2022 population: 255,956
( 58,811 from 2010
,
18,576 from 2020)
Land area: 936.2 square miles
Population density: 273.4 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 193,072 | 75.43% | ![]() |
Black: | 28,141 | 10.99% | ![]() |
Indian: | 989 | 0.39% | ![]() |
Asian: | 3,625 | 1.42% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 5,251 | 2.05% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 24,878 | 9.72% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 62,884 | 24.57% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
---|---|---|
Births: | 4,928 | 10.4 |
Deaths: | 7,637 | 16.1 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 21,129 | 44.5 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 502 | 1.1 |
Change in White population: | 44,047 | 22.3 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 14,764 | 7.5 |
Recent Trends | ||||
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Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
2020 vs. 2016 | R +8,619 | D +8,730 | D + 11.5% | |
D +17,349 | ||||
2020 vs. 2012 | R +19,111 | R +2,404 | D + 1.8% | |
D +16,707 | ||||
2020 vs. 2008 | R +23,291 | R +6,908 | R + 2.7% | |
D +16,383 | ||||
2016 vs. 2008 | R +14,672 | R +15,638 | R + 14.2% | |
D -966 | ||||
How to interpret this table |
Year | Turnout ![]() | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) ![]() | Diff (US) ![]() | PSV | |||||
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2020 | 63% | Donald Trump* (R) | 71,230 | 55.1% | Joe Biden (D) | 56,682 | 43.8% | 1,440 [+] | 1.1% | 129,352 | 15 | 8 | 25.65% |
2016 | 59% | Donald Trump (R) | 62,611 | 59.0% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 39,333 | 37.1% | 4,162 [+] | 3.9% | 106,106 | 17 | 13 | 23.91% |
2012 | 57% | Mitt Romney (R) | 52,119 | 55.9% | Barack Obama* (D) | 39,975 | 42.9% | 1,135 [+] | 1.2% | 93,229 | 16 | 9 | 22.52% |
2008 | 59% | John McCain (R) | 47,939 | 53.8% | Barack Obama (D) | 40,299 | 45.2% | 832 [+] | 0.9% | 89,070 | 17 | 8 | 21.59% |
2004 | 57% | George W. Bush* (R) | 47,003 | 60.5% | John Kerry (D) | 30,098 | 38.7% | 651 [+] | 0.8% | 77,752 | 15 | 10 | 20.72% |
2000 | 55% | George W. Bush (R) | 34,620 | 52.2% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 29,739 | 44.9% | 1,928 [+] | 2.9% | 66,287 | 10 | 4 | 20.23% |
1996 | 48% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 23,191 | 44.6% | Robert Dole (R) | 22,187 | 42.7% | 6,634 [+] | 12.8% | 52,012 | 6 | 2 | 19.19% |
1992 | 56% | George Bush* (R) | 20,440 | 38.9% | Bill Clinton (D) | 19,174 | 36.5% | 12,962 [+] | 24.7% | 52,576 | 4 | 1 | 18.15% |
1988 | 53% | George Bush (R) | 27,129 | 62.0% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 16,504 | 37.7% | 142 [+] | 0.3% | 43,775 | 6 | 9 | 17.52% |
1984 | 55% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 28,337 | 67.3% | Walter Mondale (D) | 13,629 | 32.4% | 126 | 0.3% | 42,092 | 8 | 9 | 16.53% |
1980 | 53% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 19,472 | 52.1% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 15,973 | 42.7% | 1,934 [+] | 5.2% | 37,379 | 5 | 1 | 15.86% |
1976 | 58% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 18,552 | 51.4% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 17,153 | 47.6% | 363 [+] | 1.0% | 36,068 | 1 | 0 | 15.29% |
1972 | 60% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 21,964 | 64.6% | George McGovern (D) | 11,630 | 34.2% | 410 [+] | 1.2% | 34,004 | 5 | 4 | 14.44% |
1968 | 69% | Richard Nixon (R) | 15,618 | 47.2% | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 11,671 | 35.3% | 5,777 [+] | 17.5% | 33,066 | 2 | 4 | 15.42% |
1964 | 70% | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 17,971 | 55.5% | Barry Goldwater (R) | 14,305 | 44.2% | 97 | 0.3% | 32,373 | 5 | 6 | 16.08% |
1960 | 72% | Richard Nixon (R) | 16,392 | 51.1% | John Kennedy (D) | 15,472 | 48.2% | 229 | 0.7% | 32,093 | 2 | 1 | 16.32% |
1956 | 68% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 16,621 | 54.6% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 13,697 | 45.0% | 112 | 0.4% | 30,430 | 0 | -3 | 17.10% |
1952 | 77% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 17,257 | 53.1% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 15,054 | 46.3% | 210 | 0.6% | 32,521 | 1 | -2 | 18.69% |
1948 | 64% | Thomas Dewey (R) | 13,636 | 53.9% | Harry Truman* (D) | 11,522 | 45.6% | 124 [+] | 0.5% | 25,282 | 4 | 9 | 18.18% |
1944 | 61% | Thomas Dewey (R) | 11,895 | 52.5% | Franklin Roosevelt* (D) | 10,678 | 47.2% | 73 | 0.3% | 22,646 | 7 | 7 | 18.06% |
1940 | 72% | Franklin Roosevelt* (D) | 13,206 | 52.6% | Wendell Willkie (R) | 11,853 | 47.3% | 26 | 0.1% | 25,085 | 2 | 2 | 18.39% |
1936 | 80% | Franklin Roosevelt* (D) | 12,799 | 51.5% | Alf Landon (R) | 11,996 | 48.3% | 37 [+] | 0.1% | 24,832 | 3 | 12 | 19.46% |
1932 | 80% | Franklin Roosevelt (D) | 12,618 | 54.1% | Herbert Hoover* (R) | 10,632 | 45.6% | 52 [+] | 0.2% | 23,302 | -5 | 6 | 20.64% |
1928 | 73% | Herbert Hoover (R) | 12,884 | 64.1% | Al Smith (D) | 7,163 | 35.6% | 54 [+] | 0.3% | 20,101 | -2 | 6 | 19.22% |
1924 | 70% | Calvin Coolidge (R) | 10,120 | 53.2% | John Davis (D) | 8,668 | 45.6% | 225 [+] | 1.2% | 19,013 | -4 | -1 | 20.92% |
1920 | 68% | Warren Harding (R) | 9,747 | 53.6% | James Cox (D) | 8,448 | 46.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 18,195 | -2 | -7 | 19.18% |
1916 | 44% | Charles Evans Hughes (R) | 6,032 | 51.4% | Woodrow Wilson* (D) | 5,649 | 48.1% | 64 [+] | 0.5% | 11,745 | 1 | 5 | 22.67% |
1912 | 42% | Woodrow Wilson (D) | 5,551 | 48.8% | William Taft* (R) | 4,466 | 39.3% | 1,357 [+] | 11.9% | 11,374 | 6 | 16 | 23.36% |
1908 | 42% | William Taft (R) | 5,869 | 53.3% | William J. Bryan (D) | 5,013 | 45.5% | 139 [+] | 1.3% | 11,021 | 1 | 2 | 22.95% |
1904 | 42% | Theodore Roosevelt (R) | 5,915 | 56.5% | Alton Parker (D) | 4,410 | 42.1% | 151 [+] | 1.4% | 10,476 | 2 | 0 | 23.88% |
1900 | 39% | William McKinley* (R) | 4,961 | 52.4% | William J. Bryan (D) | 4,364 | 46.1% | 141 [+] | 1.5% | 9,466 | -1 | 1 | 22.53% |
2020 President, Sussex County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Joe Biden (D) | 56,682 | 43.8% | |||||||||
Donald Trump* (R) | 71,230 | 55.1% | |||||||||
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 1,003 | 0.8% | |||||||||
Other | 437 | 0.3% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 129,352 | ||||||||||
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2016 President, Sussex County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Hillary Clinton (D) | 39,333 | 37.1% | |||||||||
Donald Trump (R) | 62,611 | 59.0% | |||||||||
Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 2,774 | 2.6% | |||||||||
Jill Stein (Grn) | 1,105 | 1.0% | |||||||||
Evan McMullin (I) | 83 | 0.1% | |||||||||
Other | 200 | 0.2% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 106,106 | ||||||||||
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2012 President, Sussex County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Barack Obama* (D) | 39,975 | 42.9% | |||||||||
Mitt Romney (R) | 52,119 | 55.9% | |||||||||
Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 719 | 0.8% | |||||||||
Other | 416 | 0.4% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 93,229 | ||||||||||
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2008 President, Sussex County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Barack Obama (D) | 40,299 | 45.2% | |||||||||
John McCain (R) | 47,939 | 53.8% | |||||||||
Ralph Nader (I) | 449 | 0.5% | |||||||||
Bob Barr (Lbt) | 169 | 0.2% | |||||||||
Other | 214 | 0.2% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 89,070 | ||||||||||
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2004 President, Sussex County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
George W. Bush* (R) | 47,003 | 60.5% | |||||||||
John Kerry (D) | 30,098 | 38.7% | |||||||||
Ralph Nader (I) | 454 | 0.6% | |||||||||
Other | 197 | 0.3% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 77,752 | ||||||||||
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2000 President, Sussex County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
George W. Bush (R) | 34,620 | 52.2% | |||||||||
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 29,739 | 44.9% | |||||||||
Ralph Nader (Grn) | 1,458 | 2.2% | |||||||||
Pat Buchanan (Ref) | 291 | 0.4% | |||||||||
Other | 179 | 0.3% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 66,287 | ||||||||||
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1996 President, Sussex County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Bill Clinton* (D) | 23,191 | 44.6% | |||||||||
Robert Dole (R) | 22,187 | 42.7% | |||||||||
Ross Perot (Ref) | 6,266 | 12.0% | |||||||||
Harry Browne (Lbt) | 196 | 0.4% | |||||||||
Other | 172 | 0.3% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 52,012 | ||||||||||
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1992 President, Sussex County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Bill Clinton (D) | 19,174 | 36.5% | |||||||||
George Bush* (R) | 20,440 | 38.9% | |||||||||
Ross Perot (I) | 12,716 | 24.2% | |||||||||
Other | 246 | 0.5% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 52,576 | ||||||||||
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1988 President, Sussex County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
George Bush (R) | 27,129 | 62.0% | |||||||||
Michael Dukakis (D) | 16,504 | 37.7% | |||||||||
Ron Paul (Lbt) | 116 | 0.3% | |||||||||
Other | 26 | 0.1% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 43,775 | ||||||||||
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1984 President, Sussex County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Ronald Reagan* (R) | 28,337 | 67.3% | |||||||||
Walter Mondale (D) | 13,629 | 32.4% | |||||||||
Other | 126 | 0.3% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 42,092 | ||||||||||
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1980 President, Sussex County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Ronald Reagan (R) | 19,472 | 52.1% | |||||||||
Jimmy Carter* (D) | 15,973 | 42.7% | |||||||||
John Anderson (I) | 1,629 | 4.4% | |||||||||
Edward Clark (Lbt) | 246 | 0.7% | |||||||||
Other | 59 | 0.2% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 37,379 | ||||||||||
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1976 President, Sussex County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Jimmy Carter (D) | 18,552 | 51.4% | |||||||||
Gerald Ford* (R) | 17,153 | 47.6% | |||||||||
Eugene McCarthy (I) | 201 | 0.6% | |||||||||
Other | 162 | 0.4% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 36,068 | ||||||||||
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1972 President, Sussex County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Richard Nixon* (R) | 21,964 | 64.6% | |||||||||
George McGovern (D) | 11,630 | 34.2% | |||||||||
John Schmitz (Amer) | 375 | 1.1% | |||||||||
Other | 35 | 0.1% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 34,004 | ||||||||||
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1968 President, Sussex County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Richard Nixon (R) | 15,618 | 47.2% | |||||||||
Hubert Humphrey (D) | 11,671 | 35.3% | |||||||||
George Wallace (AIP) | 5,777 | 17.5% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 33,066 | ||||||||||
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1964 President, Sussex County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 17,971 | 55.5% | |||||||||
Barry Goldwater (R) | 14,305 | 44.2% | |||||||||
Other | 97 | 0.3% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 32,373 | ||||||||||
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1960 President, Sussex County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
John Kennedy (D) | 15,472 | 48.2% | |||||||||
Richard Nixon (R) | 16,392 | 51.1% | |||||||||
Other | 229 | 0.7% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 32,093 | ||||||||||
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1956 President, Sussex County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 16,621 | 54.6% | |||||||||
Adlai Stevenson (D) | 13,697 | 45.0% | |||||||||
Other | 112 | 0.4% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 30,430 | ||||||||||
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1952 President, Sussex County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 17,257 | 53.1% | |||||||||
Adlai Stevenson (D) | 15,054 | 46.3% | |||||||||
Other | 210 | 0.6% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 32,521 | ||||||||||
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1948 President, Sussex County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Harry Truman* (D) | 11,522 | 45.6% | |||||||||
Thomas Dewey (R) | 13,636 | 53.9% | |||||||||
Henry Wallace (Prog) | 53 | 0.2% | |||||||||
Other | 71 | 0.3% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 25,282 | ||||||||||
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1944 President, Sussex County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) | 10,678 | 47.2% | |||||||||
Thomas Dewey (R) | 11,895 | 52.5% | |||||||||
Other | 73 | 0.3% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 22,646 | ||||||||||
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1940 President, Sussex County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) | 13,206 | 52.6% | |||||||||
Wendell Willkie (R) | 11,853 | 47.3% | |||||||||
Other | 26 | 0.1% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 25,085 | ||||||||||
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1936 President, Sussex County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) | 12,799 | 51.5% | |||||||||
Alf Landon (R) | 11,996 | 48.3% | |||||||||
Other | 37 | 0.1% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 24,832 | ||||||||||
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1932 President, Sussex County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Franklin Roosevelt (D) | 12,618 | 54.1% | |||||||||
Herbert Hoover* (R) | 10,632 | 45.6% | |||||||||
Other | 52 | 0.2% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 23,302 | ||||||||||
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1928 President, Sussex County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Herbert Hoover (R) | 12,884 | 64.1% | |||||||||
Al Smith (D) | 7,163 | 35.6% | |||||||||
Other | 54 | 0.3% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 20,101 | ||||||||||
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1924 President, Sussex County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Calvin Coolidge (R) | 10,120 | 53.2% | |||||||||
John Davis (D) | 8,668 | 45.6% | |||||||||
Robert LaFollette (Prog) | 225 | 1.2% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 19,013 | ||||||||||
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1920 President, Sussex County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Warren Harding (R) | 9,747 | 53.6% | |||||||||
James Cox (D) | 8,448 | 46.4% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 18,195 | ||||||||||
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1916 President, Sussex County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Woodrow Wilson* (D) | 5,649 | 48.1% | |||||||||
Charles Evans Hughes (R) | 6,032 | 51.4% | |||||||||
Other | 64 | 0.5% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 11,745 | ||||||||||
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1912 President, Sussex County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Woodrow Wilson (D) | 5,551 | 48.8% | |||||||||
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) | 1,229 | 10.8% | |||||||||
William Taft* (R) | 4,466 | 39.3% | |||||||||
Eugene Chafin (Proh) | 128 | 1.1% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 11,374 | ||||||||||
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1908 President, Sussex County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
William Taft (R) | 5,869 | 53.3% | |||||||||
William J. Bryan (D) | 5,013 | 45.5% | |||||||||
Other | 139 | 1.3% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 11,021 | ||||||||||
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1904 President, Sussex County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Theodore Roosevelt (R) | 5,915 | 56.5% | |||||||||
Alton Parker (D) | 4,410 | 42.1% | |||||||||
Silas Swallow (Proh) | 151 | 1.4% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 10,476 | ||||||||||
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1900 President, Sussex County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
William McKinley* (R) | 4,961 | 52.4% | |||||||||
William J. Bryan (D) | 4,364 | 46.1% | |||||||||
Other | 141 | 1.5% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 9,466 | ||||||||||
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Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.
Year | Type | Turnout ![]() | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff ![]() | PSV | |||||
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2020 | S2 | 62% | Lauren Witzke (R) | 67,402 | 53.3% | Christopher Coons* (D) | 56,137 | 44.4% | 2,959 [+] | 2.3% | 126,498 | 15 | 25.77% |
2020 | G | 62% | Julianne Murray (R) | 68,435 | 53.8% | John Carney* (D) | 56,873 | 44.7% | 1,873 [+] | 1.5% | 127,181 | 15 | 25.82% |
2018 | S1 | 50% | Rob Arlett (R) | 50,391 | 54.5% | Tom Carper* (D) | 40,675 | 44.0% | 1,464 [+] | 1.6% | 92,530 | 17 | 25.52% |
2016 | G | 57% | Colin Bonini (R) | 54,236 | 52.8% | John Carney (D) | 46,476 | 45.2% | 2,031 [+] | 2.0% | 102,743 | 14 | 24.13% |
2014 | S2 | 36% | Kevin Wade (R) | 34,067 | 55.4% | Christopher Coons* (D) | 26,452 | 43.0% | 931 [+] | 1.5% | 61,450 | 13 | 26.26% |
2012 | S1 | 55% | Tom Carper* (D) | 47,421 | 52.4% | Kevin Wade (R) | 36,473 | 40.3% | 6,587 [+] | 7.3% | 90,481 | 11 | 22.64% |
2012 | G | 55% | Jack Markell* (D) | 51,439 | 57.3% | Jeff Cragg (R) | 36,437 | 40.6% | 1,848 [+] | 2.1% | 89,724 | 12 | 22.54% |
2010 | S2 | 45% | Christine O'Donnell (R) | 40,345 | 56.9% | Christopher Coons (D) | 28,019 | 39.5% | 2,520 [+] | 3.6% | 70,884 | 17 | 23.06% |
2008 | S2 | 58% | Joe Biden* (D) | 43,395 | 50.2% | Christine O'Donnell (R) | 43,123 | 49.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 86,518 | 15 | 21.73% |
2008 | G | 58% | Jack Markell (D) | 45,545 | 52.7% | William Lee (R) | 40,584 | 47.0% | 251 [+] | 0.3% | 86,380 | 15 | 21.86% |
2006 | S1 | 40% | Tom Carper* (D) | 31,306 | 55.5% | Jan Ting (R) | 16,888 | 29.9% | 8,236 [+] | 14.6% | 56,430 | 3 | 22.16% |
2004 | G | 56% | William Lee (R) | 38,967 | 50.9% | Ruth Ann Minner* (D) | 34,271 | 44.8% | 3,255 [+] | 4.3% | 76,493 | 5 | 20.97% |
2002 | S2 | 41% | Joe Biden* (D) | 26,830 | 51.1% | Ray Clatworthy (R) | 25,277 | 48.2% | 385 [+] | 0.7% | 52,492 | 7 | 22.60% |
2000 | S1 | 54% | William Roth* (R) | 33,950 | 51.9% | Tom Carper (D) | 31,077 | 47.5% | 408 [+] | 0.6% | 65,435 | 8 | 20.01% |
2000 | G | 54% | Ruth Ann Minner (D) | 37,419 | 57.4% | John Burris (R) | 27,219 | 41.8% | 501 [+] | 0.8% | 65,139 | 2 | 20.12% |
1996 | S2 | 49% | Joe Biden* (D) | 29,255 | 55.7% | Ray Clatworthy (R) | 22,453 | 42.8% | 810 [+] | 1.5% | 52,518 | 5 | 19.06% |
1996 | G | 48% | Tom Carper* (D) | 33,842 | 65.2% | Janet Rzewnicki (R) | 18,070 | 34.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 51,912 | 4 | 19.15% |
1994 | S1 | 38% | William Roth* (R) | 24,447 | 63.8% | Charles Oberly (D) | 13,525 | 35.3% | 337 [+] | 0.9% | 38,309 | 8 | 19.25% |
1992 | G | 53% | Tom Carper (D) | 30,030 | 60.5% | Gary Scott (R) | 18,710 | 37.7% | 903 [+] | 1.8% | 49,643 | 5 | 17.92% |
1990 | S2 | 41% | Joe Biden* (D) | 21,276 | 60.9% | Jane Brady (R) | 13,302 | 38.1% | 360 [+] | 1.0% | 34,938 | 2 | 19.39% |
1988 | S1 | 51% | William Roth* (R) | 29,509 | 69.2% | S.B. Woo (D) | 13,160 | 30.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 42,669 | 7 | 17.52% |
1988 | G | 51% | Mike Castle* (R) | 31,304 | 74.5% | Jacob Kreshtool (D) | 10,732 | 25.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 42,036 | 4 | 17.52% |
1984 | S2 | 53% | Joe Biden* (D) | 21,284 | 52.4% | John Burris (R) | 19,325 | 47.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 40,609 | 8 | 16.51% |
1984 | G | 52% | Mike Castle (R) | 23,963 | 59.6% | William Quillen (D) | 16,215 | 40.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 40,178 | 5 | 16.70% |
1982 | S1 | 44% | William Roth* (R) | 18,991 | 58.5% | David Levinson (D) | 13,274 | 40.9% | 174 [+] | 0.5% | 32,439 | 3 | 16.99% |
1980 | G | 50% | Pete duPont* (R) | 23,959 | 66.9% | William Gordy (D) | 11,730 | 32.7% | 140 [+] | 0.4% | 35,829 | -4 | 15.92% |
1978 | S2 | 44% | Joe Biden* (D) | 14,814 | 52.8% | James Baxter (R) | 13,160 | 46.9% | 107 [+] | 0.4% | 28,081 | 6 | 17.33% |
1976 | S1 | 55% | William Roth* (R) | 18,754 | 55.1% | Thomas Maloney (D) | 15,086 | 44.3% | 179 [+] | 0.5% | 34,019 | -1 | 15.13% |
1976 | G | 56% | Pete duPont (R) | 18,650 | 53.3% | Sherman Tribbitt* (D) | 16,184 | 46.2% | 177 [+] | 0.5% | 35,011 | -4 | 15.25% |
1972 | S2 | 58% | Caleb Boggs* (R) | 16,450 | 49.9% | Joe Biden (D) | 16,391 | 49.7% | 152 [+] | 0.5% | 32,993 | 1 | 14.31% |
1972 | G | 58% | Sherman Tribbitt (D) | 18,900 | 57.3% | Russell Peterson* (R) | 13,769 | 41.8% | 309 [+] | 0.9% | 32,978 | -6 | 14.42% |
1970 | S1 | 52% | William Roth (R) | 15,229 | 57.4% | Jacob Zimmerman (D) | 10,945 | 41.2% | 364 [+] | 1.4% | 26,538 | -1 | 16.44% |
1968 | G | 65% | Russell Peterson (R) | 16,917 | 53.7% | Charles Terry* (D) | 14,566 | 46.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 31,483 | 3 | 15.22% |
1966 | S2 | 59% | Caleb Boggs* (R) | 14,641 | 52.7% | James Tunnell (D) | 13,134 | 47.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 27,775 | -6 | 16.88% |
1964 | S1 | 70% | John Williams* (R) | 17,305 | 53.2% | Elbert Carvel (D) | 15,226 | 46.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 32,531 | 1 | 16.21% |
1964 | G | 70% | Charles Terry (D) | 16,938 | 52.4% | David Buckson (R) | 15,377 | 47.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 32,315 | -1 | 16.14% |
1960 | S2 | 72% | Allen Frear* (D) | 17,336 | 54.1% | Caleb Boggs (R) | 14,721 | 45.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 32,057 | -5 | 16.44% |
1960 | G | 72% | Elbert Carvel (D) | 17,086 | 53.4% | John Rollins (R) | 14,930 | 46.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 32,016 | -2 | 16.43% |
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Date | District | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | ||||||||
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2022-11-08 | DE00 | Lee Murphy (R) | 54,526 | 55.6% | Lisa Blunt Rochester* (D) | 42,303 | 43.2% | 1,201 | 1.2% | 98,030 | |||
County Total for 2022-11-08: | 98,030 | ||||||||||||
2020-11-03 | DE00 | Lee Murphy (R) | 69,225 | 55.1% | Lisa Blunt Rochester* (D) | 54,061 | 43.0% | 2,358 | 1.9% | 125,644 | |||
County Total for 2020-11-03: | 125,644 | ||||||||||||
2018-11-06 | DE00 | Scott Walker (R) | 44,615 | 50.3% | Lisa Blunt Rochester* (D) | 44,048 | 49.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 88,663 | |||
County Total for 2018-11-06: | 88,663 | ||||||||||||
2016-11-08 | DE00 | Hans Reigel (R) | 56,592 | 55.8% | Lisa Blunt Rochester (D) | 41,638 | 41.1% | 3,130 | 3.1% | 101,360 | |||
County Total for 2016-11-08: | 101,360 | ||||||||||||
2014-11-04 | DE00 | Rose Izzo (R) | 29,542 | 48.5% | John Carney* (D) | 29,465 | 48.4% | 1,905 | 3.1% | 60,912 | |||
County Total for 2014-11-04: | 60,912 | ||||||||||||
2012-11-06 | DE00 | John Carney* (D) | 46,166 | 52.4% | Thomas Kovach (R) | 40,068 | 45.5% | 1,817 | 2.1% | 88,051 | |||
County Total for 2012-11-06: | 88,051 | ||||||||||||
2010-11-02 | DE00 | Glenn Urquhart (R) | 40,521 | 57.3% | John Carney (D) | 28,606 | 40.5% | 1,581 | 2.2% | 70,708 | |||
County Total for 2010-11-02: | 70,708 | ||||||||||||
2008-11-04 | DE00 | Mike Castle* (R) | 59,780 | 70.2% | Karen Hartley-Nagle (D) | 24,540 | 28.8% | 788 | 0.9% | 85,108 | |||
County Total for 2008-11-04: | 85,108 | ||||||||||||
2006-11-07 | DE00 | Mike Castle* (R) | 36,110 | 64.6% | Dennis Spivack (D) | 17,517 | 31.4% | 2,238 | 4.0% | 55,865 | |||
County Total for 2006-11-07: | 55,865 | ||||||||||||
2004-11-02 | DE00 | Mike Castle* (R) | 57,011 | 76.3% | Paul Donnelly (D) | 16,783 | 22.5% | 922 | 1.2% | 74,716 | |||
County Total for 2004-11-02: | 74,716 | ||||||||||||
2002-11-05 | DE00 | Mike Castle* (R) | 39,906 | 77.4% | Mike Miller (D) | 11,172 | 21.7% | 510 | 1.0% | 51,588 | |||
County Total for 2002-11-05: | 51,588 | ||||||||||||
2000-11-07 | DE00 | Mike Castle* (R) | 45,604 | 71.8% | Mike Miller (D) | 17,095 | 26.9% | 828 | 1.3% | 63,527 | |||
County Total for 2000-11-07: | 63,527 | ||||||||||||
1996-11-05 | DE00 | Mike Castle* (R) | 38,098 | 74.6% | Dennis Williams (D) | 11,741 | 23.0% | 1,216 | 2.4% | 51,055 | |||
County Total for 1996-11-05: | 51,055 | ||||||||||||
1994-11-08 | DE00 | Mike Castle* (R) | 28,231 | 75.4% | Carol Ann DeSantis (D) | 8,604 | 23.0% | 619 | 1.7% | 37,454 | |||
County Total for 1994-11-08: | 37,454 | ||||||||||||
1992-11-03 | DE00 | Mike Castle (R) | 30,178 | 61.1% | S.B. Woo (D) | 18,311 | 37.1% | 931 | 1.9% | 49,420 | |||
County Total for 1992-11-03: | 49,420 |
Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
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2023 | 199,223 | 78,502 | 39.4% | 69,217 | 34.7% | 51,504 | 25.9% | Rep +9,285 | Rep +4.7% | 97% |
2022 | 196,323 | 78,764 | 40.1% | 69,945 | 35.6% | 47,614 | 24.3% | Rep +8,819 | Rep +4.5% | 96% |
2020 | 182,539 | 73,310 | 40.2% | 66,243 | 36.3% | 42,986 | 23.5% | Rep +7,067 | Rep +3.9% | 89% |
2018 | 164,036 | 64,573 | 39.4% | 60,272 | 36.7% | 39,191 | 23.9% | Rep +4,301 | Rep +2.6% | 84% |
2016 | 155,495 | 60,412 | 38.9% | 58,654 | 37.7% | 36,429 | 23.4% | Rep +1,758 | Rep +1.1% | 84% |
2014 | 142,118 | 53,773 | 37.8% | 55,493 | 39.0% | 32,852 | 23.1% | Dem +1,720 | Dem +1.2% | 81% |
2012 | 134,549 | 51,733 | 38.4% | 53,307 | 39.6% | 29,509 | 21.9% | Dem +1,574 | Dem +1.2% | 81% |
2010 | 127,950 | 48,733 | 38.1% | 51,707 | 40.4% | 27,510 | 21.5% | Dem +2,974 | Dem +2.3% | 82% |
2008 | 121,268 | 46,302 | 38.2% | 49,449 | 40.8% | 25,517 | 21.0% | Dem +3,147 | Dem +2.6% | 81% |
2006 | 114,070 | 44,655 | 39.1% | 45,223 | 39.6% | 24,192 | 21.2% | Dem +568 | Dem +0.5% | 80% |
2004 | 108,021 | 42,449 | 39.3% | 43,189 | 40.0% | 22,383 | 20.7% | Dem +740 | Dem +0.7% | 80% |
2002 | 103,264 | 40,030 | 38.8% | 41,732 | 40.4% | 21,502 | 20.8% | Dem +1,702 | Dem +1.6% | 80% |
2000 | 99,137 | 38,271 | 38.6% | 40,008 | 40.4% | 20,858 | 21.0% | Dem +1,737 | Dem +1.8% | 82% |
1994 | 64,864 | 25,945 | 40.0% | 27,705 | 42.7% | 11,214 | 17.3% | Dem +1,760 | Dem +2.7% | 65% |
1986 | 50,381 | 18,801 | 37.3% | 23,537 | 46.7% | 8,043 | 16.0% | Dem +4,736 | Dem +9.4% | 63% |