% for Donald Trump. That was a Democratic margin of 2.8 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Janet Mills carried Wiscasset with 50.1% to 47.7% for Paul LePage. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Wiscasset with 52.9% to 35.6% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 343rd most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Wiscasset had 2,584 active registered voters: 29.5% Democrats, 32.8% Republicans, 33.6% unenrolled, and 3.8% Green Independents. The median household income is $71,118 and the median home value $325,200, 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.