Donald J. Trump won Essex County with 55.2% of the vote, ahead of Kamala D. Harris. 3,425 votes were counted. The party margin was a Republican lead of 15.9 points. Compared with the previous presidential election in Essex County that is loaded, the margin moved 9.5 points toward Republicans.
Essex County leans Republican by 14.4 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 13.0 points away from the national margin.
In 2024, 3,425 votes were cast in the biggest race, which is 70.2% of the 4,880 citizens aged 18 and over in Essex County.
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