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1876–2024
State Senate District 5·Delaware

Delaware 5th State Senate District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

A rural southern Delaware district that leans reliably Republican at the presidential level

1876 — 2024·38 elections
DE
Latest
D+32
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
18,076
2024 ACS

Delaware 5th State Senate District, Delaware: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+32%. Republican peak: R+57 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+32MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
18,0762024 5-year
Median household income
$91,1272024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
54.4%2024 5-year
Black
25.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
11.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+40 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+57 in 1904MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 2 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
+32.4%
5,6622,8638,645
D
+36.8%
6,1082,7869,025
D
+29.4%
5,1062,6938,206
D
+33.7%
5,2292,5627,906
D
+40.1%
5,5912,3638,049
D
+21.8%
4,5842,9317,585
D
+22.7%
3,9942,4786,689
D
+20.8%
3,1041,9295,656
D
+12.4%
2,8772,1056,207
R
−8.2%
2,4882,9365,465
R
−14.9%
2,4013,2445,662
R
−0.8%
2,4132,4545,333
D
+3.8%
2,7592,5555,402
R
−18.1%
2,2133,2045,484
R
−1.3%
2,1702,2374,973
D
+24.7%
2,9111,7554,677
D
+2.5%
2,3322,2164,559
R
−12.2%
1,7832,2794,070
R
−4.3%
1,8422,0093,863
R
−0.2%
1,5111,5183,075
D
+12.6%
1,5621,2122,784
D
+10.5%
1,6371,3272,965
D
+10.3%
1,4931,2112,725
R
−10.4%
1,0281,2722,345
R
−36.2%
7081,5162,234
R
−31.3%
5491,1131,804
R
−20.2%
7481,1431,951
R
−4.6%
460506995
D
+15.4%
402261914
R
−7.8%
400469890
R
−57.1%
31114
R
−50.0%
31014
R
−50.0%
31014
R
−27.3%
4711
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
15.0%
German
11.7%
Italian
9.7%
English
9.2%
Polish
4.5%
American
3.2%
Scottish
1.5%
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: 39.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.2%
2.2%
75–84
2.8%
4.7%
65–74
5.5%
6.4%
55–64
7.0%
5.9%
45–54
6.3%
6.6%
35–44
6.7%
6.9%
25–34
7.0%
4.5%
18–24
4.5%
8.0%
5–17
7.8%
2.8%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$91,127
State Senate District 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 5$91,127
Delaware$84,954
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.7%
Working age (18–64)9.2%
Seniors (65+)8.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
82.8%
speak English only
Spanish8.2%
Other Indo-European3.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.1%
Other languages2.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
26.2%
Other Christian
7.6%
Non-Christian
4.1%
Methodist
3.3%
Mainline Protestant
3.1%
Baptist
2.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in Sussex County's agricultural interior, this district posted an R+11 margin in 2024, reflecting the broader rightward shift among rural coastal-plain communities that has defined Delaware's southern tier for over a decade.

The Democratic margin in Delaware 5th State Senate District reached its widest at forty points in 2008. The margin in 2024 was thirty-two points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $91,127, a 54% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 18,076 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 5, Delaware vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 5, Delaware voted Democratic by 32.4 points (D+32), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 8,645 votes cast, 5,662 went Democratic and 2,863 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 5, Delaware's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 5, Delaware as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 16 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 5, Delaware last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 5, Delaware voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in State Senate District 5, Delaware?
State Senate District 5, Delaware has a population of 18,076 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 5, Delaware?
Median household income in State Senate District 5, Delaware is $91,127 — above the national median of $80,734. The Delaware state median is $84,954.
What is the political history of State Senate District 5, Delaware?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 5, Delaware from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.