† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupEssex VillageConnecticutUnited States
Italian22.8%15.3%4.8%
Irish22.6%13.9%9.4%
English14.8%8.7%9.5%
German13.4%7.8%12.5%
Polish11.0%6.3%2.2%
French4.8%3.8%1.6%
American4.3%3.3%5.3%
French Canadian3.3%1.9%—
Puerto Rican1.6%8.1%1.8%
Ecuadorian0.4%1.4%—
Mexican0.3%1.8%11.3%
African American†0.8%6.0%9.9%
Jamaican0.2%1.8%0.4%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Essex Village
Connecticut
United States
Median age
58.3
41.2
39.1
Age 18–24
5.2%
9.3%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
32.6%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Essex Village
Connecticut
United States
Median household income
$102,885
$95,781
$84,427
Poverty rate
3.6%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
66.7%
42.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Essex Village
Connecticut
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.4%
23.4%
22.3%
Spanish
3.3%
12.8%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Essex Village
Connecticut
United States
Catholic
—
28.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
6.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
54.0%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Essex Village, Connecticut
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+15.9%
2008
+24.3%
2012
+13.8%
2016
+16.4%
2020
+29.4%
2024
+29.7%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
64.0%Harris1,111
34.3%Trump595
1.7%
D+29.7
D+0.3
D+31.2
1,736
D
64.0%Biden1,156
34.6%Trump625
1.4%
D+29.4
D+13.0
D+24.9
1,807
D
56.0%Clinton879
39.6%Trump621
4.5%
D+16.4
D+2.6
D+14.3
1,570
D
56.3%Obama895
42.4%Romney675
1.3%
D+13.8
R+10.4
D+10.0
1,591
D
61.6%Obama972
37.3%McCain589
1.1%
D+24.3
D+8.4
D+17.0
1,578
D
57.4%Kerry870
41.5%Bush629
1.1%
D+15.9
—
D+18.4
1,516
Essex Village sits in New England. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 29.7 points in 2024. The 2024 margin was 29.7 points.
A population of 2,705, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $102,885 describe the city.
In 2024, Essex Village, Connecticut voted Democratic by 29.7 points (D+29.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,736 votes cast, 1,111 went Democratic and 595 went Republican.
How many people live in Essex Village, Connecticut?
Essex Village, Connecticut has a population of 2,705 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Essex Village, Connecticut?
Median household income in Essex Village, Connecticut is $102,885 — above the national median of $80,734. The Connecticut state median is $95,781.
What is the political history of Essex Village, Connecticut?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Essex Village, Connecticut from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.