How to get the Essex County voter file
Request it from the office below, send us the file, and you're ready to cut turf. Running countywide or in just part of Essex County? This is the office either way.
- Where to request it
- NO county elections agency exists. Essex County government was abolished July 1, 1999. Voter rolls maintained by 34 individual city and town clerks (Lynn, Lawrence, Haverhill, Peabody, Salem, Beverly, Methuen, Gloucester, Newburyport, Andover, North Andover, Danvers, etc.).No central contact. Examples: Lynn City Clerk, 3 City Hall Sq, Lynn MA 01901, 781-598-4000; Lawrence City Clerk, 200 Common St, Lawrence MA 01840, 978-620-3070; Salem City Clerk, 93 Washington St, Salem MA 01970, 978-619-5610; Peabody City Clerk, 24 Lowell St, Peabody MA 01960, 978-538-5750.
- Cost
- Voter list: typically free or nominal. Street list: $2-$25 per municipality.
- How to request
- Separate public records request to each of the 34 city/town clerks within Essex County's geographic boundary under M.G.L. c. 66 sec. 10.
- Turnaround
- 10 business days per municipality under public records law; 2-6 weeks for full county coverage in parallel
- Use restrictions
- No commercial-use ban applies to a municipal list. M.G.L. c.51 s.55 furnishes the voting list free of charge, on request, to all duly organized political committees and to all political candidates for public office in the district, and for a reasonable fee to any person - it attaches no use restriction and names no permitted purpose. M.G.L. c.51 s.6 furnishes the annual street list free to political committees and candidates and requires registrars to make it available to business organizations and other nonpolitical organizations for a fee, the only condition being that the recipient sign a log kept by the city or town clerk - which forecloses reading Massachusetts as banning commercial acquisition. The restriction usually quoted is c.51 s.47C, and it is an ACCESS restriction on the STATEWIDE central registry (state party committees, statewide candidate committees, state ballot question committees and a few named officials), not a use restriction on the municipal lists these pages are about.
Costs and rules change, so confirm the current details with the office before you order. Once you have the file, we handle loading it, cutting turf, and getting your volunteers knocking.
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Essex County at a glance.
Essex County had an estimated 823,938 residents in July 2024, the third most populous of Massachusetts's 14 counties, up 1.7% since the 2020 census. Of those, 653,913 are 18 or older, the voting-age population, and 19.4% are 65 or older. It covers 492 square miles of land (1,673 people per square mile).
The largest towns and cities are Lynn (103,489), Lawrence (89,332), Haverhill (68,291), Peabody (55,418) and Methuen (54,272). The American Community Survey (2020-2024) puts it at a median age of 41.2, a median household income of $101,883, 43.0% of adults 25 and older holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 63.5% of occupied homes owned by the people living in them. In 2024, 399,719 votes were cast for president, about 61.1% of the voting-age population; the Democratic ticket took 59.2% and the Republican ticket 38.9%.
The two-party margin moved from D+20.3 in 2008 to D+20.3 in 2024.
- Population (2024 estimate)
- 823,938
- Population (2020 census base)
- 809,940
- Voting-age population (18+)
- 653,913
- Residents 65 and older
- 19.4%
- People per square mile
- 1,673
- Land area
- 492 sq mi
- Median age
- 41.2
- Median household income
- $101,883
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 43.0%
- Owner-occupied homes
- 63.5%
Largest towns and cities
- Lynn 103,489
- Lawrence 89,332
- Haverhill 68,291
- Peabody 55,418
- Methuen 54,272
Presidential vote, 2008–2024
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Margin | Votes cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 59.2% | 38.9% | D+20.3 | 399,719 |
| 2020 | 63.4% | 34.4% | D+29.0 | 421,210 |
| 2016 | 58.5% | 36.0% | D+22.5 | 376,140 |
| 2012 | 57.5% | 41.2% | D+16.3 | 363,246 |
| 2008 | 59.1% | 38.8% | D+20.3 | 353,462 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer; American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; certified county presidential returns. Growth, density and turnout are simple arithmetic on those figures.
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