Kamala D. Harris won Essex County with 50.1% of the vote, ahead of Donald J. Trump. 19,236 votes were counted. The party margin was a Democratic lead of 0.5 points. Compared with the previous presidential election in Essex County that is loaded, the margin moved 4.5 points toward Republicans.
Essex County leans Democratic by 1.6 points compared with the nation (our partisan lean index, based on president 2024 75% + 2020 25%).
Essex County voted for the winner of the national popular vote in 4 of 7 presidential elections from 2000 to 2024. On average its margin sat 5.5 points away from the national margin.
In 2024, 19,236 votes were cast in the biggest race, which is 63.0% of the 30,535 citizens aged 18 and over in Essex County.
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