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1892–2024
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Seaford, DE
presidential margin
2008R+8.62012R+13.02016R+22.02020R+11.22024R+11.0
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+11.0
2024
median income$81,497U.S. $80,734 · DE $84,954
median age51.9U.S. 39.1 · DE 42.4
poverty rate10.9%U.S. 12.5% · DE 10.4%
bachelor’s+ (25+)33.0%U.S. 35.6% · DE 35.8%
non-english13.0%U.S. 22.3% · DE 15.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Irish16.8%
German14.8%
English14.1%
Guatemalan3.9%
Mexican3.2%
Puerto Rican1.6%
African American†8.4%
Haitian0.7%
African0.3%
Asian Indian0.3%
Filipino0.3%
Chinese0.2%
religion
other traditions
Mainline9.1%
Black Protestant1.5%
Other Christian0.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Seaford, DE, Delaware

Akashic
Seaford, DETrumpR+11.0
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2024 presidential margin by county for Seaford, DE, DEA map of the single county of Seaford, DE, DE, outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Sussex County, DE · R+11.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican54.9%81,025
Kamala HarrisDemocratic43.9%64,836
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent Party Of Delaware1.2%1,778
D+60
R+60
A single county, filled by its 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover it for the full result.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Seaford, DE, DE — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Sussex County, DERepublicanR+11.0
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
43.9%Harris64,836
54.9%Trump81,025
1.2%Kennedy1,778
−11.0%
147,639
R
43.8%Biden56,682
55.1%Trump71,230
1.1%Jorgensen1,440
−11.2%
129,352
R
37.2%Clinton39,333
59.2%Trump62,611
3.7%Johnson3,879
−22.0%
105,823
R
42.9%Obama39,975
55.9%Romney52,119
1.2%Johnson1,128
−13.0%
93,222
R
45.2%Obama40,299
53.8%McCain47,939
0.9%Nader832
−8.6%
89,070
R
38.7%Kerry30,098
60.5%Bush47,003
0.8%Nader651
−21.7%
77,752
R
44.9%Gore29,739
52.2%Bush34,620
2.9%Nader1,928
−7.4%
66,287
D
44.6%Clinton23,191
42.7%Dole22,187
12.8%Perot6,634
+1.9%
52,012
R
36.5%Clinton19,174
38.9%Bush20,440
24.6%Perot12,951
−2.4%
52,565
R
37.7%Dukakis16,504
62.0%Bush27,129
0.3%Paul142
−24.3%
43,775
R
32.4%Mondale13,629
67.3%Reagan28,337
0.3%Dennis126
−34.9%
42,092
R
42.7%Carter15,973
52.1%Reagan19,472
5.2%Anderson1,934
−9.4%
37,379
D
51.4%Carter18,552
47.6%Ford17,153
1.0%Anderson363
+3.9%
36,068
R
34.2%McGovern11,630
64.6%Nixon21,964
1.2%Schmitz410
−30.4%
34,004
R
35.3%Humphrey11,671
47.2%Nixon15,618
17.5%Wallace5,777
−11.9%
33,066
D
55.5%Johnson17,971
44.2%Goldwater14,305
0.3%Hass97
+11.3%
32,373
R
48.2%Kennedy15,472
51.1%Nixon16,392
0.7%Byrd229
−2.9%
32,093
R
45.0%Stevenson13,697
54.6%Eisenhower16,621
0.4%Andrews112
−9.6%
30,430
R
46.3%Stevenson15,054
53.1%Eisenhower17,257
0.6%Hallinan210
−6.8%
32,521
R
45.6%Truman11,522
53.9%Dewey13,636
0.5%Thurmond124
−8.4%
25,282
R
47.2%Roosevelt10,678
52.5%Dewey11,895
0.3%Thomas73
−5.4%
22,646
D
52.7%Roosevelt13,206
47.3%Willkie11,853
0.0%
+5.4%
25,059
D
51.5%Roosevelt12,799
48.3%Landon11,996
0.1%Lemke37
+3.2%
24,832
D
54.1%Roosevelt12,618
45.6%Hoover10,632
0.2%Thomas52
+8.5%
23,302
R
35.6%Smith7,163
64.1%Hoover12,884
0.3%Thomas54
−28.5%
20,101
R
45.6%Davis8,668
53.2%Coolidge10,120
1.2%La Follette225
−7.6%
19,013
R
46.4%Cox8,448
53.6%Harding9,747
0.0%
−7.1%
18,195
R
48.1%Wilson5,649
51.4%Hughes6,032
0.5%Benson64
−3.3%
11,745
D
48.8%Wilson5,551
39.3%Taft4,466
11.9%Roosevelt1,357
+9.5%
11,374
R
45.5%Bryan5,013
53.3%Taft5,870
1.3%Debs140
−7.8%
11,023
R
42.1%Parker4,407
56.5%Roosevelt5,915
1.4%Debs151
−14.4%
10,473
R
46.1%Bryan4,364
52.5%McKinley4,961
1.4%Woolley133
−6.3%
9,458
R
44.6%Bryan3,826
52.9%McKinley4,541
2.6%Palmer221
−8.3%
8,588
D
50.2%Cleveland4,279
48.6%Harrison4,147
1.2%Weaver100
+1.5%
8,526
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −11.0% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−11.0%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+1.5%
1896−8.3%
1900−6.3%
1904−14.4%
1908−7.8%
1912+9.5%
1916−3.3%
1920−7.1%
1924−7.6%
1928−28.5%
1932+8.5%
1936+3.2%
1940+5.4%
1944−5.4%
1948−8.4%
1952−6.8%
1956−9.6%
1960−2.9%
1964+11.3%
1968−11.9%
1972−30.4%
1976+3.9%
1980−9.4%
1984−34.9%
1988−24.3%
1992−2.4%
1996+1.9%
2000−7.4%
2004−21.7%
2008−8.6%
2012−13.0%
2016−22.0%
2020−11.2%
2024−11.0%
DemocraticRepublican

Seaford, DE sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 11.3 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 34.9 points in 1984. The 2024 margin was 11.0 points.

A population of 255,626, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $81,497 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC and North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL.

Political twins — metros

The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC
80.0twin score
12-yr trendmedian agemedian income≠ college share
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL
78.5twin score
median agemedian incomeItalian ancestry≠ 12-yr trend
Wilmington, NC
75.9twin score
12-yr trend2020–2024 trajectorypopulation scale≠ elasticity

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Seaford, DE, Delaware vote in 2024?
In 2024, Seaford, DE, Delaware voted Republican by 11.0 points (R+11.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 147,639 votes cast, 64,836 went Democratic and 81,025 went Republican.
When did Seaford, DE, Delaware last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Seaford, DE, Delaware voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Seaford, DE, Delaware?
Seaford, DE, Delaware has a population of 255,626 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Seaford, DE, Delaware?
Median household income in Seaford, DE, Delaware is $81,497 — above the national median of $80,734. The Delaware state median is $84,954.
What is the political history of Seaford, DE, Delaware?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Seaford, DE, Delaware from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.