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In Essex County, voter participation was 62% in the 2024 presidential elections and 45% in the 2022 midterm elections. The 2024 presidential election participation rate was lower than the rates in all presidential election years since 2012.

Voter turnout in Essex County in 2024 was slightly higher than the state (61%). Lawrence had the lowest participation rate at 32% while West Newbury had the highest, at 90%.

Voter Participation Rate

	2012	2014	2016	2018	2020	2022	2024
Essex County, MA	63%	43%	64%	51%	68%	45%	62%
Amesbury	63%	42%	67%	55%	74%	54%	73%
Beverly	63%	44%	65%	55%	70%	51%	67%
Gloucester	64%	45%	66%	55%	73%	53%	70%
Haverhill	58%	38%	60%	46%	61%	39%	59%
Lawrence	38%	24%	42%	26%	36%	16%	32%
Lynn	47%	30%	49%	35%	47%	26%	41%
Methuen	57%	37%	60%	45%	62%	39%	58%
Newburyport	77%	57%	79%	69%	86%	65%	80%
Peabody	63%	45%	66%	52%	67%	46%	64%
Salem	56%	37%	61%	52%	65%	45%	61%
Andover	72%	49%	72%	59%	78%	56%	73%
Boxford	86%	60%	84%	71%	91%	68%	87%
Danvers	67%	45%	70%	57%	75%	54%	72%
Essex	78%	58%	80%	70%	88%	64%	83%
Georgetown	76%	52%	76%	62%	86%	62%	84%
Groveland	77%	54%	77%	64%	85%	63%	82%
Hamilton	77%	55%	79%	68%	88%	66%	84%
Ipswich	75%	54%	77%	67%	85%	65%	82%
Lynnfield	82%	56%	79%	65%	85%	61%	82%
Manchester	87%	64%	87%	75%	91%	69%	86%
Marblehead	81%	62%	82%	72%	90%	67%	85%
Merrimac	69%	49%	71%	61%	81%	60%	79%
Middleton	62%	44%	66%	52%	74%	55%	72%
Nahant	77%	62%	78%	68%	87%	68%	80%
Newbury	79%	58%	79%	70%	90%	70%	85%
North Andover	68%	46%	69%	55%	75%	52%	69%
Rockport	78%	60%	80%	69%	88%	71%	85%
Rowley	75%	54%	77%	63%	85%	63%	81%
Salisbury	59%	41%	60%	49%	71%	51%	69%
Saugus	61%	44%	63%	49%	67%	44%	63%
Swampscott	75%	60%	76%	66%	81%	59%	75%
Topsfield	85%	64%	84%	72%	89%	67%	85%
Wenham	59%	41%	59%	50%	66%	50%	66%
West Newbury	81%	61%	83%	72%	93%	72%	90%
Middlesex County, MA	62%	42%	63%	53%	67%	47%	61%
Lake County, IL	56%	38%	56%	47%	63%	42%	57%
Westchester County, NY	53%	31%	56%	44%	62%	42%	58%
Massachusetts	61%	41%	62%	50%	66%	44%	61%
United States	54%		55%		62%		58%

Source: Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, New York State Board of Elections, Illinois State Board of Elections and Federal Elections Commission
Notes: Rates were calculated using Census estimates of the population 18 and over. National data only available for presidential years.

Number of People who Voted

	2012	2014	2016	2018	2020	2022	2024
Essex County, MA	368,102	258,959	392,789	317,264	424,599	289,391	406,303
Amesbury	8,523	5,945	9,402	7,826	10,462	7,638	10,421
Beverly	21,020	14,794	22,413	18,973	24,704	17,873	23,908
Gloucester	15,689	11,170	16,708	13,902	18,313	13,398	17,898
Haverhill	28,123	18,789	30,129	23,316	32,572	21,024	31,591
Lawrence	22,052	14,304	24,537	15,549	23,367	10,321	21,221
Lynn	32,257	20,832	34,189	24,705	36,026	20,022	32,047
Methuen	21,672	14,369	23,584	17,817	26,096	16,375	24,703
Newburyport	11,063	8,285	11,584	10,297	12,897	9,920	12,579
Peabody	27,116	19,523	28,549	22,663	30,261	20,745	29,098
Salem	19,847	13,429	22,183	18,961	24,139	16,702	23,404
Andover	18,830	13,211	19,572	16,533	21,901	15,796	20,679
Boxford	5,193	3,695	5,208	4,470	5,582	4,167	5,463
Danvers	14,638	10,160	15,606	12,704	17,062	12,137	16,535
Essex	2,180	1,648	2,304	2,042	2,528	1,844	2,438
Georgetown	4,947	3,407	5,102	4,211	5,615	4,044	5,575
Groveland	4,002	2,872	4,125	3,492	4,566	3,375	4,469
Hamilton	4,529	3,302	4,762	4,119	5,028	3,731	4,839
Ipswich	8,413	6,149	8,846	7,818	9,728	7,457	9,633
Lynnfield	7,292	5,385	7,693	6,421	8,400	6,016	8,167
Manchester	3,543	2,663	3,623	3,176	3,841	2,907	3,682
Marblehead	12,704	9,820	13,158	11,621	14,343	10,636	13,760
Merrimac	3,604	2,642	3,935	3,428	4,421	3,290	4,350
Middleton	4,656	3,436	5,211	4,307	5,905	4,400	5,846
Nahant	2,320	1,886	2,378	2,101	2,533	1,975	2,352
Newbury	4,481	3,368	4,623	4,144	5,041	3,966	4,901
North Andover	15,343	10,628	16,391	13,388	18,122	12,626	17,141
Rockport	4,774	3,707	4,976	4,360	5,309	4,295	5,232
Rowley	3,594	2,702	3,905	3,271	4,237	3,203	4,120
Salisbury	4,314	3,038	4,810	3,992	5,596	4,056	5,557
Saugus	13,821	10,078	14,718	11,373	15,902	10,436	15,174
Swampscott	8,300	6,666	8,885	7,893	9,670	7,093	9,265
Topsfield	4,092	3,183	4,214	3,614	4,487	3,362	4,328
Wenham	2,373	1,712	2,478	2,132	2,647	1,975	2,628
West Newbury	2,797	2,161	2,988	2,645	3,298	2,586	3,299
Middlesex County, MA	757,380	531,679	808,630	678,178	869,347	612,225	825,133
Lake County, IL	287,493	200,827	299,040	250,739	334,177	230,574	315,616
Westchester County, NY	387,880	229,387	424,055	333,071	468,773	331,586	464,981
Massachusetts	3,184,196	2,186,789	3,378,801	2,752,665	3,658,005	2,511,461	3,512,930
United States	129,067,662		136,669,276		158,429,631		155,238,302

Source: Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, New York State Board of Elections, Illinois State Board of Elections and Federal Elections Commission
Notes: National data only available for presidential years.

INDICATORS	TREND \| ESSEX COUNTY
People 65 or Older Living Alone	Decreasing
Early Prenatal Care by Mother's Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Prevalence of Overweight Adults	Not Applicable
Preterm Births	Maintaining
Infant Mortality Rate	Maintaining
Children with Elevated Blood Lead Levels	Decreasing
Children Living in Poverty	Decreasing
Children Living in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Disengaged Youth	Increasing
Live Births to Teen Mothers	Decreasing
Youth Arrests	Decreasing
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Establishments	Maintaining
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Employment	Maintaining
Tourism Spending	Increasing
Voter Participation Rate	Decreasing
Charitable Contributions	Maintaining
Protected Land	Not Applicable
Days with Good Air Quality	Increasing
Beach Contamination	Increasing
Daily Water Use per Resident	Maintaining
Crimes Against People	Maintaining
Crimes Against Property	Decreasing
Drug-Related Arrests	Maintaining
Reports of Domestic Violence	Maintaining
Incarceration Rates	Decreasing
Recidivism	Decreasing
Households Without Vehicles	Decreasing
Means of Transportation to Work	Not Applicable
Traffic Injuries and Fatalities	Maintaining
Households With Internet Access	Increasing
Change in Total Population	Increasing
Change in Population by Age/Sex	Not Applicable
People with Disabilities	Maintaining
Households by Type	Not Applicable
Single-Parent Families by Sex	Not Applicable
Single-Parent Families by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Foreign-Born Population	Increasing
Language Diversity	Increasing
Change in Total Jobs	Maintaining
Change in Jobs by Sector	Not Applicable
Change in Average Salary	Increasing
Change in Average Salary by Sector	Not Applicable
Average Salary by Sector	Not Applicable
Median Earnings by Occupation by Gender	Not Applicable
People Entering/Leaving County for Work	Not Applicable
Employer Size	Not Applicable
Self-Employment Revenue	Increasing
Business Ownership by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Unemployment Rate	Decreasing
Unemployment Rate by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Prekindergarten Participation	Not Applicable
Female Enrollment in School	Not Applicable
Chronically Absent Students	Increasing
Per-Student Spending	Increasing
Bullying	Decreasing
Student Performance on Grade 3 Reading	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 8 Math by Student Group	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 10 English Language Arts	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 10 Math	Not Applicable
High School Cohort Graduation Rate	Increasing
High School Cohort Graduation Rate by Student Group	Not Applicable
Education Levels of Adults	Not Applicable
Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Income in Relation to Poverty Level	Not Applicable
People Living in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Median Household Income	Increasing
Median Household Income by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Median Household Income by Household Type	Not Applicable
Living Wage Rate by Household Type	Not Applicable
Access to Financial Services, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Households Receiving Temporary Assistance	Increasing
Households Receiving Federal Food Assistance	Increasing
Participation in Food Assistance by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Earned Income Tax Credit Participation	Decreasing
Economically Disadvantaged Students	Increasing
Median Home Value	Increasing
Cost of Homeownership	Increasing
Cost of Renting	Increasing
Homeownership Rates	Maintaining
Homeownership Rates by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Homeless Persons	Not Applicable
People Without Health Insurance	Decreasing
Medical Care Expenses	Increasing
Prevalence of Children with Asthma	Decreasing
Prevalence of Overweight Children	Decreasing
Diabetes Incidence	Decreasing
Chronic Disease Among Older Adults	Increasing
Cancer Incidence	Decreasing
Cancer Mortality Rate	Decreasing
Heart Disease Mortality Rate	Decreasing
Mortality Rate	Maintaining
People who Smoke	Not Applicable
Adult Drug Use	Not Applicable
Youth Drug Use	Not Applicable
Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions	Not Applicable
Drug Overdose Mortality Rate	Decreasing
Prevalence of Mental Illness	Maintaining
Suicide Rate	Maintaining
Children Living in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Single-Parent Families by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Unemployment Rate by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 3 Reading	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 8 Math by Student Group	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 10 English Language Arts	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 10 Math	Not Applicable
High School Cohort Graduation Rate by Student Group	Not Applicable
Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
People Living in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Median Household Income by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Participation in Food Assistance by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Homeownership Rates by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable

INDICATORS

TREND | ESSEX COUNTY