Essex County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Essex County, Massachusetts?
Only 49% of eligible citizens in Essex County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 69% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Essex County
In the November 2022 midterm, 286,816 of Essex County’s 583,294 eligible citizens voted: 49.2% turnout. That’s 1.0 points higher than Massachusetts overall (48.2%) and 3.2 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 296,478 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 68.9%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 19.7 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Essex County ranks #8 of 14 counties in Massachusetts for vote power (#1 has the lowest turnout, so each vote there counts for the most people).
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — register or check your status at vote.org.
| County | Rank | Turnout | Per vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester County | #5 | 46.0% | 2.2 |
| Berkshire County | #6 | 46.5% | 2.1 |
| Hampshire County | #7 | 48.8% | 2.1 |
| Essex County | #8 | 49.2% | 2.0 |
| Middlesex County | #9 | 52.6% | 1.9 |
| Plymouth County | #10 | 53.2% | 1.9 |
| Norfolk County | #11 | 53.8% | 1.9 |
See all 14 Massachusetts counties ranked →