Mispillion Lighthouse and Beacon Tower · Photo: Skip willits · Public domainSlaughter Beach spent more per resident in 2022 than 70% of similar cities
Slaughter Beach’s town government spent $195,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $833 per resident.
What stands out about how Slaughter Beach is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$1,028 per resident in 2022: more than 70% of them
Slaughter Beach’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,028 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 23 Delaware cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $498, and the middle half spent $289–$2,349. Slaughter Beach spent more than 70% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($57,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Delaware cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Slaughter Beach itself left out).
About $833 per resident a year, or $2.28 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 41%.
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Day-to-day spending is down 24% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Slaughter Beach reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,028 · 2024: $833.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
Who’s in charge in Slaughter Beach
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Slaughter Beach’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on townofslaughterbeach.com ↗.
Milford School District
Slaughter Beach’s K–12 school district, shared with Ellendale, Houston, Milford, Frederica. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,795 per pupil, $8,325 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Delaware districts overall: 32% local, 57% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Slaughter Beach’s votes are counted by county
Delaware reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Slaughter Beach alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Sussex County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican54.9%81,025 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat43.9%64,836 votesOthers: 1.2% (1,778 votes).
Most votes in Sussex County: Donald J Trump
Delaware: Harris 56.5%, Trump 41.8%
100% of Slaughter Beach lies in Sussex County. Every 2024 race in Sussex County is on the county’s page.
Sussex County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Slaughter Beach.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: townofslaughterbeach.com ↗
- 2Delaware HouseState representatives
- 3Delaware SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Delaware
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Slaughter Beach’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Slaughter Beach’s government
How much does Slaughter Beach spend per resident?
About $833 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,028 was more than 70% of 23 Delaware cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Slaughter Beach’s government?
See townofslaughterbeach.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Slaughter Beach yet.
How did Slaughter Beach vote in 2024?
Delaware counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Slaughter Beach alone. Sussex County, where 100% of Slaughter Beach lies, voted Trump 54.9%, Harris 43.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Slaughter Beach?
0 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,976 (about $23,712 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Slaughter Beach in the state legislature?
State Senate District 18 (Dave Wilson) and State House District 36 (Bryan Shupe). The House district also covers parts of two neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Slaughter Beach’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →