Essex County, Virginia
Precinct data
Results by precinct
8 precincts · 6,074 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -301 - SOUTH301 - SOUTH | 585 | 1,055 | 14 | 1,654 | 35.4% | 63.8% | R+28.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -201 - NORTH201 - NORTH | 862 | 691 | 9 | 1,562 | 55.2% | 44.2% | D+10.9 |
| Precinct -401 - CENTRAL401 - CENTRAL | 651 | 884 | 18 | 1,553 | 41.9% | 56.9% | R+15.0 |
| Precinct -101 - GREATER TAPPAHANNOCK101 - GREATER TAPPAHANNOCK | 677 | 615 | 13 | 1,305 | 51.9% | 47.1% | D+4.8 |
| Central51057000401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Greater Tappahannock51057000101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| North51057000201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| South51057000301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −0.7% |
| 1896 | +16.0% |
| 1900 | +10.7% |
| 1904 | −8.8% |
| 1908 | +49.5% |
| 1912 | +57.1% |
| 1916 | +59.4% |
| 1920 | +51.9% |
| 1924 | +66.4% |
| 1928 | +24.4% |
| 1932 | +60.9% |
| 1936 | +63.7% |
| 1940 | +58.0% |
| 1944 | +47.8% |
| 1948 | +16.6% |
| 1952 | −5.6% |
| 1956 | −25.0% |
| 1960 | −8.7% |
| 1964 | −1.9% |
| 1968 | +4.9% |
| 1972 | −28.5% |
| 1976 | −2.7% |
| 1980 | −10.1% |
| 1984 | −23.8% |
| 1988 | −22.1% |
| 1992 | −8.0% |
| 1996 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | −6.4% |
| 2004 | −6.8% |
| 2008 | +10.3% |
| 2012 | +7.3% |
| 2016 | −2.1% |
| 2020 | −0.6% |
| 2024 | −7.7% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 7,608 |
| 2018 | 7,653 |
| 2020 | 8,107 |
| 2022 | 8,262 |
| 2024 | 8,496 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+27 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +168 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $60,412 in average income, against $72,178 for residents who stayed — 16% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+3.4 on average — 4.3 points more Democratic-leaning than Essex County, VA itself (R+7.7).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Henrico County, VA29D+28.7
- Westmoreland County, VA25R+14.3
- Richmond County, VA21R+30.2
- Spotsylvania County, VA20R+8.5
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Henrico County, VA22
- Richmond County, VA20
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.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | +10 |
| 2012 | −18 |
| 2013 | +23 |
| 2014 | −95 |
| 2015 | +11 |
| 2016 | +7 |
| 2017 | −80 |
| 2018 | −77 |
| 2019 | +61 |
| 2021 | +15 |
| 2022 | +119 |
| 2023 | +34 |
| 2024 | +131 |
| 2025 | +27 |
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 66.4 points in 1924 and a Republican high of 28.5 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 7.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 7.7 points.
A population of 10,623, a 53% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,520 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jefferson Davis County and Marion County.
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Essex County, Virginia. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/51057/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.