† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupMiltonDelawareUnited States
Irish17.8%14.8%9.4%
German15.6%12.4%12.5%
English14.9%10.5%9.5%
Italian8.8%8.6%4.8%
American7.2%4.7%5.3%
Polish3.9%4.0%2.2%
Scottish2.3%1.7%1.3%
French1.5%1.2%1.6%
African American†11.2%18.0%9.9%
Haitian0.9%0.5%0.3%
African0.4%0.9%0.5%
Jamaican0.4%0.7%0.4%
Guatemalan2.4%1.2%0.5%
Mexican2.0%3.6%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.0%3.2%1.8%
Honduran0.4%—0.3%
Salvadoran0.3%0.2%0.7%
Dominican0.2%0.7%0.7%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Milton
Delaware
United States
Median age
52.6
42.4
39.1
Age 18–24
4.8%
8.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
40.6%
20.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Milton
Delaware
United States
Median household income
$80,875
$84,954
$84,427
Poverty rate
5.5%
10.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
40.7%
35.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Milton
Delaware
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
8.8%
15.1%
22.3%
Spanish
7.8%
7.9%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Milton
Delaware
United States
Catholic
—
19.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
9.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
58.8%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Milton, Delaware
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−3.9%
2008
+9.5%
2012
+6.7%
2016
−2.7%
2020
+9.1%
2024
+13.5%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. † 2004, 2012 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for these cycles was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
56.0%Harris1,228
42.5%Trump932
1.5%
D+13.5
D+4.4
D+15.0
2,193
D
54.0%Biden1,084
44.9%Trump901
1.1%
D+9.1
D+11.8
D+4.7
2,007
R
46.0%Clinton761
48.7%Trump805
5.3%
R+2.7
R+9.3
R+4.8
1,654
D
52.8%Obama712
46.1%Romney622
1.1%
D+6.7
R+2.8
D+2.8
1,349
D
54.1%Obama643
44.6%McCain530
1.3%
D+9.5
D+13.4
D+2.2
1,188
R
48.1%Kerry481
51.9%Bush520
0.0%
R+3.9
—
R+1.4
1,001
Milton sits at the head of the Broadkill River just inland from Lewes and Rehoboth Beach, putting it at the edge of Sussex County's rapid in-migration belt — a dynamic that has gradually shifted its voter registration mix over the past decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 13.5 points in 2024 and a Republican high of 3.9 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.4 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 13.5 points.
A population of 3,567, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $80,875 describe the city.
In 2024, Milton, Delaware voted Democratic by 13.5 points (D+13.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,193 votes cast, 1,228 went Democratic and 932 went Republican.
When did Milton, Delaware last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Milton, Delaware voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in Milton, Delaware?
Milton, Delaware has a population of 3,567 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Milton, Delaware?
Median household income in Milton, Delaware is $80,875 — above the national median of $80,734. The Delaware state median is $84,954.
What is the political history of Milton, Delaware?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Milton, Delaware from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 2 went Republican.
