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Delaware 16th State House District
presidential margin
2008D+71.12012D+65.72016D+59.12020D+60.62024D+54.5
full record · 20082024
D+54.5
2024
median income$70,804U.S. $80,734 · DE $84,954
median age39.1U.S. 39.1 · DE 42.4
poverty rate10.6%U.S. 12.5% · DE 10.4%
bachelor’s+ (25+)39.7%U.S. 35.6% · DE 35.8%
non-english17.3%U.S. 22.3% · DE 15.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
African American37.6%
African2.0%
Jamaican1.6%
Irish10.0%
German7.9%
Italian6.5%
Mexican7.0%
Puerto Rican5.9%
Dominican1.6%
Asian Indian0.5%
Chinese0.2%
religion

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

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

Delaware 16th State House District

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Delaware 16th State House DistrictHarrisD+54.5
2024
2024 presidential margin for Delaware 16th State House DistrictThe boundary of Delaware 16th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+54.5), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Delaware 16th State House District · D+54.5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic76.6%7,740
Donald TrumpRepublican22.1%2,237
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent Party Of Delaware1.2%126
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Delaware 16th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
New Castle County, DEDemocraticD+32.6
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). † 2012 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
76.6%Harris7,740
22.1%Trump2,237
1.2%Kennedy126
+54.5%
10,103
D
79.7%Biden8,654
19.1%Trump2,075
1.2%Jorgensen126
+60.6%
10,855
D
77.8%Clinton7,944
18.7%Trump1,909
3.5%Johnson354
+59.1%
10,207
D
82.4%Obama8,330
16.7%Romney1,690
0.9%Johnson88
+65.7%
10,108
D
85.0%Obama9,096
13.9%McCain1,483
1.1%Nader121
+71.1%
10,700
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: +54.5% in 2024.+54.5%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+71.1%
2012+65.7%
2016+59.1%
2020+60.6%
2024+54.5%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DFrank CookeState House · 16

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+54.5, this Wilmington-area district ranks among the state's most reliably blue constituencies, where general-election outcomes are rarely competitive and primary contests carry the most decisive weight.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 71.1 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 54.5 points.

A population of 24,169, a 35% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,804 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Representative District 3 and State Representative District 5.

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

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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Frequently asked questions

How did Delaware 16th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Delaware 16th State House District voted Democratic by 54.5 points (D+54.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 10,103 votes cast, 7,740 went Democratic and 2,237 went Republican.
How many people live in Delaware 16th State House District?
Delaware 16th State House District has a population of 24,169 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Delaware 16th State House District?
Median household income in Delaware 16th State House District is $70,804 — below the national median of $80,734. The Delaware state median is $84,954.
What is the political history of Delaware 16th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Delaware 16th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.