Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Sussex County, DE — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Sussex County, Delaware voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+11.0 — 64,836 Democratic to 81,025 Republican of 147,639 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 0.2 points toward Democrats. That makes it 25.7 points more Republican than Delaware overall (D+14.7).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Sussex County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 64,836 | 81,025 | 1,778 | 43.9% | 54.9% | R+11.0 |
| 2020 | 56,682 | 71,230 | 1,440 | 43.8% | 55.1% | R+11.2 |
| 2016 | 39,333 | 62,611 | 4,064 | 37.1% | 59.1% | R+22.0 |
| 2012 | 39,975 | 52,119 | 1,135 | 42.9% | 55.9% | R+13.0 |
| 2008 | 40,299 | 47,939 | 832 | 45.2% | 53.8% | R+8.6 |
| 2004 | 30,098 | 47,003 | 648 | 38.7% | 60.5% | R+21.7 |
| 2000 | 29,739 | 34,620 | 1,928 | 44.9% | 52.2% | R+7.4 |
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Sussex County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Sussex County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Sussex County, Delaware in 2024 by R+11.0, with 147,639 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Sussex County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Sussex County shifted 0.2 points toward Democrats between 2020 (R+11.2) and 2024 (R+11.0).
Is Sussex County more Democratic or Republican than Delaware overall?+
In 2024, Sussex County went R+11.0 while Delaware overall went D+14.7 — 25.7 points more Republican than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.