Woolwich
Incorporated 1759Named for Woolwich, England. The Abenaki called the area Nequasset, after Nequasset Lake.
Voter Registration
Active voters, Secretary of State file of March 7, 2026Current enrollment
Registration history
Recent General Election Results
Referendums
YesNoWoolwich’s vote. Click a question for the statewide comparison.How Woolwich Compares
Presidential margin vs. Maine
Democratic minus Republican share of the candidate vote. The gap between the lines shows how differently Woolwich 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 2020–2024Woolwich at a Glance
Woolwich is a town in Sagadahoc County, Maine, incorporated in 1759. It has an estimated 3,287 residents (2025), compared with 3,068 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, Donald Trump carried Woolwich with 48.8% to 48.6% for Kamala Harris. That was a Republican margin of 0.2 points, against a Democratic margin of 6.9 points statewide. In the 2022 governor’s race, Janet Mills carried Woolwich with 51.1% to 47.4% for Paul LePage. In the 2024 U.S. Senate race, Angus King (Unenrolled) carried Woolwich with 55% to 37.1% for Demi Kouzounas. On the Partisan Electoral Alignment Index (Partisan EAI), it ranks as the 339th most Republican of 504 towns.
As of March 7, 2026, Woolwich had 2,417 active registered voters: 31.2% Democrats, 34.2% Republicans, 29.9% unenrolled, and 4.3% Green Independents. The median household income is $102,175 and the median home value $254,500, 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.