Delaware At-Large Congressional District, Delaware: Urban anchor district. In 2024, voted D+15%. Republican peak: R+32 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+15MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Urban anchorAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,021,1912024 5-year
- Median household income
- $85,6802024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 59.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 21.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+25 in 2008MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+32 in 1928MIT Election Lab
D
MCBRIDE, Sarah
−1 liberal+1 conservative
Predecessors: BLUNT ROCHESTER, Lisa (2023–2025), BLUNT ROCHESTER, Lisa (2021–2023), BLUNT ROCHESTER, Lisa (2019–2021), BLUNT ROCHESTER, Lisa (2017–2019)
Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
Constituent county margins for Congressional District (at Large), DEOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 289,585 | 214,184 | 510,439 | ||
| D | 296,268 | 200,603 | 504,010 | ||
| D | 235,603 | 185,127 | 441,590 | ||
| D | 242,584 | 165,484 | 413,890 | ||
| D | 255,459 | 152,374 | 412,412 | ||
| D | 200,152 | 171,660 | 375,270 | ||
| D | 180,068 | 137,288 | 327,601 | ||
| D | 140,355 | 99,062 | 270,810 | ||
| D | 126,054 | 102,313 | 289,620 | ||
| R | 108,647 | 139,639 | 249,891 | ||
| R | 101,656 | 152,190 | 254,572 | ||
| R | 105,754 | 111,252 | 235,668 | ||
| D | 122,596 | 109,831 | 235,834 | ||
| R | 92,283 | 140,357 | 235,516 | ||
| R | 89,194 | 96,714 | 214,367 | ||
| D | 122,704 | 78,078 | 201,320 | ||
| D | 99,590 | 96,373 | 196,683 | ||
| R | 79,421 | 98,057 | 177,988 | ||
| R | 83,315 | 90,059 | 174,025 | ||
| R | 67,813 | 69,588 | 139,073 | ||
| D | 68,166 | 56,747 | 125,361 | ||
| D | 74,599 | 61,440 | 136,039 | ||
| D | 69,702 | 57,236 | 127,603 | ||
| R | 54,319 | 57,073 | 112,901 | ||
| R | 35,354 | 68,860 | 104,602 | ||
| R | 33,446 | 52,441 | 90,886 | ||
| R | 39,911 | 52,858 | 94,875 | ||
| R | 24,753 | 26,011 | 51,810 | ||
| D | 22,631 | 15,998 | 48,694 | ||
| R | 22,072 | 25,007 | 48,024 | ||
| R | 4,407 | 5,915 | 10,473 | ||
| R | 4,364 | 4,961 | 9,458 | ||
| R | 3,826 | 4,541 | 8,588 | ||
| D | 4,279 | 4,147 | 8,526 | ||
| R | 3,982 | 4,046 | 8,139 | ||
| D | 4,447 | 3,018 | 7,475 | ||
| D | 3,993 | 3,373 | 7,449 | ||
| D | 3,490 | 2,763 | 6,253 |
Congressional elections · 18 Senate races
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | D % | R % | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 56.6% | 39.5% | 500,606 |
| 2020 | D | 59.4% | 37.9% | 490,935 |
| 2018 | D | 60.0% | 37.8% | 362,592 |
| 2014 | D | 55.8% | 42.2% | 234,038 |
| 2012 | D | 66.4% | 29.0% | 399,606 |
| 2010 | D | 56.6% | 40.0% | 307,402 |
| 2008 | D | 64.7% | 35.3% | 398,134 |
| 2006 | D | 70.2% | 28.7% | 242,972 |
| 2002 | D | 58.2% | 40.8% | 232,314 |
| 2000 | D | 55.5% | 43.7% | 326,993 |
| 1996 | D | 60.0% | 38.1% | 275,591 |
| 1994 | R | 42.5% | 55.8% | 199,000 |
| 1990 | D | 62.7% | 35.8% | 180,157 |
| 1988 | R | 37.9% | 62.1% | 243,493 |
| 1984 | D | 60.1% | 39.9% | 245,932 |
| 1982 | R | 44.2% | 55.2% | 190,960 |
| 1978 | D | 58.0% | 41.0% | 162,072 |
| 1976 | R | 43.6% | 55.8% | 224,795 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
14.8%
German
12.4%
English
10.5%
Italian
8.6%
American
4.7%
Polish
4.0%
Scottish
1.7%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 42.4 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.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$85,680
Congressional District (at Large) ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District (at Large)$85,680
Delaware$84,954
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.2%
Working age (18–64)9.3%
Seniors (65+)8.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.9%
speak English only
Spanish7.9%
Other Indo-European3.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.2%
Other languages1.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
As one of only seven at-large districts in the country, Delaware's single congressional seat must represent a population spanning Wilmington's urban core, suburban New Castle County, and the rural Slower Lower peninsula — a range that produced a D+14.6 margin in 2024.
The Democratic margin in Delaware At-Large Congressional District has been steady. It reached its modern peak at twenty-five points in 2008; the 2024 margin was fifteen points, still in line with the district's long pattern.
Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $85,680, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.
Compare two places, side by side
Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons →
Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Congressional District (at Large), Delaware. Akashic. https://akashic.app/cd/1000/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
License: CC BY 4.0
Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District (at Large), Delaware vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District (at Large), Delaware voted Democratic by 14.8 points (D+15), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 510,439 votes cast, 289,585 went Democratic and 214,184 went Republican.
What is Congressional District (at Large), Delaware's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District (at Large), Delaware as a "Urban anchor" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.
When did Congressional District (at Large), Delaware last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District (at Large), Delaware voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Congressional District (at Large), Delaware?
Congressional District (at Large), Delaware has a population of 1,021,191 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District (at Large), Delaware?
Median household income in Congressional District (at Large), Delaware is $85,680 — above the national median of $80,734. The Delaware state median is $84,954.
What is the political history of Congressional District (at Large), Delaware?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District (at Large), Delaware from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.