Bethany Beach, DE
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | R+11.3 |
| 2012 | R+10.4 |
| 2016 | R+13.4 |
| 2020 | D+3.8 |
| 2024 | D+8.4 |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
Akashic
| Population | 905 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | D+8.4 (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $117,159 |
| County | Sussex County |
| State | DE |
Place narrative
Bethany Beach's registered electorate swells each summer with second-home owners whose primary residences lie elsewhere, creating a persistent gap between census-season population and the small pool of year-round voters who decide local races.
Akashic
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | +8.4% | 405 | 342 | 6 | 753 |
| 2020 | D | +3.8% | 350 | 324 | 5 | 679 |
| 2016 | R | −13.4% | 240 | 316 | 13 | 569 |
| 2012† | R | −10.4% | 241 | 298 | 7 | 546 |
| 2008 | R | −11.3% | 243 | 306 | 8 | 557 |
| 2004† | R | −24.9% | 180 | 300 | 1 | 481 |
These Census-place returns are modeled candidate-vote estimates on Census boundaries unless a row explicitly says certified. They are not automatically the official city or town return.
† 2004, 2012 sub-county results are estimated: the source reported that cycle at county or municipality level (COVID-era consolidated reporting), so block-level detail is interpolated from adjacent cycles and scaled to certified totals.
Demographics
Akashic
| Race & Ethnicity | |
|---|---|
| White | 96.1% |
| Black | 0.1% |
| Asian | 2.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2.6% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $117,159 |
| Poverty rate | 1.7% |
| Median age | 66.3 |
| Age 18–29 | 9.1% |
| Age 65 and older | 53.9% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 66.1% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 10.7% |
ACS 5-year survey estimates, subject to a margin of error. Race shares are single-race; Hispanic or Latino is a separate, overlapping ethnicity.
Ancestry, religious adherence, and side-by-side parent comparisons appear on the Sussex County county page and the DE state page.