Essex County, Virginia

2024 results by precinct

4 precincts · 6,074 votes cast

Trump · R+8

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−7.7%	2,775	3,245	6,074
2020	R	−0.6%	3,038	3,075	6,178
2016	R	−2.1%	2,542	2,657	5,372
2012	D	+7.3%	3,016	2,602	5,675
2008	D	+10.3%	2,934	2,379	5,364
2004	R	−6.8%	2,007	2,304	4,344
2000	R	−6.4%	1,750	1,995	3,831
1996	D	+1.2%	1,668	1,627	3,533
1992	R	−8.0%	1,583	1,897	3,904
1988	R	−22.1%	1,294	2,038	3,365
1984	R	−23.8%	1,300	2,120	3,440
1980	R	−10.1%	1,280	1,581	2,987
1976	R	−2.7%	1,306	1,380	2,730
1972	R	−28.5%	808	1,482	2,368
1968	D	+4.9%	897	791	2,164
1964	R	−1.9%	760	789	1,550
1960	R	−8.7%	509	606	1,117
1956	R	−25.0%	328	597	1,076
1952	R	−5.6%	545	610	1,163
1948	D	+16.6%	329	221	651
1944	D	+47.8%	508	179	689
1940	D	+58.0%	547	145	693
1936	D	+63.7%	527	116	645
1932	D	+60.9%	420	101	524
1928	D	+24.4%	321	195	516
1924	D	+66.4%	315	60	384
1920	D	+51.9%	319	101	420
1916	D	+59.4%	302	77	379
1912	D	+57.1%	278	72	361
1908	D	+49.5%	364	123	487
1904	R	−8.8%	430	513	944
1900	D	+10.7%	731	590	1,322
1896	D	+16.0%	924	669	1,597
1892	R	−0.7%	890	903	1,848
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

American

100.0%

African American

29.7%

Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.

American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 47.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.0%

85+

1.7%

3.6%

75–84

3.4%

6.9%

65–74

7.8%

7.7%

55–64

8.7%

5.8%

45–54

6.5%

6.1%

35–44

6.9%

3.5%

25–34

4.2%

3.2%

18–24

5.1%

4.7%

5–17

7.7%

1.8%

3.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$56,520

Essex County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Essex County$56,520

Virginia$93,170

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.3%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

0.0%

speak English only

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

18.6%

Other Christian

10.0%

Catholic & Orthodox

6.0%

Methodist

5.8%

Mainline Protestant

4.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Essex County's roughly 10,000 residents occupy a rural stretch of the Northern Neck region, where presidential margins have historically run double digits but compressed noticeably by the mid-2020s.

The Democratic margin in Essex County has rarely exceeded sixty-six points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded twenty-eight points. 2024 delivered the county to the Republican candidate by eight points.

Essex County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 55% non-Hispanic-white share, a 12% poverty rate, and a median household income of $56,520 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Eaton County and Porter County.

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Essex County votes the way the country votes.