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Delaware At-Large Congressional District
presidential margin
2008D+24.92012D+18.62016D+11.42020D+19.02024D+14.6
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+14.6
2024
median income$84,954U.S. $80,734 · DE $84,954
median age41.6U.S. 39.1 · DE 42.4
poverty rate10.4%U.S. 12.5% · DE 10.4%
bachelor’s+ (25+)35.8%U.S. 35.6% · DE 35.8%
non-english15.1%U.S. 22.3% · DE 15.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Irish15.4%
German12.9%
English10.9%
African American†18.6%
African0.9%
Jamaican0.7%
Mexican3.4%
Puerto Rican3.1%
Guatemalan1.1%
Asian Indian1.7%
Chinese0.8%
Filipino0.5%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Sussex County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Delaware At-Large Congressional District

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2024 presidential electionDelaware At-Large Congressional DistrictHarrisD+14.6
Delaware At-Large Congressional District premium atlas map: Harris D+14.6, 510 precincts, 8 city labels.
2024
510 precincts by 2024 margin · 8 cities, own margin · ◎ bluest & reddest city
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +14.6% in 2024.+14.6%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+24.9%
2012+18.6%
2016+11.4%
2020+19.0%
2024+14.6%
DemocraticRepublican
Congressional elections · 25 House races · 18 Senate races

U.S. House

Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
YearDistrictWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
20240D
57.9%287,830
42.1%209,606
497,436
20220D
55.5%178,416
43.0%138,201
321,649
20200D
57.6%281,382
40.2%196,392
488,270
20180D
64.5%227,353
35.5%125,384
352,737
20160D
55.5%233,554
41.0%172,301
420,617
20140D
59.3%137,251
36.8%85,146
231,617
20120D
64.4%249,933
33.4%129,757
388,059
20100D
56.8%173,543
41.0%125,442
305,636
20080R
38.0%146,434
61.1%235,437
385,457
20060R
38.8%97,565
57.2%143,897
251,694
20040R
29.7%105,716
69.1%245,978
356,045
20020R
26.7%61,011
72.1%164,605
228,405
20000R
30.8%96,488
67.6%211,797
313,126
19980R
31.8%57,446
66.4%119,811
180,529
19960R
27.5%73,258
69.5%185,577
266,831
19940R
26.6%51,793
70.7%137,945
195,008
19920R
42.5%117,426
55.4%153,037
276,124
19900D
65.5%116,274
32.7%58,037
177,435
19880D
67.5%158,338
32.5%76,179
234,517
19860D
66.2%106,351
33.4%53,767
160,757
19840D
58.5%142,070
41.4%100,650
243,014
19820D
52.4%98,533
46.3%87,153
188,064
19800R
37.5%81,227
61.8%133,842
216,575
19780R
41.2%64,863
58.2%91,689
157,566
19760R
47.6%102,411
51.4%110,636
215,085

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
56.6%283,298
39.5%197,753
500,606
2020D
59.4%291,804
37.9%186,054
490,935
2018D
60.0%217,385
37.8%137,127
362,592
2014D
55.8%130,655
42.2%98,823
234,038
2012D
66.4%265,415
29.0%115,700
399,606
2010D
56.6%174,012
40.0%123,053
307,367
2008D
64.7%257,539
35.3%140,595
398,134
2006D
70.2%170,567
28.7%69,734
242,972
2002D
58.2%135,253
40.8%94,793
232,314
2000D
55.5%181,566
43.7%142,891
326,993
1996D
60.0%165,465
38.1%105,088
275,591
1994R
42.5%84,540
55.8%111,074
199,000
1990D
62.7%112,918
35.8%64,554
180,152
1988R
37.9%92,378
62.1%151,115
243,493
1984D
60.1%147,831
39.9%98,101
245,932
1982R
44.2%84,413
55.2%105,357
190,960
1978D
58.0%93,930
41.0%66,479
162,072
1976R
43.6%98,042
55.8%125,454
224,795

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.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 24.9 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 14.6 points.

A population of 989,695, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $84,954 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 18 and Congressional District 9.

Political twins — districts

The congressional districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Congressional District 18
New York
47.7twin score
elasticityIrish ancestry% Evangelical≠ population scale
Congressional District 9
Massachusetts
46.8twin score
elasticity2020–2024 trajectory% unaffiliated≠ population scale
Congressional District 20
New York
46.6twin score
2012–2024 trajectory% unaffiliated≠ population scale

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within Delaware At-Large Congressional District

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Frequently asked questions

How did Delaware At-Large Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Delaware At-Large Congressional District voted Democratic by 14.6 points (D+14.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 510,606 votes cast, 288,830 went Democratic and 214,197 went Republican.
How many people live in Delaware At-Large Congressional District?
Delaware At-Large Congressional District has a population of 989,695 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Delaware At-Large Congressional District?
Median household income in Delaware At-Large Congressional District is $84,954 — above the national median of $80,734. The Delaware state median is $84,954.
What is the political history of Delaware At-Large Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Delaware At-Large Congressional District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.