Sussex County, New Jersey: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted R+25%. Republican peak: R+62 in 1956.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+25MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 145,8072024 5-year
- Median household income
- $116,1862024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 82.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+37 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+62 in 1956MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Berkeley County, SC · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Sussex CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Sussex County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +15.0% |
| 1896 | −1.1% |
| 1900 | +8.0% |
| 1904 | +8.1% |
| 1908 | +9.4% |
| 1912 | +36.5% |
| 1916 | +11.1% |
| 1920 | −19.2% |
| 1924 | −26.1% |
| 1928 | −49.2% |
| 1932 | −7.4% |
| 1936 | −7.3% |
| 1940 | −15.5% |
| 1944 | −25.5% |
| 1948 | −34.0% |
| 1952 | −49.4% |
| 1956 | −61.6% |
| 1960 | −38.5% |
| 1964 | +9.6% |
| 1968 | −33.2% |
| 1972 | −49.8% |
| 1976 | −22.6% |
| 1980 | −39.1% |
| 1984 | −51.1% |
| 1988 | −44.7% |
| 1992 | −25.8% |
| 1996 | −13.3% |
| 2000 | −20.7% |
| 2004 | −29.5% |
| 2008 | −20.7% |
| 2012 | −21.3% |
| 2016 | −29.9% |
| 2020 | −19.7% |
| 2024 | −24.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 31,019 | 52,123 | 84,917 | ||
| R | 34,481 | 51,701 | 87,276 | ||
| R | 24,212 | 46,658 | 75,158 | ||
| R | 26,104 | 40,625 | 68,194 | ||
| R | 28,840 | 44,184 | 74,154 | ||
| R | 23,990 | 44,506 | 69,458 | ||
| R | 21,353 | 33,277 | 57,490 | ||
| R | 19,525 | 26,746 | 54,183 | ||
| R | 14,775 | 29,510 | 57,064 | ||
| R | 13,676 | 36,086 | 50,160 | ||
| R | 11,502 | 35,680 | 47,345 | ||
| R | 10,531 | 27,063 | 42,327 | ||
| R | 14,759 | 23,613 | 39,229 | ||
| R | 8,585 | 25,977 | 34,898 | ||
| R | 8,325 | 18,043 | 29,240 | ||
| D | 14,349 | 11,836 | 26,197 | ||
| R | 7,269 | 16,362 | 23,642 | ||
| R | 3,756 | 15,867 | 19,669 | ||
| R | 4,534 | 13,415 | 17,963 | ||
| R | 4,527 | 9,269 | 13,939 | ||
| R | 5,237 | 8,817 | 14,066 | ||
| R | 6,314 | 8,642 | 14,984 | ||
| R | 6,862 | 7,945 | 14,861 | ||
| R | 6,136 | 7,130 | 13,408 | ||
| R | 3,043 | 8,964 | 12,032 | ||
| R | 3,632 | 6,319 | 10,298 | ||
| R | 3,516 | 5,224 | 8,892 | ||
| D | 3,093 | 2,461 | 5,673 | ||
| D | 2,852 | 890 | 5,371 | ||
| D | 3,214 | 2,653 | 5,995 | ||
| D | 3,133 | 2,642 | 6,058 | ||
| D | 3,395 | 2,874 | 6,479 | ||
| R | 2,975 | 3,045 | 6,203 | ||
| D | 3,218 | 2,347 | 5,789 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
21.2%
Italian
19.8%
German
17.9%
English
9.7%
Polish
7.5%
American
4.1%
French
2.0%
African American
1.5%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 43.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$116,186
Sussex County ranks in the top 0.5% of US counties.
Sussex County$116,186
New Jersey$103,556
United States$80,734
Sussex County ranks in the top 0.5% of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
5.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.3%
Working age (18–64)4.9%
Seniors (65+)7.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.8%
speak English only
Spanish6.9%
Other Indo-European3.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Sussex County sits in the state's rural northwest, where low population density and a predominantly white, working-class demographic have produced Republican presidential margins exceeding 20 points in every cycle since 2004.
The Democratic margin here reached thirty-seven points in 1912. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-five points.
A population of 145,807, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $116,186 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Berkeley County and Warren County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Sussex County, New Jersey vote in 2024?
In 2024, Sussex County, New Jersey voted Republican by 24.9 points (R+25), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 84,917 votes cast, 31,019 went Democratic and 52,123 went Republican.
What is Sussex County, New Jersey's political typology?
Akashic places Sussex County, New Jersey in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 27 times, and other 0 times.
When did Sussex County, New Jersey last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Sussex County, New Jersey voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Sussex County, New Jersey?
Sussex County, New Jersey has a population of 145,807 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sussex County, New Jersey?
Median household income in Sussex County, New Jersey is $116,186 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of Sussex County, New Jersey?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Sussex County, New Jersey from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.