† 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
GroupSelbyvilleDelawareUnited States
Irish15.5%14.8%9.4%
German13.6%12.4%12.5%
English13.0%10.5%9.5%
Italian7.6%8.6%4.8%
American6.3%4.7%5.3%
Polish3.4%4.0%2.2%
Scottish2.0%1.7%1.3%
French1.3%1.2%1.6%
Guatemalan7.5%1.2%0.5%
Mexican6.2%3.6%11.3%
Puerto Rican3.1%3.2%1.8%
Honduran1.2%—0.3%
Salvadoran1.0%0.2%0.7%
Dominican0.6%0.7%0.7%
Cuban0.4%0.2%0.7%
Spanish0.4%0.2%—
African American†6.9%18.0%9.9%
Haitian0.6%0.5%0.3%
African0.2%0.9%0.5%
Jamaican0.2%0.7%0.4%
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
Selbyville
Delaware
United States
Median age
50.3
42.4
39.1
Age 18–24
10.2%
8.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
29.7%
20.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Selbyville
Delaware
United States
Median household income
$75,592
$84,954
$84,427
Poverty rate
4.3%
10.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
24.8%
35.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Selbyville
Delaware
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
21.8%
15.1%
22.3%
Spanish
20.4%
7.9%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Selbyville
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.
Selbyville, Delaware
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−28.0%
2008
−13.0%
2012
−17.5%
2016
−27.2%
2020
−25.2%
2024
−31.7%
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
R
33.4%Harris548
65.1%Trump1,068
1.5%
R+31.7
R+6.5
R+30.2
1,641
R
36.7%Biden510
62.0%Trump860
1.3%
R+25.2
D+2.0
R+29.7
1,388
R
34.4%Clinton399
61.6%Trump715
4.0%
R+27.2
R+9.7
R+29.3
1,161
R
40.8%Obama416
58.3%Romney595
0.9%
R+17.5
R+4.6
R+21.4
1,020
R
42.6%Obama423
55.5%McCain552
1.9%
R+13.0
D+15.1
R+20.3
994
R
35.9%Kerry303
63.9%Bush540
0.2%
R+28.0
—
R+25.6
845
Selbyville sits at Delaware's southernmost tip, just miles from Fenwick Island's beach tourism economy. Rapid seasonal-resident influx in surrounding Sussex County has nudged longtime rural voting patterns in ways analysts continue to track.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 31.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 31.7 points.
A population of 3,097, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,592 describe the city.
In 2024, Selbyville, Delaware voted Republican by 31.7 points (R+31.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,641 votes cast, 548 went Democratic and 1,068 went Republican.
How many people live in Selbyville, Delaware?
Selbyville, Delaware has a population of 3,097 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Selbyville, Delaware?
Median household income in Selbyville, Delaware is $75,592 — below the national median of $80,734. The Delaware state median is $84,954.
What is the political history of Selbyville, Delaware?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Selbyville, Delaware from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
