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1876–2024
State Representative District 30·Delaware

Delaware 30th State House District votes the way the country votes.

One of Delaware's most Republican-leaning legislative districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
DE
Latest
D+2
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
65,342
2024 ACS

Delaware 30th State House District, Delaware: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+2%. Republican peak: R+29 in 1984.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+2MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
65,3422024 5-year
Median household income
$74,4772024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
58.1%2024 5-year
Black
27.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
8.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+18 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+29 in 1984MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 D · 0 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+2.0%
15,39514,77930,627
D
+4.1%
15,51714,28330,311
R
−4.9%
11,61612,88425,865
D
+4.9%
12,37411,19323,918
D
+9.8%
12,67510,38923,310
R
−13.8%
8,31610,99919,502
R
−2.7%
7,9388,38716,807
D
+6.1%
6,3835,54913,671
R
−0.5%
5,3515,42014,015
R
−20.9%
4,5266,93911,533
R
−29.2%
4,1067,49911,634
R
−6.7%
4,4875,18310,401
D
+13.3%
5,7554,39010,250
R
−25.4%
3,6446,1699,946
R
−8.1%
3,1543,8608,668
D
+18.0%
4,5213,1377,681
D
+0.3%
3,7463,7267,529
R
−5.0%
3,2463,5896,877
R
−1.3%
3,4393,5337,004
R
−1.9%
2,8472,9615,848
D
+5.5%
2,7522,4625,234
D
+6.6%
3,2132,8146,027
D
+12.9%
3,3392,5745,923
D
+14.4%
3,0752,2985,395
R
−18.5%
1,9952,9034,907
D
+0.3%
2,4162,4014,884
D
+5.0%
2,5122,2684,838
D
+4.9%
1,4661,3282,817
D
+11.1%
1,4181,1122,764
R
−0.8%
1,4261,4482,911
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
12.2%
German
11.2%
English
9.4%
American
6.2%
Italian
5.7%
Polish
2.6%
Scottish
1.4%
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: 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%
6.4%
25–34
6.6%
4.8%
18–24
5.0%
8.6%
5–17
8.3%
3.0%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$74,477
State Representative District 30 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Representative District 30$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%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.8%
Working age (18–64)9.5%
Seniors (65+)8.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.6%
speak English only
Spanish4.8%
Other Indo-European3.8%
Other languages1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
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.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+36.5, this Sussex County district stands out sharply against Delaware's statewide Democratic lean, reflecting the rural and exurban character of the state's southernmost region.

The Democratic margin in Delaware 30th State House District has rarely exceeded eighteen points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded twenty-nine points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by two points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 58% non-Hispanic-white share, a 11% poverty rate, and a median household income of $74,477 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Representative District 30, Delaware vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Representative District 30, Delaware voted Democratic by 2.0 points (D+2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 30,627 votes cast, 15,395 went Democratic and 14,779 went Republican.
What is State Representative District 30, Delaware's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Representative District 30, Delaware as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 16 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Representative District 30, Delaware last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Representative District 30, Delaware voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in State Representative District 30, Delaware?
State Representative District 30, Delaware has a population of 65,342 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Representative District 30, Delaware?
Median household income in State Representative District 30, Delaware is $74,477 — below the national median of $80,734. The Delaware state median is $84,954.
What is the political history of State Representative District 30, Delaware?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Representative District 30, Delaware from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.