The percentage of the voting-age population (18 and over) that voted in an election.
Voting is a basic responsibility of all citizens and an indication of the citizenry's interest in and commitment to participating in our political process.
In Essex County, voter participation was 68% in the 2020 presidential elections and 51% in the 2018 midterm elections. The 2020 presidential election participation rate was slightly higher than the rates in all presidential elections since 2000.
Voter turnout in Essex County in 2020 was a bit higher than the state (66%). Wenham had the lowest participation rate at 66%, and Newbury and West Newbury the highest, at 97% and 100% respectively.
Voter participation in Essex County during the 2020 presidential elections was higher than Lake, IL and Westchester, NY (63% and 62% respectively), and similar to the rate in Middlesex, MA at 67%.
Rates were calculated using Census estimates of the population 18 and over. National data only available for presidential years.
| 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essex County, MA | 58% | 47% | 61% | 47% | 64% | 47% | 63% | 43% | 64% | 51% | 68% |
| Amesbury | 54% | 44% | 63% | 48% | 68% | 49% | 66% | 44% | 70% | 58% | 78% |
| Beverly | 59% | 48% | 62% | 49% | 65% | 50% | 65% | 45% | 67% | 56% | 72% |
| Gloucester | 56% | 46% | 63% | 51% | 67% | 49% | 66% | 46% | 68% | 56% | 76% |
| Haverhill | 49% | 39% | 54% | 40% | 59% | 42% | 59% | 39% | 62% | 47% | 62% |
| Lawrence | 29% | 23% | 32% | 24% | 37% | 24% | 40% | 25% | 43% | 27% | 37% |
| Lynn | 41% | 32% | 42% | 31% | 45% | 31% | 47% | 30% | 49% | 35% | 47% |
| Methuen | 53% | 41% | 56% | 41% | 60% | 43% | 59% | 38% | 62% | 46% | 65% |
| Newburyport | 72% | 61% | 76% | 60% | 80% | 63% | 80% | 59% | 82% | 72% | 89% |
| Peabody | 60% | 50% | 63% | 51% | 65% | 49% | 65% | 46% | 67% | 53% | 69% |
| Salem | 52% | 43% | 55% | 42% | 58% | 41% | 58% | 38% | 63% | 54% | 67% |
| Andover | 71% | 58% | 74% | 57% | 76% | 59% | 75% | 51% | 75% | 62% | 81% |
| Boxford | 78% | 68% | 85% | 68% | 88% | 74% | 90% | 63% | 88% | 75% | 95% |
| Danvers | 64% | 51% | 66% | 52% | 68% | 51% | 68% | 46% | 72% | 58% | 77% |
| Essex | 78% | 65% | 82% | 67% | 84% | 66% | 79% | 59% | 81% | 71% | 90% |
| Georgetown | 71% | 56% | 76% | 60% | 81% | 62% | 81% | 55% | 81% | 66% | 91% |
| Groveland | 69% | 58% | 77% | 62% | 81% | 63% | 81% | 57% | 81% | 68% | 90% |
| Hamilton | 70% | 60% | 78% | 62% | 83% | 64% | 79% | 57% | 82% | 70% | 91% |
| Ipswich | 70% | 58% | 76% | 61% | 79% | 61% | 79% | 57% | 81% | 71% | 89% |
| Lynnfield | 78% | 67% | 81% | 63% | 82% | 65% | 83% | 57% | 80% | 66% | 87% |
| Manchester | 79% | 68% | 84% | 69% | 88% | 70% | 89% | 66% | 89% | 77% | 93% |
| Marblehead | 78% | 66% | 80% | 66% | 84% | 68% | 84% | 64% | 86% | 75% | 94% |
| Merrimac | 66% | 54% | 73% | 57% | 76% | 57% | 73% | 52% | 76% | 65% | 87% |
| Middleton | 55% | 46% | 59% | 52% | 64% | 50% | 64% | 45% | 68% | 54% | 77% |
| Nahant | 73% | 64% | 77% | 65% | 81% | 67% | 80% | 65% | 81% | 71% | 91% |
| Newbury | 73% | 62% | 79% | 66% | 84% | 69% | 85% | 63% | 85% | 75% | 97% |
| North Andover | 66% | 54% | 68% | 52% | 73% | 54% | 72% | 48% | 72% | 58% | 79% |
| Rockport | 70% | 60% | 76% | 63% | 80% | 64% | 82% | 63% | 83% | 73% | 92% |
| Rowley | 68% | 57% | 74% | 60% | 79% | 62% | 80% | 58% | 82% | 67% | 91% |
| Salisbury | 57% | 44% | 61% | 45% | 64% | 47% | 63% | 43% | 64% | 52% | 75% |
| Saugus | 61% | 49% | 63% | 48% | 63% | 49% | 62% | 45% | 65% | 50% | 69% |
| Swampscott | 69% | 59% | 74% | 59% | 77% | 65% | 77% | 61% | 77% | 67% | 83% |
| Topsfield | 79% | 70% | 84% | 70% | 87% | 73% | 89% | 67% | 88% | 75% | 94% |
| Wenham | 57% | 50% | 61% | 48% | 61% | 48% | 59% | 42% | 60% | 51% | 66% |
| West Newbury | 82% | 67% | 85% | 69% | 91% | 73% | 88% | 66% | 89% | 77% | 100% |
| Middlesex County, MA | 58% | 48% | 61% | 47% | 63% | 47% | 62% | 42% | 63% | 53% | 67% |
| Lake County, IL | 17% | 37% | 57% | 38% | 59% | 40% | 56% | 38% | 56% | 47% | 63% |
| Westchester County, NY | 55% | 37% | 57% | 39% | 59% | 37% | 53% | 31% | 56% | 44% | 62% |
| Massachusetts | 56% | 45% | 59% | 45% | 62% | 45% | 61% | 41% | 62% | 50% | 66% |
| 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essex County, MA | 313,374 | 258,718 | 334,862 | 260,488 | 356,071 | 269,472 | 368,102 | 258,959 | 392,789 | 317,264 | 424,599 |
| Amesbury | 6,962 | 5,623 | 7,937 | 5,999 | 8,571 | 6,234 | 8,523 | 5,945 | 9,402 | 7,826 | 10,462 |
| Beverly | 18,894 | 15,531 | 19,677 | 15,614 | 20,614 | 15,769 | 21,020 | 14,794 | 22,413 | 18,973 | 24,704 |
| Gloucester | 13,879 | 11,260 | 15,076 | 12,051 | 15,684 | 11,466 | 15,689 | 11,170 | 16,708 | 13,902 | 18,313 |
| Haverhill | 22,463 | 18,032 | 24,726 | 18,176 | 27,138 | 19,780 | 28,123 | 18,789 | 30,129 | 23,316 | 32,572 |
| Lawrence | 14,872 | 11,945 | 16,581 | 12,767 | 19,660 | 13,245 | 22,052 | 14,304 | 24,537 | 15,549 | 23,367 |
| Lynn | 27,627 | 21,314 | 28,136 | 20,664 | 29,956 | 21,311 | 32,257 | 20,832 | 34,189 | 24,705 | 36,026 |
| Methuen | 17,529 | 14,019 | 19,380 | 14,350 | 21,109 | 15,326 | 21,672 | 14,369 | 23,584 | 17,817 | 26,096 |
| Newburyport | 9,872 | 8,342 | 10,430 | 8,195 | 10,944 | 8,635 | 11,063 | 8,285 | 11,584 | 10,297 | 12,897 |
| Peabody | 23,389 | 20,032 | 25,179 | 20,458 | 26,441 | 20,435 | 27,116 | 19,523 | 28,549 | 22,663 | 30,261 |
| Salem | 16,997 | 14,282 | 18,140 | 13,866 | 19,316 | 13,659 | 19,847 | 13,429 | 22,183 | 18,961 | 24,139 |
| Andover | 16,513 | 13,738 | 17,410 | 13,485 | 18,344 | 14,263 | 18,830 | 13,211 | 19,572 | 16,533 | 21,901 |
| Boxford | 4,447 | 3,866 | 4,811 | 3,826 | 4,981 | 4,253 | 5,193 | 3,695 | 5,208 | 4,470 | 5,582 |
| Danvers | 12,721 | 10,419 | 13,337 | 10,535 | 14,050 | 10,737 | 14,638 | 10,160 | 15,606 | 12,704 | 17,062 |
| Essex | 1,945 | 1,653 | 2,113 | 1,736 | 2,209 | 1,760 | 2,180 | 1,648 | 2,304 | 2,042 | 2,528 |
| Georgetown | 3,841 | 3,142 | 4,261 | 3,404 | 4,746 | 3,690 | 4,947 | 3,407 | 5,102 | 4,211 | 5,615 |
| Groveland | 3,146 | 2,694 | 3,594 | 2,914 | 3,867 | 3,047 | 4,002 | 2,872 | 4,125 | 3,492 | 4,566 |
| Hamilton | 4,228 | 3,604 | 4,595 | 3,587 | 4,728 | 3,603 | 4,529 | 3,302 | 4,762 | 4,119 | 5,028 |
| Ipswich | 7,122 | 5,961 | 7,806 | 6,282 | 8,167 | 6,383 | 8,413 | 6,149 | 8,846 | 7,818 | 9,728 |
| Lynnfield | 6,598 | 5,725 | 6,912 | 5,372 | 6,984 | 5,652 | 7,292 | 5,385 | 7,693 | 6,421 | 8,400 |
| Manchester | 3,166 | 2,726 | 3,314 | 2,688 | 3,421 | 2,752 | 3,543 | 2,663 | 3,623 | 3,176 | 3,841 |
| Marblehead | 11,872 | 10,117 | 12,112 | 9,863 | 12,460 | 10,170 | 12,704 | 9,820 | 13,158 | 11,621 | 14,343 |
| Merrimac | 3,038 | 2,526 | 3,413 | 2,663 | 3,581 | 2,715 | 3,604 | 2,642 | 3,935 | 3,428 | 4,421 |
| Middleton | 3,376 | 2,887 | 3,827 | 3,484 | 4,368 | 3,508 | 4,656 | 3,436 | 5,211 | 4,307 | 5,905 |
| Nahant | 2,219 | 1,936 | 2,259 | 1,874 | 2,314 | 1,914 | 2,320 | 1,886 | 2,378 | 2,101 | 2,533 |
| Newbury | 3,774 | 3,232 | 4,092 | 3,372 | 4,329 | 3,539 | 4,481 | 3,368 | 4,623 | 4,144 | 5,041 |
| North Andover | 13,171 | 10,914 | 13,855 | 10,618 | 15,062 | 11,252 | 15,343 | 10,628 | 16,391 | 13,388 | 18,122 |
| Rockport | 4,500 | 3,818 | 4,657 | 3,734 | 4,685 | 3,678 | 4,774 | 3,707 | 4,976 | 4,360 | 5,309 |
| Rowley | 2,816 | 2,417 | 3,151 | 2,562 | 3,449 | 2,723 | 3,594 | 2,702 | 3,905 | 3,271 | 4,237 |
| Salisbury | 3,611 | 2,820 | 3,969 | 2,911 | 4,222 | 3,164 | 4,314 | 3,038 | 4,810 | 3,992 | 5,596 |
| Saugus | 12,971 | 10,537 | 13,471 | 10,126 | 13,504 | 10,594 | 13,821 | 10,078 | 14,718 | 11,373 | 15,902 |
| Swampscott | 7,705 | 6,551 | 8,047 | 6,312 | 8,191 | 6,872 | 8,300 | 6,666 | 8,885 | 7,893 | 9,670 |
| Topsfield | 3,525 | 3,147 | 3,733 | 3,098 | 3,859 | 3,226 | 4,092 | 3,183 | 4,214 | 3,614 | 4,487 |
| Wenham | 2,098 | 1,849 | 2,271 | 1,796 | 2,345 | 1,867 | 2,373 | 1,712 | 2,478 | 2,132 | 2,647 |
| West Newbury | 2,487 | 2,059 | 2,590 | 2,106 | 2,772 | 2,250 | 2,797 | 2,161 | 2,988 | 2,645 | 3,298 |
| Middlesex County, MA | 663,624 | 547,665 | 692,287 | 538,444 | 730,490 | 557,974 | 757,380 | 531,679 | 808,630 | 678,178 | 869,347 |
| Lake County, IL | 76,085 | 173,888 | 275,295 | 186,305 | 299,105 | 204,927 | 287,493 | 200,827 | 299,040 | 250,739 | 334,177 |
| Westchester County, NY | 378,961 | 258,104 | 398,532 | 274,690 | 417,496 | 265,063 | 387,880 | 229,387 | 424,055 | 333,071 | 468,773 |
| Massachusetts | 2,734,006 | 2,220,301 | 2,927,455 | 2,243,835 | 3,102,995 | 2,319,963 | 3,184,196 | 2,186,789 | 3,378,801 | 2,752,665 | 3,658,005 |
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