Kent County, Delaware

2024 results by precinct

97 precincts · 87,934 votes cast

Harris · D+2

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+2.0%	44,200	42,432	87,934
2020	D	+4.1%	44,552	41,009	87,025
2016	R	−4.9%	33,351	36,991	74,260
2012	D	+4.9%	35,527	32,135	68,672
2008	D	+9.8%	36,392	29,827	66,925
2004	R	−13.8%	23,875	31,578	55,991
2000	R	−2.7%	22,790	24,081	48,254
1996	D	+6.1%	18,327	15,932	39,252
1992	R	−0.5%	15,364	15,562	40,238
1988	R	−20.9%	12,996	19,923	33,113
1984	R	−29.2%	11,789	21,531	33,403
1980	R	−6.7%	12,884	14,882	29,862
1976	D	+13.3%	16,523	12,604	29,428
1972	R	−25.4%	10,463	17,712	28,556
1968	R	−8.1%	9,055	11,082	24,888
1964	D	+18.0%	12,981	9,006	22,054
1960	D	+0.3%	10,754	10,697	21,616
1956	R	−5.0%	9,319	10,303	19,745
1952	R	−1.3%	9,874	10,144	20,108
1948	R	−1.9%	8,174	8,501	16,790
1944	D	+5.5%	7,900	7,069	15,026
1940	D	+6.6%	9,226	8,079	17,305
1936	D	+12.9%	9,588	7,389	17,005
1932	D	+14.4%	8,829	6,597	15,490
1928	R	−18.5%	5,727	8,335	14,089
1924	D	+0.3%	6,936	6,894	14,022
1920	D	+5.0%	7,211	6,511	13,889
1916	D	+4.9%	4,210	3,813	8,089
1912	D	+11.1%	4,071	3,192	7,936
1908	R	−0.8%	4,095	4,158	8,357
1904	—	No data	—	—	—
1900	—	No data	—	—	—
1896	—	No data	—	—	—
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

American

100.0%

Polish

0.9%

African American

21.6%

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. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 38.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.1%

2.4%

75–84

3.2%

5.0%

65–74

5.8%

6.0%

55–64

6.8%

5.2%

45–54

5.9%

5.8%

35–44

6.4%

25–34

6.6%

4.8%

18–24

5.0%

8.6%

5–17

8.3%

3.0%

2.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$74,477

Kent County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Kent County$74,477

Delaware$84,954

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.6%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

0.0%

speak English only

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

9.2%

Other Christian

8.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

5.3%

Methodist

4.9%

Mainline Protestant

1.6%

Baptist

1.1%

Non-Christian

0.8%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 68.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Kent County sits between Wilmington's Democratic suburbs and Sussex County's rural Republican base, making it Delaware's most contested ground — its 2024 D+2.0 margin reflects a constituency almost perfectly divided along urban-rural lines within a single county seat.

The Democratic margin in Kent County has rarely exceeded eighteen points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded twenty-nine points. 2024 delivered the county to the Democratic candidate by two points.

Kent County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 58% non-Hispanic-white share, a 11% poverty rate, and a median household income of $74,477 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Saratoga County and Eaton County.

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