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Essex County, Massachusetts presidential election results

In 2024 Kamala Harris won Essex County by 20.3 points, out of 399,777 votes for president.

Franklin (no county figures)Dukes (no county figures)Hampden (no county figures)Hampshire (no county figures)Middlesex (no county figures)Norfolk (no county figures)Plymouth (no county figures)Barnstable (no county figures)Berkshire (no county figures)Worcester (no county figures)Suffolk (no county figures)Bristol (no county figures)Essex County: Kamala Harris +20.3Nantucket (no county figures)
D+30R+30D+15R+152000: D+22.120002004: D+17.720042008: D+20.320082012: D+16.320122016: D+22.620162020: D+29.020202024: D+20.32024
Essex County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Kamala Harris236,62459.2%
Donald J. Trump155,33638.9%
Stein/ Caballero-Roca2,3550.6%
Ayyadurai/ Ellis2,1380.5%
Oliver/ Ter Maat1,9480.5%
De La Cruz/ Garcia1,3180.3%
Sonski/ Onak370.0%
West/ Abdullah210.0%
Total406,303

Essex County was D+20.3 against D+25.2 statewide, 4.9 points more Republican than the state.

Source: Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, PD43+ election statistics, 2024 President General Election by county (printed 12/30/2024)

TicketVotesShareBar
Joseph R. Biden DEM267,19863.4%
Donald J. Trump REP144,83734.4%
All other candidates9,1752.2%
Total421,210

Essex County was D+29.0 against D+33.5 statewide, 4.5 points more Republican than the state.

Source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document

TicketVotesShareBar
Hillary Clinton DEM222,31058.5%
Donald J. Trump REP136,31635.9%
All other candidates21,2425.6%
Total379,868

Essex County was D+22.6 against D+27.2 statewide, 4.6 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

TicketVotesShareBar
Barack Obama DEM210,30257.4%
Mitt Romney REP150,48041.1%
All other candidates5,5751.5%
Total366,357

Essex County was D+16.3 against D+23.1 statewide, 6.8 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

TicketVotesShareBar
Barack Obama DEM208,97659.1%
John McCain REP137,18938.8%
All other candidates7,5002.1%
Total353,665

Essex County was D+20.3 against D+25.8 statewide, 5.5 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

TicketVotesShareBar
John Kerry DEM194,06858.2%
George W. Bush REP135,11440.5%
All other candidates4,0511.2%
Total333,233

Essex County was D+17.7 against D+25.2 statewide, 7.5 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

TicketVotesShareBar
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM178,40057.5%
George W. Bush REP110,01035.4%
All other candidates21,9237.1%
Total310,333

Essex County was D+22.1 against D+27.3 statewide, 5.2 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

Questions and answers

Who won Essex County, Massachusetts in 2024?

Kamala Harris won Essex County by 20.3 points, out of 399,777 votes counted for president.

Is Essex County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Democratic by 20.3 points; 2020: Democratic by 29.0 points; 2016: Democratic by 22.6 points; 2012: Democratic by 16.3 points; 2008: Democratic by 20.3 points; 2004: Democratic by 17.7 points; 2000: Democratic by 22.1 points.

How does Essex County vote compared with the rest of Massachusetts?

In 2024 it was 4.9 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Democratic by 20.3 points against Democratic by 25.2 points statewide).

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data