Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Essex County, MA — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Essex County, Massachusetts voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+20.2 — 236,624 Democratic to 155,336 Republican of 401,851 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 8.6 points toward Republicans. That makes it 5.0 points more Republican than Massachusetts overall (D+25.2).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Essex County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 236,624 | 155,336 | 9,891 | 58.9% | 38.7% | D+20.2 |
| 2020 | 267,198 | 144,837 | 12,564 | 62.9% | 34.1% | D+28.8 |
| 2016 | 222,310 | 136,316 | 21,242 | 58.5% | 35.9% | D+22.6 |
| 2012 | 210,302 | 150,480 | 5,575 | 57.4% | 41.1% | D+16.3 |
| 2008 | 208,976 | 137,189 | 7,500 | 59.1% | 38.8% | D+20.3 |
| 2004 | 194,068 | 135,114 | 4,051 | 58.2% | 40.5% | D+17.7 |
| 2000 | 178,400 | 110,010 | 21,923 | 57.5% | 35.4% | D+22.0 |
Essex County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Essex County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Essex County, Massachusetts in 2024 by D+20.2, with 401,851 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Essex County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Essex County shifted 8.6 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+28.8) and 2024 (D+20.2).
Is Essex County more Democratic or Republican than Massachusetts overall?+
In 2024, Essex County went D+20.2 while Massachusetts overall went D+25.2 — 5.0 points more Republican than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.