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Essex County, MA

Office (updates table and map)

President margin by year

Place winner margin

1892–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1892 → 2024

2024

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

Irish18.7%18.6%9.4%

Italian13.6%11.1%4.8%

English9.6%9.7%9.5%

French4.7%4.7%1.6%

German4.4%5.4%12.5%

Polish3.1%3.4%2.2%

French Canadian3.0%——

American2.7%3.3%5.3%

Dominican11.5%2.7%0.7%

Puerto Rican4.6%4.6%1.8%

Guatemalan2.3%0.8%0.5%

Salvadoran1.5%1.1%0.7%

Mexican0.7%0.8%11.3%

Colombian0.6%0.6%0.4%

Cuban0.3%0.2%0.7%

Honduran0.3%—0.3%

African American†1.3%2.6%9.9%

Haitian0.7%1.1%0.3%

African0.4%0.3%0.5%

Nigerian0.2%0.2%0.2%

Kenyan0.2%——

Cape Verdean0.2%0.9%—

Chinese0.8%2.5%1.3%

Asian Indian0.7%1.9%1.4%

Cambodian0.6%0.4%—

Vietnamese0.4%0.8%0.6%

Filipino0.2%0.2%0.9%

Korean0.2%0.4%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 County	Massachusetts	United States
Median age	41.2	40.3	39.1
Age 18–24	8.8%	9.9%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	18.4%	17.9%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Essex County	Massachusetts	United States
Median household income	$101,883	$103,960	$84,427
Poverty rate	9.4%	10.1%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	43.0%	47.3%	35.6%

Languages at home

Measure	Essex County	Massachusetts	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	28.7%	25.1%	22.3%
Spanish	19.1%	9.7%	13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)	1.2%	1.9%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	4.1%	6.1%	2.0%

Religious landscape

Measure	Essex County	Massachusetts	United States
Catholic	36.9%	35.5%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	3.3%	3.6%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	50.9%	51.4%	51.5%

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.

President results by year

2024 turnout 69.7% of 583,292 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic58.9%236,624TrumpRepublican38.7%155,336SteinIndependent0.6%2,355

D+20.2

Lead: 81,288
Total: 401,851
vs nation: D+21.7
Turnout: 69.7%

BidenDemocratic62.9%267,198TrumpRepublican34.1%144,837JorgensenLibertarian1.3%5,356

D+28.8

Lead: 122,361
Total: 424,599
vs nation: D+24.4
Turnout: 74.7%

ClintonDemocratic56.6%222,310TrumpRepublican34.7%136,316JohnsonLibertarian4.1%16,215

D+21.9

Lead: 85,994
Total: 392,789
vs nation: D+19.8
Turnout: 71.5%

ObamaDemocratic57.4%210,302RomneyRepublican41.1%150,480OtherAll other candidates1.5%5,575

D+16.3

Lead: 59,822
Total: 366,357
vs nation: D+12.5
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic59.1%208,976McCainRepublican38.8%137,129OtherAll other candidates2.1%7,357

D+20.3

Lead: 71,847
Total: 353,462
vs nation: D+13.1
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic58.2%194,068BushRepublican40.5%135,114OtherAll other candidates1.2%4,051

D+17.7

Lead: 58,954
Total: 333,233
vs nation: D+20.1
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic57.5%178,400BushRepublican35.4%110,010NaderGreen5.8%17,955

D+22.0

Lead: 68,390
Total: 310,333
vs nation: D+21.5
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic58.7%171,021DoleRepublican30.6%89,120PerotReform9.3%27,068

D+28.1

Lead: 81,901
Total: 291,442
vs nation: D+19.6
Turnout: —

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+20.2MIT Election Lab
Population: 813,0542024 5-year
Median household income: $101,8832024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 64.5%2024 5-year
Black: 3.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 24.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+48.9 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+48.8 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Worcester County, MA · twin score 97.3

Participation

Midterm durability

Total general-election participants divided by same-year citizen voting-age population. These are total ballots or participating voters—not presidential candidate votes.

2024 total turnout: 69.7%406,303 participants ÷ 583,292 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off: +24.8 ptsPresidential-dependent
Drop-off versus state: +1.1 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026 scenario: 44.9%–49.9%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast

Election	Participants	CVAP	Turnout	Quality
2016 · Presidential	392,789	549,351	71.5%	B/A
2018 · Midterm	317,449	559,399	56.7%	B/A
2020 · Presidential	424,599	568,111	74.7%	B/A
2022 · Midterm	289,391	579,202	50.0%	B/A
2024 · Presidential	406,303	583,292	69.7%	B/A

Sources and methods

2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:aggregated; allocation share 0.0%; series 292/111.
2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:aggregated; allocation share 0.0%; series 296/138.
2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:aggregated; allocation share 0.0%; series 300/2.
2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:aggregated; allocation share 0.0%; series 305/183.
2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:aggregated; allocation share 0.0%; series 310/228.

Precinct data

Results by precinct

256 precincts · 401,851 votes

Election

Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.

Essex County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -Rowley Precinct 1Rowley Precinct 1	2,106	1,954	104	4,164	50.6%	46.9%	D+3.7
Precinct -Manchester-by-the-Sea Precinct 1Manchester-by-the-Sea Precinct 1	2,629	970	111	3,710	70.9%	26.1%	D+44.7
Precinct -West Newbury Precinct 1West Newbury Precinct 1	2,107	1,111	97	3,315	63.6%	33.5%	D+30.0
Precinct -North Andover Precinct 4North Andover Precinct 4	1,616	904	75	2,595	62.3%	34.8%	D+27.4
Precinct -Ipswich Precinct 3Ipswich Precinct 3	1,455	982	69	2,506	58.1%	39.2%	D+18.9
Precinct -Newbury Precinct 2Newbury Precinct 2	1,458	976	58	2,492	58.5%	39.2%	D+19.3
Precinct -Ipswich Precinct 4Ipswich Precinct 4	1,539	888	63	2,490	61.8%	35.7%	D+26.1
Precinct -North Andover Precinct 6North Andover Precinct 6	1,435	967	67	2,469	58.1%	39.2%	D+19.0
Precinct -Newbury Precinct 1Newbury Precinct 1	1,550	850	68	2,468	62.8%	34.4%	D+28.4
Precinct -Essex Precinct 1Essex Precinct 1	1,572	825	68	2,465	63.8%	33.5%	D+30.3
Precinct -Ipswich Precinct 2Ipswich Precinct 2	1,630	763	71	2,464	66.2%	31.0%	D+35.2
Precinct -Hamilton Precinct 1Hamilton Precinct 1	1,612	764	85	2,461	65.5%	31.0%	D+34.5
Precinct -Beverly Precinct 4-2Beverly Precinct 4-2	1,834	562	54	2,450	74.9%	22.9%	D+51.9
Precinct -Beverly Precinct 6-2Beverly Precinct 6-2	1,459	888	58	2,405	60.7%	36.9%	D+23.7
Precinct -Hamilton Precinct 2Hamilton Precinct 2	1,611	708	85	2,404	67.0%	29.5%	D+37.6
Precinct -North Andover Precinct 8North Andover Precinct 8	1,320	1,000	62	2,382	55.4%	42.0%	D+13.4
Precinct -Marblehead Precinct 1Marblehead Precinct 1	1,692	614	67	2,373	71.3%	25.9%	D+45.4
Precinct -Nahant Precinct 1Nahant Precinct 1	1,475	857	39	2,371	62.2%	36.1%	D+26.1
Precinct -Marblehead Precinct 6Marblehead Precinct 6	1,587	711	63	2,361	67.2%	30.1%	D+37.1
Precinct -Danvers Precinct 6Danvers Precinct 6	1,193	1,117	45	2,355	50.7%	47.4%	D+3.2
Precinct -Andover Precinct 3Andover Precinct 3	1,598	673	80	2,351	68.0%	28.6%	D+39.3
Precinct -Marblehead Precinct 2Marblehead Precinct 2	1,679	609	60	2,348	71.5%	25.9%	D+45.6
Precinct -Middleton Precinct 1Middleton Precinct 1	1,088	1,195	63	2,346	46.4%	50.9%	R+4.6
Precinct -Beverly Precinct 6-1Beverly Precinct 6-1	1,587	688	61	2,336	67.9%	29.5%	D+38.5
Precinct -North Andover Precinct 7North Andover Precinct 7	1,432	829	72	2,333	61.4%	35.5%	D+25.8
Precinct -Marblehead Precinct 4Marblehead Precinct 4	1,558	699	71	2,328	66.9%	30.0%	D+36.9
Precinct -Beverly Precinct 1-2Beverly Precinct 1-2	1,483	776	67	2,326	63.8%	33.4%	D+30.4
Precinct -Andover Precinct 8Andover Precinct 8	1,521	722	75	2,318	65.6%	31.1%	D+34.5
Precinct -Groveland Precinct 2Groveland Precinct 2	1,183	1,056	56	2,295	51.5%	46.0%	D+5.5
Precinct -Merrimac Precinct 2Merrimac Precinct 2	1,261	977	55	2,293	55.0%	42.6%	D+12.4
Precinct -Topsfield Precinct 1Topsfield Precinct 1	1,310	916	51	2,277	57.5%	40.2%	D+17.3
Precinct -Newburyport Precinct 3-1Newburyport Precinct 3-1	1,696	510	67	2,273	74.6%	22.4%	D+52.2
Precinct -Marblehead Precinct 5Marblehead Precinct 5	1,499	705	33	2,237	67.0%	31.5%	D+35.5
Precinct -Ipswich Precinct 1Ipswich Precinct 1	1,558	611	65	2,234	69.7%	27.4%	D+42.4
Precinct -Gloucester Precinct 5-2Gloucester Precinct 5-2	1,330	832	66	2,228	59.7%	37.3%	D+22.4
Precinct -Lynn Precinct 1-1Lynn Precinct 1-1	1,213	965	47	2,225	54.5%	43.4%	D+11.1
Precinct -Andover Precinct 10Andover Precinct 10	1,447	700	74	2,221	65.2%	31.5%	D+33.6
Precinct -Gloucester Precinct 4-2Gloucester Precinct 4-2	1,602	561	57	2,220	72.2%	25.3%	D+46.9
Precinct -Groveland Precinct 1Groveland Precinct 1	1,114	1,051	55	2,220	50.2%	47.3%	D+2.8
Precinct -Methuen Precinct 11Methuen Precinct 11	992	1,177	42	2,211	44.9%	53.2%	R+8.4
Precinct -Newburyport Precinct 4-1Newburyport Precinct 4-1	1,602	537	57	2,196	73.0%	24.5%	D+48.5
Precinct -Andover Precinct 7Andover Precinct 7	1,400	735	58	2,193	63.8%	33.5%	D+30.3
Precinct -Marblehead Precinct 3Marblehead Precinct 3	1,479	650	50	2,179	67.9%	29.8%	D+38.0
Precinct -Gloucester Precinct 1-1Gloucester Precinct 1-1	1,467	658	53	2,178	67.4%	30.2%	D+37.1
Precinct -North Andover Precinct 2North Andover Precinct 2	1,264	855	57	2,176	58.1%	39.3%	D+18.8
Precinct -Danvers Precinct 7Danvers Precinct 7	1,177	931	65	2,173	54.2%	42.8%	D+11.3
Precinct -Andover Precinct 5Andover Precinct 5	1,318	803	51	2,172	60.7%	37.0%	D+23.7
Precinct -Danvers Precinct 5Danvers Precinct 5	1,126	1,000	43	2,169	51.9%	46.1%	D+5.8
Precinct -Rockport Precinct 3Rockport Precinct 3	1,577	540	47	2,164	72.9%	25.0%	D+47.9
Precinct -Peabody Precinct 6-3Peabody Precinct 6-3	898	1,215	36	2,149	41.8%	56.5%	R+14.8
Precinct -Gloucester Precinct 5-1Gloucester Precinct 5-1	1,319	779	41	2,139	61.7%	36.4%	D+25.2
Precinct -Beverly Precinct 2-1Beverly Precinct 2-1	1,452	604	70	2,126	68.3%	28.4%	D+39.9
Precinct -Peabody Precinct 6-1Peabody Precinct 6-1	968	1,121	36	2,125	45.6%	52.8%	R+7.2
Precinct -Danvers Precinct 4Danvers Precinct 4	1,185	883	52	2,120	55.9%	41.7%	D+14.2
Precinct -Andover Precinct 2Andover Precinct 2	1,382	676	58	2,116	65.3%	31.9%	D+33.4
Precinct -Danvers Precinct 2Danvers Precinct 2	1,208	871	36	2,115	57.1%	41.2%	D+15.9
Precinct -Amesbury Precinct 1Amesbury Precinct 1	1,352	723	34	2,109	64.1%	34.3%	D+29.8
Precinct -Lynnfield Precinct 4Lynnfield Precinct 4	925	1,154	29	2,108	43.9%	54.7%	R+10.9
Precinct -Salem Precinct 2-2Salem Precinct 2-2	1,736	322	49	2,107	82.4%	15.3%	D+67.1
Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 4-2Haverhill Precinct 4-2	1,077	975	46	2,098	51.3%	46.5%	D+4.9
Precinct -North Andover Precinct 1North Andover Precinct 1	1,229	813	52	2,094	58.7%	38.8%	D+19.9
Precinct -Newburyport Precinct 2-1Newburyport Precinct 2-1	1,577	446	68	2,091	75.4%	21.3%	D+54.1
Precinct -Middleton Precinct 3Middleton Precinct 3	870	1,161	51	2,082	41.8%	55.8%	R+14.0
Precinct -Newburyport Precinct 6-1Newburyport Precinct 6-1	1,337	697	48	2,082	64.2%	33.5%	D+30.7
Precinct -Topsfield Precinct 2Topsfield Precinct 2	1,222	801	57	2,080	58.8%	38.5%	D+20.2
Precinct -Merrimac Precinct 1Merrimac Precinct 1	1,172	871	36	2,079	56.4%	41.9%	D+14.5
Precinct -Lynnfield Precinct 2Lynnfield Precinct 2	1,026	1,002	30	2,058	49.9%	48.7%	D+1.2
Precinct -Danvers Precinct 1Danvers Precinct 1	1,199	810	45	2,054	58.4%	39.4%	D+18.9
Precinct -Beverly Precinct 1-1Beverly Precinct 1-1	1,286	718	38	2,042	63.0%	35.2%	D+27.8
Precinct -Andover Precinct 6Andover Precinct 6	1,196	765	74	2,035	58.8%	37.6%	D+21.2
Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 7-3Haverhill Precinct 7-3	1,073	897	61	2,031	52.8%	44.2%	D+8.7
Precinct -Peabody Precinct 1-3Peabody Precinct 1-3	957	1,033	34	2,024	47.3%	51.0%	R+3.8
Precinct -Beverly Precinct 5-1Beverly Precinct 5-1	1,231	748	42	2,021	60.9%	37.0%	D+23.9
Precinct -North Andover Precinct 3North Andover Precinct 3	1,126	834	60	2,020	55.7%	41.3%	D+14.5
Precinct -Lynnfield Precinct 3Lynnfield Precinct 3	937	1,040	42	2,019	46.4%	51.5%	R+5.1
Precinct -Salem Precinct 1-1Salem Precinct 1-1	1,507	433	54	1,994	75.6%	21.7%	D+53.9
Precinct -Andover Precinct 9Andover Precinct 9	1,263	665	62	1,990	63.5%	33.4%	D+30.1
Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 5-2Haverhill Precinct 5-2	1,014	937	39	1,990	51.0%	47.1%	D+3.9
Precinct -Beverly Precinct 2-2Beverly Precinct 2-2	1,441	484	60	1,985	72.6%	24.4%	D+48.2
Precinct -Lynnfield Precinct 1Lynnfield Precinct 1	1,005	957	23	1,985	50.6%	48.2%	D+2.4
Precinct -Beverly Precinct 5-2Beverly Precinct 5-2	1,231	690	59	1,980	62.2%	34.8%	D+27.3
Precinct -Boxford Precinct 2Boxford Precinct 2	1,125	777	59	1,961	57.4%	39.6%	D+17.7
Precinct -Methuen Precinct 7Methuen Precinct 7	971	934	54	1,959	49.6%	47.7%	D+1.9
Precinct -Methuen Precinct 9Methuen Precinct 9	823	1,078	57	1,958	42.0%	55.1%	R+13.0
Precinct -Peabody Precinct 5-1Peabody Precinct 5-1	1,008	915	34	1,957	51.5%	46.8%	D+4.8
Precinct -Salisbury Precinct 1Salisbury Precinct 1	1,016	867	48	1,931	52.6%	44.9%	D+7.7
Precinct -Salem Precinct 2-1Salem Precinct 2-1	1,528	339	62	1,929	79.2%	17.6%	D+61.6
Precinct -Georgetown Precinct 1Georgetown Precinct 1	967	918	41	1,926	50.2%	47.7%	D+2.5
Precinct -Salem Precinct 6-2Salem Precinct 6-2	1,385	483	54	1,922	72.1%	25.1%	D+46.9
Precinct -Peabody Precinct 6-2Peabody Precinct 6-2	816	1,070	25	1,911	42.7%	56.0%	R+13.3
Precinct -Newburyport Precinct 5-1Newburyport Precinct 5-1	1,224	626	59	1,909	64.1%	32.8%	D+31.3
Precinct -Danvers Precinct 3Danvers Precinct 3	986	883	39	1,908	51.7%	46.3%	D+5.4
Precinct -Methuen Precinct 8Methuen Precinct 8	911	956	39	1,906	47.8%	50.2%	R+2.4
Precinct -Amesbury Precinct 5Amesbury Precinct 5	1,119	742	41	1,902	58.8%	39.0%	D+19.8
Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 4-1Haverhill Precinct 4-1	1,027	837	36	1,900	54.1%	44.1%	D+10.0
Precinct -Georgetown Precinct 3Georgetown Precinct 3	1,001	839	50	1,890	53.0%	44.4%	D+8.6
Precinct -Beverly Precinct 3-2Beverly Precinct 3-2	1,161	679	43	1,883	61.7%	36.1%	D+25.6
Precinct -Methuen Precinct 12Methuen Precinct 12	941	899	39	1,879	50.1%	47.8%	D+2.2
Precinct -Lynn Precinct 2-1Lynn Precinct 2-1	1,069	759	46	1,874	57.0%	40.5%	D+16.5
Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 5-3Haverhill Precinct 5-3	909	926	37	1,872	48.6%	49.5%	R+0.9
Precinct -Gloucester Precinct 4-1Gloucester Precinct 4-1	1,082	735	38	1,855	58.3%	39.6%	D+18.7
Precinct -Salisbury Precinct 2Salisbury Precinct 2	932	884	35	1,851	50.4%	47.8%	D+2.6
Precinct -Salisbury Precinct 3Salisbury Precinct 3	765	1,027	43	1,835	41.7%	56.0%	R+14.3
Precinct -Peabody Precinct 1-2Peabody Precinct 1-2	874	925	34	1,833	47.7%	50.5%	R+2.8
Precinct -Salem Precinct 5-1Salem Precinct 5-1	1,373	392	63	1,828	75.1%	21.4%	D+53.7
Precinct -Methuen Precinct 10Methuen Precinct 10	897	878	49	1,824	49.2%	48.1%	D+1.0
Precinct -Georgetown Precinct 2Georgetown Precinct 2	947	825	46	1,818	52.1%	45.4%	D+6.7
Precinct -Salem Precinct 4-2Salem Precinct 4-2	1,069	698	44	1,811	59.0%	38.5%	D+20.5
Precinct -Amesbury Precinct 3Amesbury Precinct 3	1,230	550	30	1,810	68.0%	30.4%	D+37.6
Precinct -Rockport Precinct 2Rockport Precinct 2	1,293	477	39	1,809	71.5%	26.4%	D+45.1
Precinct -Peabody Precinct 1-1Peabody Precinct 1-1	939	810	52	1,801	52.1%	45.0%	D+7.2
Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 6-3Haverhill Precinct 6-3	997	740	32	1,769	56.4%	41.8%	D+14.5
Precinct -Salem Precinct 7-2Salem Precinct 7-2	1,200	527	41	1,768	67.9%	29.8%	D+38.1
Precinct -Gloucester Precinct 1-2Gloucester Precinct 1-2	1,111	613	27	1,751	63.4%	35.0%	D+28.4
Precinct -Lynn Precinct 1-3Lynn Precinct 1-3	1,014	680	48	1,742	58.2%	39.0%	D+19.2
Precinct -Danvers Precinct 8Danvers Precinct 8	878	807	49	1,734	50.6%	46.5%	D+4.1
Precinct -Amesbury Precinct 2Amesbury Precinct 2	1,154	538	41	1,733	66.6%	31.0%	D+35.5
Precinct -Saugus Precinct 5Saugus Precinct 5	713	976	35	1,724	41.4%	56.6%	R+15.3
Precinct -Boxford Precinct 3Boxford Precinct 3	994	679	41	1,714	58.0%	39.6%	D+18.4
Precinct -Methuen Precinct 5Methuen Precinct 5	841	821	49	1,711	49.2%	48.0%	D+1.2
Precinct -Wenham Precinct 1AWenham Precinct 1A	1,128	504	77	1,709	66.0%	29.5%	D+36.5
Precinct -Methuen Precinct 14Methuen Precinct 14	916	769	23	1,708	53.6%	45.0%	D+8.6
Precinct -Saugus Precinct 9Saugus Precinct 9	719	952	28	1,699	42.3%	56.0%	R+13.7
Precinct -Salem Precinct 6-1Salem Precinct 6-1	1,237	410	44	1,691	73.2%	24.2%	D+48.9
Precinct -Methuen Precinct 3Methuen Precinct 3	889	759	35	1,683	52.8%	45.1%	D+7.7
Precinct -Salem Precinct 3-2Salem Precinct 3-2	1,075	556	45	1,676	64.1%	33.2%	D+31.0
Precinct -Peabody Precinct 5-3Peabody Precinct 5-3	814	819	38	1,671	48.7%	49.0%	R+0.3
Precinct -Swampscott Precinct 5Swampscott Precinct 5	1,145	485	38	1,668	68.6%	29.1%	D+39.6
Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 7-1Haverhill Precinct 7-1	936	685	41	1,662	56.3%	41.2%	D+15.1
Precinct -Lynn Precinct 1-2Lynn Precinct 1-2	883	732	37	1,652	53.5%	44.3%	D+9.1
Precinct -Swampscott Precinct 4Swampscott Precinct 4	1,163	440	47	1,650	70.5%	26.7%	D+43.8
Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 6-1Haverhill Precinct 6-1	838	768	42	1,648	50.8%	46.6%	D+4.2
Precinct -Saugus Precinct 7Saugus Precinct 7	633	959	24	1,616	39.2%	59.3%	R+20.2
Precinct -Gloucester Precinct 3-2Gloucester Precinct 3-2	916	640	39	1,595	57.4%	40.1%	D+17.3
Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 2-2Haverhill Precinct 2-2	926	626	33	1,585	58.4%	39.5%	D+18.9
Precinct -Peabody Precinct 4-1Peabody Precinct 4-1	818	719	45	1,582	51.7%	45.4%	D+6.3
Precinct -Salem Precinct 4-1Salem Precinct 4-1	970	570	41	1,581	61.4%	36.1%	D+25.3
Precinct -Swampscott Precinct 6Swampscott Precinct 6	1,103	446	30	1,579	69.9%	28.2%	D+41.6
Precinct -Saugus Precinct 4Saugus Precinct 4	730	818	23	1,571	46.5%	52.1%	R+5.6
Precinct -Lynn Precinct 7-1Lynn Precinct 7-1	933	593	38	1,564	59.7%	37.9%	D+21.7
Precinct -Salem Precinct 3-1Salem Precinct 3-1	1,082	438	40	1,560	69.4%	28.1%	D+41.3
Precinct -Lynn Precinct 7-2Lynn Precinct 7-2	914	598	36	1,548	59.0%	38.6%	D+20.4
Precinct -Salem Precinct 5-2Salem Precinct 5-2	1,139	327	62	1,528	74.5%	21.4%	D+53.1
Precinct -Peabody Precinct 2-3Peabody Precinct 2-3	777	714	32	1,523	51.0%	46.9%	D+4.1
Precinct -Saugus Precinct 8Saugus Precinct 8	690	816	16	1,522	45.3%	53.6%	R+8.3
Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 2-1Haverhill Precinct 2-1	866	612	27	1,505	57.5%	40.7%	D+16.9
Precinct -Swampscott Precinct 1Swampscott Precinct 1	947	527	29	1,503	63.0%	35.1%	D+27.9
Precinct -Swampscott Precinct 3Swampscott Precinct 3	1,118	344	41	1,503	74.4%	22.9%	D+51.5
Precinct -Saugus Precinct 3Saugus Precinct 3	679	788	27	1,494	45.4%	52.7%	R+7.3
Precinct -Peabody Precinct 5-2Peabody Precinct 5-2	663	812	16	1,491	44.5%	54.5%	R+10.0
Precinct -Amesbury Precinct 6Amesbury Precinct 6	976	469	41	1,486	65.7%	31.6%	D+34.1
Precinct -Gloucester Precinct 2-1Gloucester Precinct 2-1	906	532	41	1,479	61.3%	36.0%	D+25.3
Precinct -Middleton Precinct 2Middleton Precinct 2	653	784	38	1,475	44.3%	53.2%	R+8.9
Precinct -Saugus Precinct 6Saugus Precinct 6	662	770	38	1,470	45.0%	52.4%	R+7.3
Precinct -Andover Precinct 1Andover Precinct 1	1,071	349	43	1,463	73.2%	23.9%	D+49.4
Precinct -Methuen Precinct 4Methuen Precinct 4	788	636	28	1,452	54.3%	43.8%	D+10.5
Precinct -Peabody Precinct 3-3Peabody Precinct 3-3	770	645	36	1,451	53.1%	44.5%	D+8.6
Precinct -Methuen Precinct 6Methuen Precinct 6	682	734	29	1,445	47.2%	50.8%	R+3.6
Precinct -Amesbury Precinct 4Amesbury Precinct 4	874	543	19	1,436	60.9%	37.8%	D+23.1
Precinct -Saugus Precinct 2Saugus Precinct 2	694	709	26	1,429	48.6%	49.6%	R+1.0
Precinct -Beverly Precinct 3-1Beverly Precinct 3-1	967	415	44	1,426	67.8%	29.1%	D+38.7
Precinct -Swampscott Precinct 2Swampscott Precinct 2	873	497	43	1,413	61.8%	35.2%	D+26.6
Precinct -Saugus Precinct 1Saugus Precinct 1	667	726	19	1,412	47.2%	51.4%	R+4.2
Precinct -Lynn Precinct 1-4Lynn Precinct 1-4	832	534	35	1,401	59.4%	38.1%	D+21.3
Precinct -Gloucester Precinct 3-1Gloucester Precinct 3-1	843	520	21	1,384	60.9%	37.6%	D+23.3
Precinct -Lawrence Precinct E-1Lawrence Precinct E-1	747	582	16	1,345	55.5%	43.3%	D+12.3
Precinct -Saugus Precinct 10Saugus Precinct 10	570	748	20	1,338	42.6%	55.9%	R+13.3
Precinct -Lawrence Precinct F-1Lawrence Precinct F-1	777	509	51	1,337	58.1%	38.1%	D+20.0
Precinct -Lawrence Precinct E-2Lawrence Precinct E-2	720	580	29	1,329	54.2%	43.6%	D+10.5
Precinct -Salem Precinct 7-1Salem Precinct 7-1	950	342	36	1,328	71.5%	25.8%	D+45.8
Precinct -Lynn Precinct 3-1Lynn Precinct 3-1	760	502	49	1,311	58.0%	38.3%	D+19.7
Precinct -Rockport Precinct 1Rockport Precinct 1	933	340	35	1,308	71.3%	26.0%	D+45.3
Precinct -Peabody Precinct 3-2Peabody Precinct 3-2	704	560	39	1,303	54.0%	43.0%	D+11.1
Precinct -Lynn Precinct 5-1Lynn Precinct 5-1	775	488	36	1,299	59.7%	37.6%	D+22.1
Precinct -Lynn Precinct 3-4Lynn Precinct 3-4	866	370	37	1,273	68.0%	29.1%	D+39.0
Precinct -Methuen Precinct 15Methuen Precinct 15	684	556	33	1,273	53.7%	43.7%	D+10.1
Precinct -Lynn Precinct 3-3Lynn Precinct 3-3	807	427	36	1,270	63.5%	33.6%	D+29.9
Precinct -Andover Precinct 4Andover Precinct 4	765	474	28	1,267	60.4%	37.4%	D+23.0
Precinct -Gloucester Precinct 2-2Gloucester Precinct 2-2	795	419	37	1,251	63.5%	33.5%	D+30.1
Precinct -Lynn Precinct 5-4Lynn Precinct 5-4	823	370	37	1,230	66.9%	30.1%	D+36.8
Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 7-2Haverhill Precinct 7-2	608	591	23	1,222	49.8%	48.4%	D+1.4
Precinct -North Andover Precinct 5North Andover Precinct 5	696	448	32	1,176	59.2%	38.1%	D+21.1
Precinct -Peabody Precinct 2-2Peabody Precinct 2-2	640	504	23	1,167	54.8%	43.2%	D+11.7
Precinct -Peabody Precinct 4-2Peabody Precinct 4-2	580	551	21	1,152	50.3%	47.8%	D+2.5
Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 6-2Haverhill Precinct 6-2	631	495	18	1,144	55.2%	43.3%	D+11.9
Precinct -Peabody Precinct 2-1Peabody Precinct 2-1	660	462	20	1,142	57.8%	40.5%	D+17.3
Precinct -Lynn Precinct 7-4Lynn Precinct 7-4	671	434	27	1,132	59.3%	38.3%	D+20.9
Precinct -Lynn Precinct 2-2Lynn Precinct 2-2	642	442	37	1,121	57.3%	39.4%	D+17.8
Precinct -Lynn Precinct 4-4Lynn Precinct 4-4	698	374	42	1,114	62.7%	33.6%	D+29.1
Precinct -Methuen Precinct 13Methuen Precinct 13	532	545	23	1,100	48.4%	49.5%	R+1.2
Precinct -Methuen Precinct 2Methuen Precinct 2	613	453	29	1,095	56.0%	41.4%	D+14.6
Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 3-1Haverhill Precinct 3-1	652	397	33	1,082	60.3%	36.7%	D+23.6
Precinct -Lynn Precinct 6-4Lynn Precinct 6-4	666	395	21	1,082	61.6%	36.5%	D+25.0
Precinct -Methuen Precinct 1Methuen Precinct 1	591	477	10	1,078	54.8%	44.2%	D+10.6
Precinct -Lawrence Precinct F-4Lawrence Precinct F-4	627	408	26	1,061	59.1%	38.5%	D+20.6
Precinct -Lawrence Precinct F-3Lawrence Precinct F-3	663	354	34	1,051	63.1%	33.7%	D+29.4
Precinct -Beverly Precinct 4-1Beverly Precinct 4-1	730	298	21	1,049	69.6%	28.4%	D+41.2
Precinct -Lawrence Precinct D-1Lawrence Precinct D-1	585	415	29	1,029	56.9%	40.3%	D+16.5
Precinct -Lawrence Precinct A-4Lawrence Precinct A-4	586	415	22	1,023	57.3%	40.6%	D+16.7
Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 3-3Haverhill Precinct 3-3	565	438	18	1,021	55.3%	42.9%	D+12.4
Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 3-2Haverhill Precinct 3-2	613	376	20	1,009	60.8%	37.3%	D+23.5
Precinct -Lynn Precinct 7-3Lynn Precinct 7-3	562	381	30	973	57.8%	39.2%	D+18.6
Precinct -Lawrence Precinct A-1Lawrence Precinct A-1	550	394	27	971	56.6%	40.6%	D+16.1
Precinct -Peabody Precinct 3-1Peabody Precinct 3-1	508	416	28	952	53.4%	43.7%	D+9.7
Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 5-1Haverhill Precinct 5-1	542	389	17	948	57.2%	41.0%	D+16.1
Precinct -Wenham Precinct 1Wenham Precinct 1	626	292	26	944	66.3%	30.9%	D+35.4
Precinct -Lawrence Precinct C-2Lawrence Precinct C-2	519	387	24	930	55.8%	41.6%	D+14.2
Precinct -Lawrence Precinct E-3Lawrence Precinct E-3	497	409	20	926	53.7%	44.2%	D+9.5
Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 2-3Haverhill Precinct 2-3	502	395	21	918	54.7%	43.0%	D+11.7
Precinct -Lawrence Precinct B-1Lawrence Precinct B-1	563	321	23	907	62.1%	35.4%	D+26.7
Precinct -Salem Precinct 1-2Salem Precinct 1-2	630	240	34	904	69.7%	26.5%	D+43.1
Precinct -Lynn Precinct 3-2Lynn Precinct 3-2	520	342	29	891	58.4%	38.4%	D+20.0
Precinct -Lawrence Precinct E-4Lawrence Precinct E-4	464	402	20	886	52.4%	45.4%	D+7.0
Precinct -Lynn Precinct 4-3Lynn Precinct 4-3	528	294	28	850	62.1%	34.6%	D+27.5
Precinct -Lynn Precinct 6-1Lynn Precinct 6-1	549	264	28	841	65.3%	31.4%	D+33.9
Precinct -Lawrence Precinct D-4Lawrence Precinct D-4	513	293	23	829	61.9%	35.3%	D+26.5
Precinct -Lawrence Precinct B-4Lawrence Precinct B-4	530	271	26	827	64.1%	32.8%	D+31.3
Precinct -Lawrence Precinct D-2Lawrence Precinct D-2	444	349	34	827	53.7%	42.2%	D+11.5
Precinct -Lynn Precinct 2-3Lynn Precinct 2-3	502	266	21	789	63.6%	33.7%	D+29.9
Precinct -Lawrence Precinct B-3Lawrence Precinct B-3	420	331	22	773	54.3%	42.8%	D+11.5
Precinct -Lawrence Precinct A-3Lawrence Precinct A-3	390	356	22	768	50.8%	46.4%	D+4.4
Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 1-2Haverhill Precinct 1-2	465	271	19	755	61.6%	35.9%	D+25.7
Precinct -Lawrence Precinct C-1Lawrence Precinct C-1	430	293	26	749	57.4%	39.1%	D+18.3
Precinct -Lawrence Precinct F-2Lawrence Precinct F-2	446	274	21	741	60.2%	37.0%	D+23.2
Precinct -Lynn Precinct 2-4Lynn Precinct 2-4	458	260	20	738	62.1%	35.2%	D+26.8
Precinct -Lynn Precinct 6-3Lynn Precinct 6-3	440	263	17	720	61.1%	36.5%	D+24.6
Precinct -Andover Precinct 4AAndover Precinct 4A	430	252	26	708	60.7%	35.6%	D+25.1
Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 1-1Haverhill Precinct 1-1	390	298	14	702	55.6%	42.5%	D+13.1
Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 5-1AHaverhill Precinct 5-1A	372	307	12	691	53.8%	44.4%	D+9.4
Precinct -Lawrence Precinct C-4Lawrence Precinct C-4	394	284	10	688	57.3%	41.3%	D+16.0
Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 1-3Haverhill Precinct 1-3	376	284	18	678	55.5%	41.9%	D+13.6
Precinct -Lynn Precinct 6-2Lynn Precinct 6-2	386	274	17	677	57.0%	40.5%	D+16.5
Precinct -Lynn Precinct 5-2Lynn Precinct 5-2	406	251	19	676	60.1%	37.1%	D+22.9
Precinct -Methuen Precinct 13AMethuen Precinct 13A	313	302	18	633	49.4%	47.7%	D+1.7
Precinct -Lawrence Precinct B-2Lawrence Precinct B-2	359	253	20	632	56.8%	40.0%	D+16.8
Precinct -Lynn Precinct 4-2Lynn Precinct 4-2	419	192	20	631	66.4%	30.4%	D+36.0
Precinct -Lawrence Precinct C-3Lawrence Precinct C-3	380	231	10	621	61.2%	37.2%	D+24.0
Precinct -Lynn Precinct 5-3Lynn Precinct 5-3	374	214	14	602	62.1%	35.5%	D+26.6
Precinct -Lynn Precinct 4-1Lynn Precinct 4-1	350	222	18	590	59.3%	37.6%	D+21.7
Precinct -Lawrence Precinct A-2Lawrence Precinct A-2	319	245	14	578	55.2%	42.4%	D+12.8
Precinct -Lawrence Precinct D-3Lawrence Precinct D-3	308	192	8	508	60.6%	37.8%	D+22.8
Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 1-3AHaverhill Precinct 1-3A	257	209	6	472	54.4%	44.3%	D+10.2
Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 6-2AHaverhill Precinct 6-2A	275	184	12	471	58.4%	39.1%	D+19.3
Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 7-2AHaverhill Precinct 7-2A	200	163	12	375	53.3%	43.5%	D+9.9
Precinct -Lynn Precinct 1-2ALynn Precinct 1-2A	211	143	5	359	58.8%	39.8%	D+18.9
Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 1-2AHaverhill Precinct 1-2A	164	154	9	327	50.2%	47.1%	D+3.1
Precinct -Lynn Precinct 4-3ALynn Precinct 4-3A	110	58	16	184	59.8%	31.5%	D+28.3
Precinct -Methuen Precinct 6AMethuen Precinct 6A	91	74	6	171	53.2%	43.3%	D+9.9
Precinct -Lawrence Precinct A-2ALawrence Precinct A-2A	78	58	6	142	54.9%	40.8%	D+14.1
Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 5-3AHaverhill Precinct 5-3A	67	70	4	141	47.5%	49.6%	R+2.1
Precinct -Lawrence Precinct E-1ALawrence Precinct E-1A	19	25	0	44	43.2%	56.8%	R+13.6
Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 7-3AHaverhill Precinct 7-3A	16	10	0	26	61.5%	38.5%	D+23.1
Precinct -Boxford Precinct 1Boxford Precinct 1	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 4-3Haverhill Precinct 4-3	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Precinct -Newburyport Precinct 1-1Newburyport Precinct 1-1	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Precinct -Peabody Precinct 4-3Peabody Precinct 4-3	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−13.3%
1896	−40.8%
1900	−23.1%
1904	−31.0%
1908	−28.6%
1912	−1.1%
1916	−4.8%
1920	−48.8%
1924	−48.2%
1928	−6.5%
1932	−1.8%
1936	+3.9%
1940	+4.0%
1944	+2.7%
1948	+9.4%
1952	−11.7%
1956	−20.4%
1960	+14.0%
1964	+48.9%
1968	+25.6%
1972	+6.5%
1976	+13.3%
1980	−4.7%
1984	−10.1%
1988	+1.0%
1992	+11.9%
1996	+28.1%
2000	+22.0%
2004	+17.7%
2008	+20.3%
2012	+16.3%
2016	+21.9%
2020	+28.8%
2024	+20.2%

DemocraticRepublican

38 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; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Swing	vs U.S.	Total
2024	D	58.9%Harris236,624	38.7%Trump155,336	0.6%Stein2,355 +6	D+20.2	R+8.6	D+21.7	401,851
All 9 candidates in 2024 · 7 minor / independent Kamala D HarrisDemocratic58.9%236,624 Donald J TrumpRepublican38.7%155,336 Jill SteinIndependent0.6%2,355 Ayyadurai EllisIndependent0.5%2,138 All OthersIndependent0.5%2,074 Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%1,948 Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.3%1,318 Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%37 West AbdullahIndependent0.0%21
2020	D	62.9%Biden267,198	34.1%Trump144,837	1.3%Jorgensen5,356	D+28.8	D+6.9	D+24.4	424,599
2016	D	56.6%Clinton222,310	34.7%Trump136,316	4.1%Johnson16,215	D+21.9	D+5.6	D+19.8	392,789
2012	D	57.4%Obama210,302	41.1%Romney150,480	1.5%	D+16.3	R+4.0	D+12.5	366,357
2008	D	59.1%Obama208,976	38.8%McCain137,129	2.1%	D+20.3	D+2.6	D+13.1	353,462
2004	D	58.2%Kerry194,068	40.5%Bush135,114	1.2%	D+17.7	R+4.3	D+20.1	333,233
2000	D	57.5%Gore178,400	35.4%Bush110,010	5.8%Nader17,955	D+22.0	R+6.1	D+21.5	310,333
1996	D	58.7%Clinton171,021	30.6%Dole89,120	9.3%Perot27,068	D+28.1	D+16.2	D+19.6	291,442
1992	D	43.6%Clinton140,593	31.7%Bush102,212	24.0%Perot77,459	D+11.9	D+10.9	D+6.3	322,328
1988	D	49.7%Dukakis151,816	48.6%Bush148,614	1.7%	D+1.0	D+11.1	D+8.8	305,500
1984	R	44.8%Mondale132,353	54.8%Reagan162,152	0.4%	R+10.1	R+5.3	D+8.1	295,656
1980	R	39.0%Carter116,173	43.8%Reagan130,252	17.2%	R+4.7	R+18.1	D+5.0	297,533
1976	D	55.0%Carter165,710	41.6%Ford125,538	3.4%	D+13.3	D+6.8	D+11.3	301,444
1972	D	53.0%McGovern157,324	46.5%Nixon138,040	0.6%	D+6.5	R+19.1	D+29.6	297,084
1968	D	61.0%Humphrey171,901	35.4%Nixon99,721	3.6%	D+25.6	R+23.3	D+26.3	281,685
1964	D	74.3%Johnson210,135	25.3%Goldwater71,653	0.4%	D+48.9	D+35.0	D+26.4	282,945
1960	D	56.9%Kennedy167,875	42.9%Nixon126,599	0.2%	D+14.0	D+34.4	D+13.8	295,081
1956	R	39.7%Stevenson109,671	60.1%Eisenhower166,115	0.2%	R+20.4	R+8.8	R+5.0	276,453
1952	R	44.0%Stevenson123,334	55.6%Eisenhower156,030	0.4%	R+11.7	R+21.0	R+0.9	280,409
1948	D	53.6%Truman132,016	44.2%Dewey108,894	2.2%	D+9.4	D+6.7	D+4.9	246,371
1944	D	51.2%Roosevelt118,228	48.5%Dewey111,958	0.2%	D+2.7	R+1.3	R+4.8	230,756
1940	D	51.7%Roosevelt125,998	47.6%Willkie116,134	0.7%	D+4.0	D+0.1	R+5.9	243,735
1936	D	47.6%Roosevelt106,078	43.6%Landon97,310	8.8%	D+3.9	D+5.7	R+20.3	222,999
1932	R	47.6%Roosevelt91,787	49.4%Hoover95,277	3.1%	R+1.8	D+4.7	R+19.6	193,018
1928	R	46.4%Smith89,508	52.9%Hoover102,008	0.7%	R+6.5	D+41.7	D+11.0	192,810
1924	R	18.4%Davis25,635	66.6%Coolidge92,918	14.6%La Follette20,390	R+48.2	D+0.5	R+23.0	139,550
1920	R	23.1%Cox30,560	71.9%Harding95,057	5.0%	R+48.8	R+44.0	R+22.6	132,264
1916	R	45.7%Wilson32,498	50.5%Hughes35,909	3.8%	R+4.8	R+3.7	R+7.9	71,095
1912	O	31.0%Wilson20,691	32.2%Taft21,441	36.8%	Roosevelt +4.6	D+27.5	R+20.7	66,639
1908	R	30.6%Bryan18,801	59.2%Taft36,351	10.1%	R+28.6	D+2.4	R+19.0	61,373
1904	R	31.3%Parker18,562	62.3%Roosevelt36,980	6.5%	R+31.0	R+7.9	R+11.3	59,392
1900	R	34.7%Bryan19,781	57.8%McKinley32,924	7.4%	R+23.1	D+17.7	R+15.5	56,947
1896	R	27.8%Bryan15,025	68.6%McKinley37,041	3.5%	R+40.8	R+27.5	R+34.7	53,964
1892	R	41.2%Cleveland21,975	54.5%Harrison29,088	4.3%	R+13.3	—	R+15.0	53,383
1888	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—

Federal and statewide elections · 3 House · 37 Senate · 5 Senate special · 12 governor

U.S. House

Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	100.0%300,063	0.0%0	300,063
2020	D	73.6%284,973	26.4%102,187	387,160
2018	D	64.3%1,192	35.7%662	1,854

U.S. Senate

Each row shows U.S. Senate votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	57.9%228,303	42.1%165,907	394,210
2020Class II	D	64.6%Ed Markey267,678	34.6%Kevin O'Connor143,447	414,485
2018Class I	D	57.3%Elizabeth Warren178,343	38.9%Geoff Diehl121,067	311,443
2014Class II	D	59.4%Ed Markey146,869	40.4%Brian Herr99,944	247,116
2012Class I	R	49.5%Elizabeth Warren180,861	50.4%Scott Brown184,225	365,275
2008Class II	D	63.5%John Kerry218,583	33.5%Jeffrey Beatty115,312	344,115
2006Class I	D	66.3%Ted Kennedy166,003	33.6%Kenneth G. Chase84,150	250,508
2002Class II	D	79.6%John Kerry186,309	0.0%None0	234,181
2000Class I	D	71.5%Ted Kennedy213,609	13.8%Jack E. Robinson41,174	298,836
1996Class II	R	48.3%John Kerry140,769	48.8%Bill Weld142,323	291,545
1994Class I	D	55.4%Ted Kennedy141,165	43.8%Mitt Romney111,690	254,974
1990Class II	D	54.7%John Kerry148,915	45.2%Jim Rappaport123,300	272,488
1988Class I	D	63.4%Ted Kennedy192,802	35.6%Joseph D. Malone108,356	304,268
1984Class II	D	51.4%John Kerry150,636	48.6%Raymond Shamie142,594	293,275
1982Class I	D	60.8%Ted Kennedy149,057	38.4%Raymond Shamie94,119	245,247
1978Class II	D	54.1%Paul E. Tsongas132,942	45.9%Edward Brooke112,605	245,547
1976Class I	D	70.1%Ted Kennedy206,996	28.5%Michael Robertson84,255	295,311
1972Class II	R	34.2%John J. Droney100,605	64.4%Edward Brooke189,384	293,870
1970Class I	D	60.6%Ted Kennedy147,650	38.8%Josiah A. Spaulding94,492	243,820
1966Class II	R	34.6%Endicott Peabody85,623	64.8%Edward Brooke160,327	247,334
1964Class I	D	73.1%Ted Kennedy206,027	26.5%Howard Whitmore Jr.74,799	281,743
1960Class II	R	42.0%Thomas O'Connor Jr.122,813	57.6%Leverett Saltonstall168,389	292,191
1958Class I	D	72.5%John F. Kennedy165,485	26.7%Vincent J. Celeste60,966	228,112
1954Class II	R	49.2%Foster Furcolo111,363	50.3%Leverett Saltonstall113,747	226,267
1952Class I	R	49.7%John F. Kennedy138,434	49.9%Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.139,025	278,526
1948Class II	R	48.2%John I. Fitzgerald116,371	51.0%Leverett Saltonstall123,015	241,206
1946Class I	R	36.9%David I. Walsh71,850	62.3%Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.121,337	194,812
1942Class II	R	42.5%Joseph E. Casey67,944	56.2%Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.89,830	159,727
1940Class I	D	54.1%David I. Walsh127,320	43.9%Henry Parkman Jr.103,293	235,137
1936Class II	R	37.8%James M. Curley82,698	50.1%Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.109,555	218,609
1934Class I	D	57.7%David I. Walsh101,614	38.4%Robert M. Washburn67,640	176,063
1930Class II	D	50.8%Marcus A. Coolidge74,605	47.4%William M. Butler69,648	146,990
1928Class I	D	50.8%David I. Walsh93,807	48.1%Benjamin L. Young88,803	184,708
1924Class II	R	44.2%David I. Walsh61,138	54.5%Frederick H. Gillett75,390	138,402
1922Class I	R	43.7%William A. Gaston48,337	50.4%Henry Cabot Lodge55,720	110,635
1918Class II	D	48.1%David I. Walsh26,845	45.9%John W. Weeks25,654	55,835
1916Class I	R	42.7%John F. Fitzgerald29,443	52.9%Henry Cabot Lodge36,447	68,962

U.S. Senate special elections

Each row shows U.S. Senate special votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2013Special · Class II	D	50.5%Ed Markey65,339	48.9%Gabriel E. Gomez63,248	129,307
2010Special · Class I	R	42.4%Martha Coakley103,281	56.7%Scott Brown138,097	243,626
1962Special · Class I	D	53.4%Ted Kennedy137,895	44.5%George Cabot Lodge114,809	258,112
1944Special · Class II	R	36.6%John H. Corcoran81,757	62.5%Leverett Saltonstall139,707	223,539
1926Special · Class I	D	50.8%David I. Walsh60,932	47.5%William M. Butler56,971	120,043

Governor

Each row shows Governor votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2022	D	62.1%Healey177,760	36.4%Diehl104,400	286,466
2018	R	46.4%Gonzalez And Palfrey277,561	50.7%Baker And Polito303,410	598,550
2014	R	43.0%Martha Coakley109,776	53.0%Charlie Baker135,365	255,570
2010	R	43.6%Deval Patrick116,360	47.9%Charlie Baker127,964	267,151
2006	D	51.1%Deval Patrick131,376	39.9%Kerry Healey102,584	257,028
2002	R	39.4%Shannon O'Brien100,798	55.5%Mitt Romney141,932	255,546
1998	R	44.8%Scott Harshbarger99,452	53.4%Paul Cellucci118,540	222,139
1994	R	24.7%Mark Roosevelt62,989	74.5%Bill Weld189,618	254,542
1990	R	45.4%John Silber125,734	52.2%Bill Weld144,583	276,893
1986	D	67.0%Michael Dukakis130,975	33.0%George Kariotis64,437	195,495
1982	D	58.7%Michael Dukakis143,900	37.4%John W. Sears91,633	245,150
1978	D	50.6%Edward J. King122,567	49.0%Francis W. Hatch Jr.118,762	242,187

voter registration

Registered voters

By party of registration, over time

Party registration · 2025D+15.3

Presidential vote · 2024D+20.2

Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 4.9 points more Republican.

588,217 registered voters · 2025

Democratic24.2%Republican8.9%Unaffiliated65.9%Other1.0%

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote

−5,184 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net −32,841 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $105,193 in average income, against $123,747 for residents who stayed — 15% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)

The places arrivals came from lean D+31.3 on average — 11 points more Democratic-leaning than Essex County, MA itself (D+20.2).

Where arrivals came from lean of each source

Middlesex County, MA4,847D+39.2
Suffolk County, MA2,693D+52.1
Rockingham County, NH867R+2.4
Norfolk County, MA505D+28.5
Hillsborough County, NH422D+2.9
Worcester County, MA375D+10.0

Where departures went households, 2022–23

Middlesex County, MA4,184
Suffolk County, MA1,949
Rockingham County, NH1,672
Hillsborough County, NH659
Worcester County, MA578
Norfolk County, MA455

Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.

Domestic migration in Essex County, MA in Essex County, MA: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	+354
2012	−450
2013	+1,102
2014	+327
2015	−988
2016	−3,830
2017	−2,420
2018	−2,329
2019	−4,047
2021	−3,731
2022	−6,738
2023	−2,712
2024	−2,195
2025	−5,184

Essex County stretches from the immigrant-heavy cities of Lawrence and Lynn to affluent coastal towns like Gloucester and Newburyport, producing a durable D+20 presidential margin driven more by urban concentration than suburban uniformity.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 48.9 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 48.8 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 8.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.2 points.

A population of 813,054, a 65% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $101,883 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Worcester County and Westchester County.

Political twins — counties

The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Worcester County

Massachusetts

97.3twin score

2000–2024 trajectory≠ French ancestry

Westchester County

New York

94.7twin score

2000–2024 trajectory≠ Irish ancestry

Onondaga County

New York

94.0twin score

2008–2024 trajectory≠ median income

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Essex County, Massachusetts vote in 2024?

In 2024, Essex County, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 20.2 points (D+20.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 401,851 votes cast, 236,624 went Democratic and 155,336 went Republican.

When did Essex County, Massachusetts last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Essex County, Massachusetts voted Republican was 1984.

How many people live in Essex County, Massachusetts?

Essex County, Massachusetts has a population of 813,054 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Essex County, Massachusetts?

Median household income in Essex County, Massachusetts is $101,883 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.

What is the political history of Essex County, Massachusetts?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Essex County, Massachusetts from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.

Measure

Essex County

Massachusetts

United States

Median age

41.2

40.3

39.1

Age 18–24

8.8%

9.9%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

18.4%

17.9%

17.2%

Measure

Essex County

Massachusetts

United States

Median household income

$101,883

$103,960

$84,427

Poverty rate

9.4%

10.1%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

43.0%

47.3%

35.6%

Measure

Essex County

Massachusetts

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

28.7%

25.1%

22.3%

Spanish

19.1%

9.7%

13.6%

French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)

1.2%

1.9%

0.7%

Other Indo-European

4.1%

6.1%

2.0%

Measure

Essex County

Massachusetts

United States

Catholic

36.9%

35.5%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

3.3%

3.6%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

50.9%

51.4%

51.5%

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

D+20.2MIT Election Lab

Population

813,0542024 5-year

Median household income

$101,8832024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

64.5%2024 5-year

Black

3.5%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

24.1%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+48.9 in 1964MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+48.8 in 1920MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Worcester County, MA · twin score 97.3

Election

Participants

CVAP

Turnout

Quality

2016 · Presidential

392,789

549,351

71.5%

B/A

2018 · Midterm

317,449

559,399

56.7%

B/A

2020 · Presidential

424,599

568,111

74.7%

B/A

2022 · Midterm

289,391

579,202

50.0%

B/A

2024 · Presidential

406,303

583,292

69.7%

B/A

Essex County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -Rowley Precinct 1Rowley Precinct 1

2,106

1,954

104

4,164

50.6%

46.9%

D+3.7

Precinct -Manchester-by-the-Sea Precinct 1Manchester-by-the-Sea Precinct 1

2,629

970

111

3,710

70.9%

26.1%

D+44.7

Precinct -West Newbury Precinct 1West Newbury Precinct 1

2,107

1,111

3,315

63.6%

33.5%

D+30.0

Precinct -North Andover Precinct 4North Andover Precinct 4

1,616

904

2,595

62.3%

34.8%

D+27.4

Precinct -Ipswich Precinct 3Ipswich Precinct 3

1,455

982

2,506

58.1%

39.2%

D+18.9

Precinct -Newbury Precinct 2Newbury Precinct 2

1,458

976

2,492

58.5%

39.2%

D+19.3

Precinct -Ipswich Precinct 4Ipswich Precinct 4

1,539

888

2,490

61.8%

35.7%

D+26.1

Precinct -North Andover Precinct 6North Andover Precinct 6

1,435

967

2,469

58.1%

39.2%

D+19.0

Precinct -Newbury Precinct 1Newbury Precinct 1

1,550

850

2,468

62.8%

34.4%

D+28.4

Precinct -Essex Precinct 1Essex Precinct 1

1,572

825

2,465

63.8%

33.5%

D+30.3

Precinct -Ipswich Precinct 2Ipswich Precinct 2

1,630

763

2,464

66.2%

31.0%

D+35.2

Precinct -Hamilton Precinct 1Hamilton Precinct 1

1,612

764

2,461

65.5%

31.0%

D+34.5

Precinct -Beverly Precinct 4-2Beverly Precinct 4-2

1,834

562

2,450

74.9%

22.9%

D+51.9

Precinct -Beverly Precinct 6-2Beverly Precinct 6-2

1,459

888

2,405

60.7%

36.9%

D+23.7

Precinct -Hamilton Precinct 2Hamilton Precinct 2

1,611

708

2,404

67.0%

29.5%

D+37.6

Precinct -North Andover Precinct 8North Andover Precinct 8

1,320

1,000

2,382

55.4%

42.0%

D+13.4

Precinct -Marblehead Precinct 1Marblehead Precinct 1

1,692

614

2,373

71.3%

25.9%

D+45.4

Precinct -Nahant Precinct 1Nahant Precinct 1

1,475

857

2,371

62.2%

36.1%

D+26.1

Precinct -Marblehead Precinct 6Marblehead Precinct 6

1,587

711

2,361

67.2%

30.1%

D+37.1

Precinct -Danvers Precinct 6Danvers Precinct 6

1,193

1,117

2,355

50.7%

47.4%

D+3.2

Precinct -Andover Precinct 3Andover Precinct 3

1,598

673

2,351

68.0%

28.6%

D+39.3

Precinct -Marblehead Precinct 2Marblehead Precinct 2

1,679

609

2,348

71.5%

25.9%

D+45.6

Precinct -Middleton Precinct 1Middleton Precinct 1

1,088

1,195

2,346

46.4%

50.9%

R+4.6

Precinct -Beverly Precinct 6-1Beverly Precinct 6-1

1,587

688

2,336

67.9%

29.5%

D+38.5

Precinct -North Andover Precinct 7North Andover Precinct 7

1,432

829

2,333

61.4%

35.5%

D+25.8

Precinct -Marblehead Precinct 4Marblehead Precinct 4

1,558

699

2,328

66.9%

30.0%

D+36.9

Precinct -Beverly Precinct 1-2Beverly Precinct 1-2

1,483

776

2,326

63.8%

33.4%

D+30.4

Precinct -Andover Precinct 8Andover Precinct 8

1,521

722

2,318

65.6%

31.1%

D+34.5

Precinct -Groveland Precinct 2Groveland Precinct 2

1,183

1,056

2,295

51.5%

46.0%

D+5.5

Precinct -Merrimac Precinct 2Merrimac Precinct 2

1,261

977

2,293

55.0%

42.6%

D+12.4

Precinct -Topsfield Precinct 1Topsfield Precinct 1

1,310

916

2,277

57.5%

40.2%

D+17.3

Precinct -Newburyport Precinct 3-1Newburyport Precinct 3-1

1,696

510

2,273

74.6%

22.4%

D+52.2

Precinct -Marblehead Precinct 5Marblehead Precinct 5

1,499

705

2,237

67.0%

31.5%

D+35.5

Precinct -Ipswich Precinct 1Ipswich Precinct 1

1,558

611

2,234

69.7%

27.4%

D+42.4

Precinct -Gloucester Precinct 5-2Gloucester Precinct 5-2

1,330

832

2,228

59.7%

37.3%

D+22.4

Precinct -Lynn Precinct 1-1Lynn Precinct 1-1

1,213

965

2,225

54.5%

43.4%

D+11.1

Precinct -Andover Precinct 10Andover Precinct 10

1,447

700

2,221

65.2%

31.5%

D+33.6

Precinct -Gloucester Precinct 4-2Gloucester Precinct 4-2

1,602

561

2,220

72.2%

25.3%

D+46.9

Precinct -Groveland Precinct 1Groveland Precinct 1

1,114

1,051

2,220

50.2%

47.3%

D+2.8

Precinct -Methuen Precinct 11Methuen Precinct 11

992

1,177

2,211

44.9%

53.2%

R+8.4

Precinct -Newburyport Precinct 4-1Newburyport Precinct 4-1

1,602

537

2,196

73.0%

24.5%

D+48.5

Precinct -Andover Precinct 7Andover Precinct 7

1,400

735

2,193

63.8%

33.5%

D+30.3

Precinct -Marblehead Precinct 3Marblehead Precinct 3

1,479

650

2,179

67.9%

29.8%

D+38.0

Precinct -Gloucester Precinct 1-1Gloucester Precinct 1-1

1,467

658

2,178

67.4%

30.2%

D+37.1

Precinct -North Andover Precinct 2North Andover Precinct 2

1,264

855

2,176

58.1%

39.3%

D+18.8

Precinct -Danvers Precinct 7Danvers Precinct 7

1,177

931

2,173

54.2%

42.8%

D+11.3

Precinct -Andover Precinct 5Andover Precinct 5

1,318

803

2,172

60.7%

37.0%

D+23.7

Precinct -Danvers Precinct 5Danvers Precinct 5

1,126

1,000

2,169

51.9%

46.1%

D+5.8

Precinct -Rockport Precinct 3Rockport Precinct 3

1,577

540

2,164

72.9%

25.0%

D+47.9

Precinct -Peabody Precinct 6-3Peabody Precinct 6-3

898

1,215

2,149

41.8%

56.5%

R+14.8

Precinct -Gloucester Precinct 5-1Gloucester Precinct 5-1

1,319

779

2,139

61.7%

36.4%

D+25.2

Precinct -Beverly Precinct 2-1Beverly Precinct 2-1

1,452

604

2,126

68.3%

28.4%

D+39.9

Precinct -Peabody Precinct 6-1Peabody Precinct 6-1

968

1,121

2,125

45.6%

52.8%

R+7.2

Precinct -Danvers Precinct 4Danvers Precinct 4

1,185

883

2,120

55.9%

41.7%

D+14.2

Precinct -Andover Precinct 2Andover Precinct 2

1,382

676

2,116

65.3%

31.9%

D+33.4

Precinct -Danvers Precinct 2Danvers Precinct 2

1,208

871

2,115

57.1%

41.2%

D+15.9

Precinct -Amesbury Precinct 1Amesbury Precinct 1

1,352

723

2,109

64.1%

34.3%

D+29.8

Precinct -Lynnfield Precinct 4Lynnfield Precinct 4

925

1,154

2,108

43.9%

54.7%

R+10.9

Precinct -Salem Precinct 2-2Salem Precinct 2-2

1,736

322

2,107

82.4%

15.3%

D+67.1

Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 4-2Haverhill Precinct 4-2

1,077

975

2,098

51.3%

46.5%

D+4.9

Precinct -North Andover Precinct 1North Andover Precinct 1

1,229

813

2,094

58.7%

38.8%

D+19.9

Precinct -Newburyport Precinct 2-1Newburyport Precinct 2-1

1,577

446

2,091

75.4%

21.3%

D+54.1

Precinct -Middleton Precinct 3Middleton Precinct 3

870

1,161

2,082

41.8%

55.8%

R+14.0

Precinct -Newburyport Precinct 6-1Newburyport Precinct 6-1

1,337

697

2,082

64.2%

33.5%

D+30.7

Precinct -Topsfield Precinct 2Topsfield Precinct 2

1,222

801

2,080

58.8%

38.5%

D+20.2

Precinct -Merrimac Precinct 1Merrimac Precinct 1

1,172

871

2,079

56.4%

41.9%

D+14.5

Precinct -Lynnfield Precinct 2Lynnfield Precinct 2

1,026

1,002

2,058

49.9%

48.7%

D+1.2

Precinct -Danvers Precinct 1Danvers Precinct 1

1,199

810

2,054

58.4%

39.4%

D+18.9

Precinct -Beverly Precinct 1-1Beverly Precinct 1-1

1,286

718

2,042

63.0%

35.2%

D+27.8

Precinct -Andover Precinct 6Andover Precinct 6

1,196

765

2,035

58.8%

37.6%

D+21.2

Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 7-3Haverhill Precinct 7-3

1,073

897

2,031

52.8%

44.2%

D+8.7

Precinct -Peabody Precinct 1-3Peabody Precinct 1-3

957

1,033

2,024

47.3%

51.0%

R+3.8

Precinct -Beverly Precinct 5-1Beverly Precinct 5-1

1,231

748

2,021

60.9%

37.0%

D+23.9

Precinct -North Andover Precinct 3North Andover Precinct 3

1,126

834

2,020

55.7%

41.3%

D+14.5

Precinct -Lynnfield Precinct 3Lynnfield Precinct 3

937

1,040

2,019

46.4%

51.5%

R+5.1

Precinct -Salem Precinct 1-1Salem Precinct 1-1

1,507

433

1,994

75.6%

21.7%

D+53.9

Precinct -Andover Precinct 9Andover Precinct 9

1,263

665

1,990

63.5%

33.4%

D+30.1

Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 5-2Haverhill Precinct 5-2

1,014

937

1,990

51.0%

47.1%

D+3.9

Precinct -Beverly Precinct 2-2Beverly Precinct 2-2

1,441

484

1,985

72.6%

24.4%

D+48.2

Precinct -Lynnfield Precinct 1Lynnfield Precinct 1

1,005

957

1,985

50.6%

48.2%

D+2.4

Precinct -Beverly Precinct 5-2Beverly Precinct 5-2

1,231

690

1,980

62.2%

34.8%

D+27.3

Precinct -Boxford Precinct 2Boxford Precinct 2

1,125

777

1,961

57.4%

39.6%

D+17.7

Precinct -Methuen Precinct 7Methuen Precinct 7

971

934

1,959

49.6%

47.7%

D+1.9

Precinct -Methuen Precinct 9Methuen Precinct 9

823

1,078

1,958

42.0%

55.1%

R+13.0

Precinct -Peabody Precinct 5-1Peabody Precinct 5-1

1,008

915

1,957

51.5%

46.8%

D+4.8

Precinct -Salisbury Precinct 1Salisbury Precinct 1

1,016

867

1,931

52.6%

44.9%

D+7.7

Precinct -Salem Precinct 2-1Salem Precinct 2-1

1,528

339

1,929

79.2%

17.6%

D+61.6

Precinct -Georgetown Precinct 1Georgetown Precinct 1

967

918

1,926

50.2%

47.7%

D+2.5

Precinct -Salem Precinct 6-2Salem Precinct 6-2

1,385

483

1,922

72.1%

25.1%

D+46.9

Precinct -Peabody Precinct 6-2Peabody Precinct 6-2

816

1,070

1,911

42.7%

56.0%

R+13.3

Precinct -Newburyport Precinct 5-1Newburyport Precinct 5-1

1,224

626

1,909

64.1%

32.8%

D+31.3

Precinct -Danvers Precinct 3Danvers Precinct 3

986

883

1,908

51.7%

46.3%

D+5.4

Precinct -Methuen Precinct 8Methuen Precinct 8

911

956

1,906

47.8%

50.2%

R+2.4

Precinct -Amesbury Precinct 5Amesbury Precinct 5

1,119

742

1,902

58.8%

39.0%

D+19.8

Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 4-1Haverhill Precinct 4-1

1,027

837

1,900

54.1%

44.1%

D+10.0

Precinct -Georgetown Precinct 3Georgetown Precinct 3

1,001

839

1,890

53.0%

44.4%

D+8.6

Precinct -Beverly Precinct 3-2Beverly Precinct 3-2

1,161

679

1,883

61.7%

36.1%

D+25.6

Precinct -Methuen Precinct 12Methuen Precinct 12

941

899

1,879

50.1%

47.8%

D+2.2

Precinct -Lynn Precinct 2-1Lynn Precinct 2-1

1,069

759

1,874

57.0%

40.5%

D+16.5

Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 5-3Haverhill Precinct 5-3

909

926

1,872

48.6%

49.5%

R+0.9

Precinct -Gloucester Precinct 4-1Gloucester Precinct 4-1

1,082

735

1,855

58.3%

39.6%

D+18.7

Precinct -Salisbury Precinct 2Salisbury Precinct 2

932

884

1,851

50.4%

47.8%

D+2.6

Precinct -Salisbury Precinct 3Salisbury Precinct 3

765

1,027

1,835

41.7%

56.0%

R+14.3

Precinct -Peabody Precinct 1-2Peabody Precinct 1-2

874

925

1,833

47.7%

50.5%

R+2.8

Precinct -Salem Precinct 5-1Salem Precinct 5-1

1,373

392

1,828

75.1%

21.4%

D+53.7

Precinct -Methuen Precinct 10Methuen Precinct 10

897

878

1,824

49.2%

48.1%

D+1.0

Precinct -Georgetown Precinct 2Georgetown Precinct 2

947

825

1,818

52.1%

45.4%

D+6.7

Precinct -Salem Precinct 4-2Salem Precinct 4-2

1,069

698

1,811

59.0%

38.5%

D+20.5

Precinct -Amesbury Precinct 3Amesbury Precinct 3

1,230

550

1,810

68.0%

30.4%

D+37.6

Precinct -Rockport Precinct 2Rockport Precinct 2

1,293

477

1,809

71.5%

26.4%

D+45.1

Precinct -Peabody Precinct 1-1Peabody Precinct 1-1

939

810

1,801

52.1%

45.0%

D+7.2

Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 6-3Haverhill Precinct 6-3

997

740

1,769

56.4%

41.8%

D+14.5

Precinct -Salem Precinct 7-2Salem Precinct 7-2

1,200

527

1,768

67.9%

29.8%

D+38.1

Precinct -Gloucester Precinct 1-2Gloucester Precinct 1-2

1,111

613

1,751

63.4%

35.0%

D+28.4

Precinct -Lynn Precinct 1-3Lynn Precinct 1-3

1,014

680

1,742

58.2%

39.0%

D+19.2

Precinct -Danvers Precinct 8Danvers Precinct 8

878

807

1,734

50.6%

46.5%

D+4.1

Precinct -Amesbury Precinct 2Amesbury Precinct 2

1,154

538

1,733

66.6%

31.0%

D+35.5

Precinct -Saugus Precinct 5Saugus Precinct 5

713

976

1,724

41.4%

56.6%

R+15.3

Precinct -Boxford Precinct 3Boxford Precinct 3

994

679

1,714

58.0%

39.6%

D+18.4

Precinct -Methuen Precinct 5Methuen Precinct 5

841

821

1,711

49.2%

48.0%

D+1.2

Precinct -Wenham Precinct 1AWenham Precinct 1A

1,128

504

1,709

66.0%

29.5%

D+36.5

Precinct -Methuen Precinct 14Methuen Precinct 14

916

769

1,708

53.6%

45.0%

D+8.6

Precinct -Saugus Precinct 9Saugus Precinct 9

719

952

1,699

42.3%

56.0%

R+13.7

Precinct -Salem Precinct 6-1Salem Precinct 6-1

1,237

410

1,691

73.2%

24.2%

D+48.9

Precinct -Methuen Precinct 3Methuen Precinct 3

889

759

1,683

52.8%

45.1%

D+7.7

Precinct -Salem Precinct 3-2Salem Precinct 3-2

1,075

556

1,676

64.1%

33.2%

D+31.0

Precinct -Peabody Precinct 5-3Peabody Precinct 5-3

814

819

1,671

48.7%

49.0%

R+0.3

Precinct -Swampscott Precinct 5Swampscott Precinct 5

1,145

485

1,668

68.6%

29.1%

D+39.6

Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 7-1Haverhill Precinct 7-1

936

685

1,662

56.3%

41.2%

D+15.1

Precinct -Lynn Precinct 1-2Lynn Precinct 1-2

883

732

1,652

53.5%

44.3%

D+9.1

Precinct -Swampscott Precinct 4Swampscott Precinct 4

1,163

440

1,650

70.5%

26.7%

D+43.8

Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 6-1Haverhill Precinct 6-1

838

768

1,648

50.8%

46.6%

D+4.2

Precinct -Saugus Precinct 7Saugus Precinct 7

633

959

1,616

39.2%

59.3%

R+20.2

Precinct -Gloucester Precinct 3-2Gloucester Precinct 3-2

916

640

1,595

57.4%

40.1%

D+17.3

Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 2-2Haverhill Precinct 2-2

926

626

1,585

58.4%

39.5%

D+18.9

Precinct -Peabody Precinct 4-1Peabody Precinct 4-1

818

719

1,582

51.7%

45.4%

D+6.3

Precinct -Salem Precinct 4-1Salem Precinct 4-1

970

570

1,581

61.4%

36.1%

D+25.3

Precinct -Swampscott Precinct 6Swampscott Precinct 6

1,103

446

1,579

69.9%

28.2%

D+41.6

Precinct -Saugus Precinct 4Saugus Precinct 4

730

818

1,571

46.5%

52.1%

R+5.6

Precinct -Lynn Precinct 7-1Lynn Precinct 7-1

933

593

1,564

59.7%

37.9%

D+21.7

Precinct -Salem Precinct 3-1Salem Precinct 3-1

1,082

438

1,560

69.4%

28.1%

D+41.3

Precinct -Lynn Precinct 7-2Lynn Precinct 7-2

914

598

1,548

59.0%

38.6%

D+20.4

Precinct -Salem Precinct 5-2Salem Precinct 5-2

1,139

327

1,528

74.5%

21.4%

D+53.1

Precinct -Peabody Precinct 2-3Peabody Precinct 2-3

777

714

1,523

51.0%

46.9%

D+4.1

Precinct -Saugus Precinct 8Saugus Precinct 8

690

816

1,522

45.3%

53.6%

R+8.3

Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 2-1Haverhill Precinct 2-1

866

612

1,505

57.5%

40.7%

D+16.9

Precinct -Swampscott Precinct 1Swampscott Precinct 1

947

527

1,503

63.0%

35.1%

D+27.9

Precinct -Swampscott Precinct 3Swampscott Precinct 3

1,118

344

1,503

74.4%

22.9%

D+51.5

Precinct -Saugus Precinct 3Saugus Precinct 3

679

788

1,494

45.4%

52.7%

R+7.3

Precinct -Peabody Precinct 5-2Peabody Precinct 5-2

663

812

1,491

44.5%

54.5%

R+10.0

Precinct -Amesbury Precinct 6Amesbury Precinct 6

976

469

1,486

65.7%

31.6%

D+34.1

Precinct -Gloucester Precinct 2-1Gloucester Precinct 2-1

906

532

1,479

61.3%

36.0%

D+25.3

Precinct -Middleton Precinct 2Middleton Precinct 2

653

784

1,475

44.3%

53.2%

R+8.9

Precinct -Saugus Precinct 6Saugus Precinct 6

662

770

1,470

45.0%

52.4%

R+7.3

Precinct -Andover Precinct 1Andover Precinct 1

1,071

349

1,463

73.2%

23.9%

D+49.4

Precinct -Methuen Precinct 4Methuen Precinct 4

788

636

1,452

54.3%

43.8%

D+10.5

Precinct -Peabody Precinct 3-3Peabody Precinct 3-3

770

645

1,451

53.1%

44.5%

D+8.6

Precinct -Methuen Precinct 6Methuen Precinct 6

682

734

1,445

47.2%

50.8%

R+3.6

Precinct -Amesbury Precinct 4Amesbury Precinct 4

874

543

1,436

60.9%

37.8%

D+23.1

Precinct -Saugus Precinct 2Saugus Precinct 2

694

709

1,429

48.6%

49.6%

R+1.0

Precinct -Beverly Precinct 3-1Beverly Precinct 3-1

967

415

1,426

67.8%

29.1%

D+38.7

Precinct -Swampscott Precinct 2Swampscott Precinct 2

873

497

1,413

61.8%

35.2%

D+26.6

Precinct -Saugus Precinct 1Saugus Precinct 1

667

726

1,412

47.2%

51.4%

R+4.2

Precinct -Lynn Precinct 1-4Lynn Precinct 1-4

832

534

1,401

59.4%

38.1%

D+21.3

Precinct -Gloucester Precinct 3-1Gloucester Precinct 3-1

843

520

1,384

60.9%

37.6%

D+23.3

Precinct -Lawrence Precinct E-1Lawrence Precinct E-1

747

582

1,345

55.5%

43.3%

D+12.3

Precinct -Saugus Precinct 10Saugus Precinct 10

570

748

1,338

42.6%

55.9%

R+13.3

Precinct -Lawrence Precinct F-1Lawrence Precinct F-1

777

509

1,337

58.1%

38.1%

D+20.0

Precinct -Lawrence Precinct E-2Lawrence Precinct E-2

720

580

1,329

54.2%

43.6%

D+10.5

Precinct -Salem Precinct 7-1Salem Precinct 7-1

950

342

1,328

71.5%

25.8%

D+45.8

Precinct -Lynn Precinct 3-1Lynn Precinct 3-1

760

502

1,311

58.0%

38.3%

D+19.7

Precinct -Rockport Precinct 1Rockport Precinct 1

933

340

1,308

71.3%

26.0%

D+45.3

Precinct -Peabody Precinct 3-2Peabody Precinct 3-2

704

560

1,303

54.0%

43.0%

D+11.1

Precinct -Lynn Precinct 5-1Lynn Precinct 5-1

775

488

1,299

59.7%

37.6%

D+22.1

Precinct -Lynn Precinct 3-4Lynn Precinct 3-4

866

370

1,273

68.0%

29.1%

D+39.0

Precinct -Methuen Precinct 15Methuen Precinct 15

684

556

1,273

53.7%

43.7%

D+10.1

Precinct -Lynn Precinct 3-3Lynn Precinct 3-3

807

427

1,270

63.5%

33.6%

D+29.9

Precinct -Andover Precinct 4Andover Precinct 4

765

474

1,267

60.4%

37.4%

D+23.0

Precinct -Gloucester Precinct 2-2Gloucester Precinct 2-2

795

419

1,251

63.5%

33.5%

D+30.1

Precinct -Lynn Precinct 5-4Lynn Precinct 5-4

823

370

1,230

66.9%

30.1%

D+36.8

Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 7-2Haverhill Precinct 7-2

608

591

1,222

49.8%

48.4%

D+1.4

Precinct -North Andover Precinct 5North Andover Precinct 5

696

448

1,176

59.2%

38.1%

D+21.1

Precinct -Peabody Precinct 2-2Peabody Precinct 2-2

640

504

1,167

54.8%

43.2%

D+11.7

Precinct -Peabody Precinct 4-2Peabody Precinct 4-2

580

551

1,152

50.3%

47.8%

D+2.5

Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 6-2Haverhill Precinct 6-2

631

495

1,144

55.2%

43.3%

D+11.9

Precinct -Peabody Precinct 2-1Peabody Precinct 2-1

660

462

1,142

57.8%

40.5%

D+17.3

Precinct -Lynn Precinct 7-4Lynn Precinct 7-4

671

434

1,132

59.3%

38.3%

D+20.9

Precinct -Lynn Precinct 2-2Lynn Precinct 2-2

642

442

1,121

57.3%

39.4%

D+17.8

Precinct -Lynn Precinct 4-4Lynn Precinct 4-4

698

374

1,114

62.7%

33.6%

D+29.1

Precinct -Methuen Precinct 13Methuen Precinct 13

532

545

1,100

48.4%

49.5%

R+1.2

Precinct -Methuen Precinct 2Methuen Precinct 2

613

453

1,095

56.0%

41.4%

D+14.6

Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 3-1Haverhill Precinct 3-1

652

397

1,082

60.3%

36.7%

D+23.6

Precinct -Lynn Precinct 6-4Lynn Precinct 6-4

666

395

1,082

61.6%

36.5%

D+25.0

Precinct -Methuen Precinct 1Methuen Precinct 1

591

477

1,078

54.8%

44.2%

D+10.6

Precinct -Lawrence Precinct F-4Lawrence Precinct F-4

627

408

1,061

59.1%

38.5%

D+20.6

Precinct -Lawrence Precinct F-3Lawrence Precinct F-3

663

354

1,051

63.1%

33.7%

D+29.4

Precinct -Beverly Precinct 4-1Beverly Precinct 4-1

730

298

1,049

69.6%

28.4%

D+41.2

Precinct -Lawrence Precinct D-1Lawrence Precinct D-1

585

415

1,029

56.9%

40.3%

D+16.5

Precinct -Lawrence Precinct A-4Lawrence Precinct A-4

586

415

1,023

57.3%

40.6%

D+16.7

Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 3-3Haverhill Precinct 3-3

565

438

1,021

55.3%

42.9%

D+12.4

Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 3-2Haverhill Precinct 3-2

613

376

1,009

60.8%

37.3%

D+23.5

Precinct -Lynn Precinct 7-3Lynn Precinct 7-3

562

381

973

57.8%

39.2%

D+18.6

Precinct -Lawrence Precinct A-1Lawrence Precinct A-1

550

394

971

56.6%

40.6%

D+16.1

Precinct -Peabody Precinct 3-1Peabody Precinct 3-1

508

416

952

53.4%

43.7%

D+9.7

Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 5-1Haverhill Precinct 5-1

542

389

948

57.2%

41.0%

D+16.1

Precinct -Wenham Precinct 1Wenham Precinct 1

626

292

944

66.3%

30.9%

D+35.4

Precinct -Lawrence Precinct C-2Lawrence Precinct C-2

519

387

930

55.8%

41.6%

D+14.2

Precinct -Lawrence Precinct E-3Lawrence Precinct E-3

497

409

926

53.7%

44.2%

D+9.5

Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 2-3Haverhill Precinct 2-3

502

395

918

54.7%

43.0%

D+11.7

Precinct -Lawrence Precinct B-1Lawrence Precinct B-1

563

321

907

62.1%

35.4%

D+26.7

Precinct -Salem Precinct 1-2Salem Precinct 1-2

630

240

904

69.7%

26.5%

D+43.1

Precinct -Lynn Precinct 3-2Lynn Precinct 3-2

520

342

891

58.4%

38.4%

D+20.0

Precinct -Lawrence Precinct E-4Lawrence Precinct E-4

464

402

886

52.4%

45.4%

D+7.0

Precinct -Lynn Precinct 4-3Lynn Precinct 4-3

528

294

850

62.1%

34.6%

D+27.5

Precinct -Lynn Precinct 6-1Lynn Precinct 6-1

549

264

841

65.3%

31.4%

D+33.9

Precinct -Lawrence Precinct D-4Lawrence Precinct D-4

513

293

829

61.9%

35.3%

D+26.5

Precinct -Lawrence Precinct B-4Lawrence Precinct B-4

530

271

827

64.1%

32.8%

D+31.3

Precinct -Lawrence Precinct D-2Lawrence Precinct D-2

444

349

827

53.7%

42.2%

D+11.5

Precinct -Lynn Precinct 2-3Lynn Precinct 2-3

502

266

789

63.6%

33.7%

D+29.9

Precinct -Lawrence Precinct B-3Lawrence Precinct B-3

420

331

773

54.3%

42.8%

D+11.5

Precinct -Lawrence Precinct A-3Lawrence Precinct A-3

390

356

768

50.8%

46.4%

D+4.4

Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 1-2Haverhill Precinct 1-2

465

271

755

61.6%

35.9%

D+25.7

Precinct -Lawrence Precinct C-1Lawrence Precinct C-1

430

293

749

57.4%

39.1%

D+18.3

Precinct -Lawrence Precinct F-2Lawrence Precinct F-2

446

274

741

60.2%

37.0%

D+23.2

Precinct -Lynn Precinct 2-4Lynn Precinct 2-4

458

260

738

62.1%

35.2%

D+26.8

Precinct -Lynn Precinct 6-3Lynn Precinct 6-3

440

263

720

61.1%

36.5%

D+24.6

Precinct -Andover Precinct 4AAndover Precinct 4A

430

252

708

60.7%

35.6%

D+25.1

Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 1-1Haverhill Precinct 1-1

390

298

702

55.6%

42.5%

D+13.1

Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 5-1AHaverhill Precinct 5-1A

372

307

691

53.8%

44.4%

D+9.4

Precinct -Lawrence Precinct C-4Lawrence Precinct C-4

394

284

688

57.3%

41.3%

D+16.0

Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 1-3Haverhill Precinct 1-3

376

284

678

55.5%

41.9%

D+13.6

Precinct -Lynn Precinct 6-2Lynn Precinct 6-2

386

274

677

57.0%

40.5%

D+16.5

Precinct -Lynn Precinct 5-2Lynn Precinct 5-2

406

251

676

60.1%

37.1%

D+22.9

Precinct -Methuen Precinct 13AMethuen Precinct 13A

313

302

633

49.4%

47.7%

D+1.7

Precinct -Lawrence Precinct B-2Lawrence Precinct B-2

359

253

632

56.8%

40.0%

D+16.8

Precinct -Lynn Precinct 4-2Lynn Precinct 4-2

419

192

631

66.4%

30.4%

D+36.0

Precinct -Lawrence Precinct C-3Lawrence Precinct C-3

380

231

621

61.2%

37.2%

D+24.0

Precinct -Lynn Precinct 5-3Lynn Precinct 5-3

374

214

602

62.1%

35.5%

D+26.6

Precinct -Lynn Precinct 4-1Lynn Precinct 4-1

350

222

590

59.3%

37.6%

D+21.7

Precinct -Lawrence Precinct A-2Lawrence Precinct A-2

319

245

578

55.2%

42.4%

D+12.8

Precinct -Lawrence Precinct D-3Lawrence Precinct D-3

308

192

508

60.6%

37.8%

D+22.8

Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 1-3AHaverhill Precinct 1-3A

257

209

472

54.4%

44.3%

D+10.2

Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 6-2AHaverhill Precinct 6-2A

275

184

471

58.4%

39.1%

D+19.3

Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 7-2AHaverhill Precinct 7-2A

200

163

375

53.3%

43.5%

D+9.9

Precinct -Lynn Precinct 1-2ALynn Precinct 1-2A

211

143

359

58.8%

39.8%

D+18.9

Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 1-2AHaverhill Precinct 1-2A

164

154

327

50.2%

47.1%

D+3.1

Precinct -Lynn Precinct 4-3ALynn Precinct 4-3A

110

184

59.8%

31.5%

D+28.3

Precinct -Methuen Precinct 6AMethuen Precinct 6A

171

53.2%

43.3%

D+9.9

Precinct -Lawrence Precinct A-2ALawrence Precinct A-2A

142

54.9%

40.8%

D+14.1

Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 5-3AHaverhill Precinct 5-3A

141

47.5%

49.6%

R+2.1

Precinct -Lawrence Precinct E-1ALawrence Precinct E-1A

43.2%

56.8%

R+13.6

Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 7-3AHaverhill Precinct 7-3A

61.5%

38.5%

D+23.1

Precinct -Boxford Precinct 1Boxford Precinct 1

—

No votes

Precinct -Haverhill Precinct 4-3Haverhill Precinct 4-3

—

No votes

Precinct -Newburyport Precinct 1-1Newburyport Precinct 1-1

—

No votes

Precinct -Peabody Precinct 4-3Peabody Precinct 4-3

—

No votes

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−13.3%
1896	−40.8%
1900	−23.1%
1904	−31.0%
1908	−28.6%
1912	−1.1%
1916	−4.8%
1920	−48.8%
1924	−48.2%
1928	−6.5%
1932	−1.8%
1936	+3.9%
1940	+4.0%
1944	+2.7%
1948	+9.4%
1952	−11.7%
1956	−20.4%
1960	+14.0%
1964	+48.9%
1968	+25.6%
1972	+6.5%
1976	+13.3%
1980	−4.7%
1984	−10.1%
1988	+1.0%
1992	+11.9%
1996	+28.1%
2000	+22.0%
2004	+17.7%
2008	+20.3%
2012	+16.3%
2016	+21.9%
2020	+28.8%
2024	+20.2%

DemocraticRepublican

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; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.

Year

Won

Democratic

Republican

Other

Margin

Swing

vs U.S.

Total

2024

58.9%Harris236,624

38.7%Trump155,336

0.6%Stein2,355 +6

D+20.2

R+8.6

D+21.7

401,851

All 9 candidates in 2024 · 7 minor / independent

Kamala D HarrisDemocratic58.9%236,624
Donald J TrumpRepublican38.7%155,336
Jill SteinIndependent0.6%2,355
Ayyadurai EllisIndependent0.5%2,138
All OthersIndependent0.5%2,074
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%1,948
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.3%1,318
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%37
West AbdullahIndependent0.0%21

2020

62.9%Biden267,198

34.1%Trump144,837

1.3%Jorgensen5,356

D+28.8

D+6.9

D+24.4

424,599

2016

56.6%Clinton222,310

34.7%Trump136,316

4.1%Johnson16,215

D+21.9

D+5.6

D+19.8

392,789

2012

57.4%Obama210,302

41.1%Romney150,480

1.5%

D+16.3

R+4.0

D+12.5

366,357

2008

59.1%Obama208,976

38.8%McCain137,129

2.1%

D+20.3

D+2.6

D+13.1

353,462

2004

58.2%Kerry194,068

40.5%Bush135,114

1.2%

D+17.7

R+4.3

D+20.1

333,233

2000

57.5%Gore178,400

35.4%Bush110,010

5.8%Nader17,955

D+22.0

R+6.1

D+21.5

310,333

1996

58.7%Clinton171,021

30.6%Dole89,120

9.3%Perot27,068

D+28.1

D+16.2

D+19.6

291,442

1992

43.6%Clinton140,593

31.7%Bush102,212

24.0%Perot77,459

D+11.9

D+10.9

D+6.3

322,328

1988

49.7%Dukakis151,816

48.6%Bush148,614

1.7%

D+1.0

D+11.1

D+8.8

305,500

1984

44.8%Mondale132,353

54.8%Reagan162,152

0.4%

R+10.1

R+5.3

D+8.1

295,656

1980

39.0%Carter116,173

43.8%Reagan130,252

17.2%

R+4.7

R+18.1

D+5.0

297,533

1976

55.0%Carter165,710

41.6%Ford125,538

3.4%

D+13.3

D+6.8

D+11.3

301,444

1972

53.0%McGovern157,324

46.5%Nixon138,040

0.6%

D+6.5

R+19.1

D+29.6

297,084

1968

61.0%Humphrey171,901

35.4%Nixon99,721

3.6%

D+25.6

R+23.3

D+26.3

281,685

1964

74.3%Johnson210,135

25.3%Goldwater71,653

0.4%

D+48.9

D+35.0

D+26.4

282,945

1960

56.9%Kennedy167,875

42.9%Nixon126,599

0.2%

D+14.0

D+34.4

D+13.8

295,081

1956

39.7%Stevenson109,671

60.1%Eisenhower166,115

0.2%

R+20.4

R+8.8

R+5.0

276,453

1952

44.0%Stevenson123,334

55.6%Eisenhower156,030

0.4%

R+11.7

R+21.0

R+0.9

280,409

1948

53.6%Truman132,016

44.2%Dewey108,894

2.2%

D+9.4

D+6.7

D+4.9

246,371

1944

51.2%Roosevelt118,228

48.5%Dewey111,958

0.2%

D+2.7

R+1.3

R+4.8

230,756

1940

51.7%Roosevelt125,998

47.6%Willkie116,134

0.7%

D+4.0

D+0.1

R+5.9

243,735

1936

47.6%Roosevelt106,078

43.6%Landon97,310

8.8%

D+3.9

D+5.7

R+20.3

222,999

1932

47.6%Roosevelt91,787

49.4%Hoover95,277

3.1%

R+1.8

D+4.7

R+19.6

193,018

1928

46.4%Smith89,508

52.9%Hoover102,008

0.7%

R+6.5

D+41.7

D+11.0

192,810

1924

18.4%Davis25,635

66.6%Coolidge92,918

14.6%La Follette20,390

R+48.2

D+0.5

R+23.0

139,550

1920

23.1%Cox30,560

71.9%Harding95,057

5.0%

R+48.8

R+44.0

R+22.6

132,264

1916

45.7%Wilson32,498

50.5%Hughes35,909

3.8%

R+4.8

R+3.7

R+7.9

71,095

1912

31.0%Wilson20,691

32.2%Taft21,441

36.8%

Roosevelt +4.6

D+27.5

R+20.7

66,639

1908

30.6%Bryan18,801

59.2%Taft36,351

10.1%

R+28.6

D+2.4

R+19.0

61,373

1904

31.3%Parker18,562

62.3%Roosevelt36,980

6.5%

R+31.0

R+7.9

R+11.3

59,392

1900

34.7%Bryan19,781

57.8%McKinley32,924

7.4%

R+23.1

D+17.7

R+15.5

56,947

1896

27.8%Bryan15,025

68.6%McKinley37,041

3.5%

R+40.8

R+27.5

R+34.7

53,964

1892

41.2%Cleveland21,975

54.5%Harrison29,088

4.3%

R+13.3

—

R+15.0

53,383

1888

—

No data

—

1884

—

No data

—

1880

—

No data

—

1876

—

No data

—

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

100.0%300,063

0.0%0

300,063

2020

73.6%284,973

26.4%102,187

387,160

2018

64.3%1,192

35.7%662

1,854

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

57.9%228,303

42.1%165,907

394,210

2020Class II

64.6%Ed Markey267,678

34.6%Kevin O'Connor143,447

414,485

2018Class I

57.3%Elizabeth Warren178,343

38.9%Geoff Diehl121,067

311,443

2014Class II

59.4%Ed Markey146,869

40.4%Brian Herr99,944

247,116

2012Class I

49.5%Elizabeth Warren180,861

50.4%Scott Brown184,225

365,275

2008Class II

63.5%John Kerry218,583

33.5%Jeffrey Beatty115,312

344,115

2006Class I

66.3%Ted Kennedy166,003

33.6%Kenneth G. Chase84,150

250,508

2002Class II

79.6%John Kerry186,309

0.0%None0

234,181

2000Class I

71.5%Ted Kennedy213,609

13.8%Jack E. Robinson41,174

298,836

1996Class II

48.3%John Kerry140,769

48.8%Bill Weld142,323

291,545

1994Class I

55.4%Ted Kennedy141,165

43.8%Mitt Romney111,690

254,974

1990Class II

54.7%John Kerry148,915

45.2%Jim Rappaport123,300

272,488

1988Class I

63.4%Ted Kennedy192,802

35.6%Joseph D. Malone108,356

304,268

1984Class II

51.4%John Kerry150,636

48.6%Raymond Shamie142,594

293,275

1982Class I

60.8%Ted Kennedy149,057

38.4%Raymond Shamie94,119

245,247

1978Class II

54.1%Paul E. Tsongas132,942

45.9%Edward Brooke112,605

245,547

1976Class I

70.1%Ted Kennedy206,996

28.5%Michael Robertson84,255

295,311

1972Class II

34.2%John J. Droney100,605

64.4%Edward Brooke189,384

293,870

1970Class I

60.6%Ted Kennedy147,650

38.8%Josiah A. Spaulding94,492

243,820

1966Class II

34.6%Endicott Peabody85,623

64.8%Edward Brooke160,327

247,334

1964Class I

73.1%Ted Kennedy206,027

26.5%Howard Whitmore Jr.74,799

281,743

1960Class II

42.0%Thomas O'Connor Jr.122,813

57.6%Leverett Saltonstall168,389

292,191

1958Class I

72.5%John F. Kennedy165,485

26.7%Vincent J. Celeste60,966

228,112

1954Class II

49.2%Foster Furcolo111,363

50.3%Leverett Saltonstall113,747

226,267

1952Class I

49.7%John F. Kennedy138,434

49.9%Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.139,025

278,526

1948Class II

48.2%John I. Fitzgerald116,371

51.0%Leverett Saltonstall123,015

241,206

1946Class I

36.9%David I. Walsh71,850

62.3%Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.121,337

194,812

1942Class II

42.5%Joseph E. Casey67,944

56.2%Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.89,830

159,727

1940Class I

54.1%David I. Walsh127,320

43.9%Henry Parkman Jr.103,293

235,137

1936Class II

37.8%James M. Curley82,698

50.1%Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.109,555

218,609

1934Class I

57.7%David I. Walsh101,614

38.4%Robert M. Washburn67,640

176,063

1930Class II

50.8%Marcus A. Coolidge74,605

47.4%William M. Butler69,648

146,990

1928Class I

50.8%David I. Walsh93,807

48.1%Benjamin L. Young88,803

184,708

1924Class II

44.2%David I. Walsh61,138

54.5%Frederick H. Gillett75,390

138,402

1922Class I

43.7%William A. Gaston48,337

50.4%Henry Cabot Lodge55,720

110,635

1918Class II

48.1%David I. Walsh26,845

45.9%John W. Weeks25,654

55,835

1916Class I

42.7%John F. Fitzgerald29,443

52.9%Henry Cabot Lodge36,447

68,962

Source · Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2013Special · Class II

50.5%Ed Markey65,339

48.9%Gabriel E. Gomez63,248

129,307

2010Special · Class I

42.4%Martha Coakley103,281

56.7%Scott Brown138,097

243,626

1962Special · Class I

53.4%Ted Kennedy137,895

44.5%George Cabot Lodge114,809

258,112

1944Special · Class II

36.6%John H. Corcoran81,757

62.5%Leverett Saltonstall139,707

223,539

1926Special · Class I

50.8%David I. Walsh60,932

47.5%William M. Butler56,971

120,043

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2022

62.1%Healey177,760

36.4%Diehl104,400

286,466

2018

46.4%Gonzalez And Palfrey277,561

50.7%Baker And Polito303,410

598,550

2014

43.0%Martha Coakley109,776

53.0%Charlie Baker135,365

255,570

2010

43.6%Deval Patrick116,360

47.9%Charlie Baker127,964

267,151

2006

51.1%Deval Patrick131,376

39.9%Kerry Healey102,584

257,028

2002

39.4%Shannon O'Brien100,798

55.5%Mitt Romney141,932

255,546

1998

44.8%Scott Harshbarger99,452

53.4%Paul Cellucci118,540

222,139

1994

24.7%Mark Roosevelt62,989

74.5%Bill Weld189,618

254,542

1990

45.4%John Silber125,734

52.2%Bill Weld144,583

276,893

1986

67.0%Michael Dukakis130,975

33.0%George Kariotis64,437

195,495

1982

58.7%Michael Dukakis143,900

37.4%John W. Sears91,633

245,150

1978

50.6%Edward J. King122,567

49.0%Francis W. Hatch Jr.118,762

242,187

Frequently asked questions

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