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Sussex County, Delaware presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Sussex County by 11.0 points, out of 147,639 votes for president.

Sussex County: Donald J. Trump +11.0Kent (no county figures)New Castle (no county figures)
D+30R+30D+15R+152000: R+7.320002004: R+21.820042008: R+8.620082012: R+13.020122016: R+22.020162020: R+11.320202024: R+11.02024
Sussex County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

2024

Delaware 2024
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP81,02554.9%
Kamala Harris DEM64,83643.9%
All other candidates1,7781.2%
Total147,639

Sussex County was R+11.0 against D+14.7 statewide, 25.7 points more Republican than the state.

Source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document

2020

Delaware 2020
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP71,23055.1%
Joseph R. Biden DEM56,68243.8%
All other candidates1,4401.1%
Total129,352

Sussex County was R+11.3 against D+19.0 statewide, 30.3 points more Republican than the state.

Source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document

2016

Delaware 2016
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP62,61159.1%
Hillary Clinton DEM39,33337.1%
All other candidates4,0643.8%
Total106,008

Sussex County was R+22.0 against D+11.4 statewide, 33.4 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2012

Delaware 2012
TicketVotesShareBar
Mitt Romney REP52,11955.9%
Barack Obama DEM39,97542.9%
All other candidates1,1351.2%
Total93,229

Sussex County was R+13.0 against D+18.6 statewide, 31.6 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2008

Delaware 2008
TicketVotesShareBar
John McCain REP47,93953.8%
Barack Obama DEM40,29945.2%
All other candidates8320.9%
Total89,070

Sussex County was R+8.6 against D+25.0 statewide, 33.6 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2004

Delaware 2004
TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP47,00360.5%
John Kerry DEM30,09838.7%
All other candidates6480.8%
Total77,749

Sussex County was R+21.8 against D+7.6 statewide, 29.4 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2000

Delaware 2000
TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP34,62052.2%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM29,73944.9%
All other candidates1,9282.9%
Total66,287

Sussex County was R+7.3 against D+13.1 statewide, 20.4 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

Questions and answers

Who won Sussex County, Delaware in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Sussex County by 11.0 points, out of 147,639 votes counted for president.

Is Sussex County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 11.0 points; 2020: Republican by 11.3 points; 2016: Republican by 22.0 points; 2012: Republican by 13.0 points; 2008: Republican by 8.6 points; 2004: Republican by 21.8 points; 2000: Republican by 7.3 points.

How does Sussex County vote compared with the rest of Delaware?

In 2024 it was 25.7 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 11.0 points against Democratic by 14.7 points statewide).

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data