† 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
GroupLewesDelawareUnited States
Irish21.6%14.8%9.4%
German19.0%12.4%12.5%
English18.1%10.5%9.5%
Italian10.7%8.6%4.8%
American8.7%4.7%5.3%
Polish4.8%4.0%2.2%
Scottish2.8%1.7%1.3%
French1.8%1.2%1.6%
African American†3.1%18.0%9.9%
Haitian0.3%0.5%0.3%
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
Lewes
Delaware
United States
Median age
67.2
42.4
39.1
Age 18–24
2.6%
8.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
59.3%
20.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Lewes
Delaware
United States
Median household income
$96,393
$84,954
$84,427
Poverty rate
7.9%
10.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
67.8%
35.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Lewes
Delaware
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.7%
15.1%
22.3%
Other Indo-European
1.9%
1.7%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Lewes
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.
Lewes, Delaware
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+1.0%
2008
+14.3%
2012
+16.6%
2016
+11.4%
2020
+28.2%
2024
+31.6%
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
65.2%Harris1,689
33.6%Trump870
1.2%
D+31.6
D+3.4
D+33.1
2,591
D
63.6%Biden1,615
35.4%Trump898
1.0%
D+28.2
D+16.9
D+23.8
2,539
D
53.3%Clinton1,191
41.9%Trump937
4.8%
D+11.4
R+5.3
D+9.3
2,236
D
57.7%Obama1,125
41.1%Romney801
1.2%
D+16.6
D+2.3
D+12.8
1,950
D
56.5%Obama1,032
42.2%McCain771
1.3%
D+14.3
D+13.2
D+7.0
1,826
D
50.5%Kerry773
49.4%Bush757
0.1%
D+1.0
—
D+3.5
1,532
Lewes anchors the Cape Region's booming resort corridor, drawing retirees and second-home buyers who have steadily shifted Sussex County's traditionally heavily Republican margins closer to competitive territory over the past decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 31.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.4 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 31.6 points.
A population of 3,505, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $96,393 describe the city.
In 2024, Lewes, Delaware voted Democratic by 31.6 points (D+31.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,591 votes cast, 1,689 went Democratic and 870 went Republican.
How many people live in Lewes, Delaware?
Lewes, Delaware has a population of 3,505 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lewes, Delaware?
Median household income in Lewes, Delaware is $96,393 — above the national median of $80,734. The Delaware state median is $84,954.
What is the political history of Lewes, Delaware?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Lewes, Delaware from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
