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Sussex County, DE


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Salisbury, MD-DE
Designated Market Area: Salisbury, MD-DE
USDA County Type (2025): Recreation/Tourism, Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Graying America

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2024 population: 271,134   ( 33,744 from 2020)
Land area: 936.2 square miles
Population density: 289.6 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:198,536 73.22% 13.5%
Black:28,99110.69% 8.0%
Indian:9810.36% 1.8%
Asian:4,0571.50% 29.6%
2+ races:5,7622.13% 19.9%
Hispanic:32,80712.10% 23.0%
Total non-White:72,59826.78% 16.3%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:9,973 10.5
Deaths:14,22515.0
Net Migration: 34,71436.6
Net Immigration: 3,3443.5
Change in White population:23,566 9.9
Change in Non-White pop.:10,178 4.3



Historical Presidential Election Results for Sussex County, DE

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R +9,795 R +1,641 D + 0.3%
D +8,154
2024 vs. 2016 R +18,414 D +7,089 D + 11.7%
D +25,503
2020 vs. 2016 R +8,619 D +8,730 D + 11.5%
D +17,349
2024 vs. 2012 R +28,906 R +4,045 D + 2.1%
D +24,861
2016 vs. 2008 R +14,672 R +15,638 R + 14.2%
D -966
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 68% Donald Trump (R) 81,025 54.9% Kamala Harris (D) 64,836 43.9% 1,778 [+] 1.2% 147,639 13 5 28.78%
2020 67% 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%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sussex County, DE

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2024 S1 66% Eric Hansen (R) 76,120 52.7% Lisa Blunt Rochester (D) 62,934 43.6% 5,279 [+] 3.7% 144,333 13 28.83%
2024 G 66% Michael Ramone (R) 80,554 55.7% Matt Meyer (D) 63,994 44.3% 0 0.0% 144,548 12 28.99%
2020 S2 65% 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 65% 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%
*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote


Historical U.S. House Election Results for Sussex County, DE

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 DE00John Whalen (R) 78,611 54.5% Sarah McBride (D) 65,601 45.5% 0 0.0% 144,212
County Total for 2024-11-05:   144,212
2022-11-08 DE00Lee 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 DE00Lee 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 DE00Scott 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 DE00Hans 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 DE00Rose 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 DE00John 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 DE00Glen 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 DE00Mike 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 DE00Mike 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 DE00Mike 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 DE00Mike Castle* (R) 39,906 77.4% Micheal Miller (D) 11,172 21.7% 510 1.0% 51,588
County Total for 2002-11-05:   51,588
2000-11-07 DE00Mike Castle* (R) 45,604 71.8% Micheal Miller (D) 17,095 26.9% 828 1.3% 63,527
County Total for 2000-11-07:   63,527
1996-11-05 DE00Mike Castle* (R) 38,098 74.6% Dennis E. Williams (D) 11,741 23.0% 1,216 2.4% 51,055
County Total for 1996-11-05:   51,055
1994-11-08 DE00Mike 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 DE00Mike 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
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Sussex County, DE

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2024 208,268 80,166 38.5% 70,182 33.7% 57,920 27.8% Rep +9,984 Rep +4.8% 96%
2022 196,323 78,764 40.1% 69,945 35.6% 47,614 24.3% Rep +8,819 Rep +4.5% 90%
2020 182,539 73,310 40.2% 66,243 36.3% 42,986 23.5% Rep +7,067 Rep +3.9% 84%
2018 164,036 64,573 39.4% 60,272 36.7% 39,191 23.9% Rep +4,301 Rep +2.6% 80%
2016 155,495 60,412 38.9% 58,654 37.7% 36,429 23.4% Rep +1,758 Rep +1.1% 80%
2014 142,118 53,773 37.8% 55,493 39.0% 32,852 23.1% Dem +1,720 Dem +1.2% 78%
2012 134,549 51,733 38.4% 53,307 39.6% 29,509 21.9% Dem +1,574 Dem +1.2% 80%
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%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.