† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupDover, DEDelawareUnited States
Irish12.2%14.8%9.4%
German11.2%12.4%12.5%
English9.4%10.5%9.5%
American6.2%4.7%5.3%
Italian5.7%8.6%4.8%
Polish2.6%4.0%2.2%
Scottish1.4%1.7%1.3%
French1.3%1.2%1.6%
African American†21.7%18.0%9.9%
Haitian1.1%0.5%0.3%
Nigerian1.0%0.4%0.2%
African0.9%0.9%0.5%
Jamaican0.9%0.7%0.4%
Liberian0.3%——
Puerto Rican3.6%3.2%1.8%
Mexican1.7%3.6%11.3%
Dominican0.5%0.7%0.7%
Cuban0.3%0.2%0.7%
Guatemalan0.3%1.2%0.5%
Salvadoran0.3%0.2%0.7%
Ecuadorian0.3%——
Panamanian0.2%——
Asian Indian0.7%1.7%1.4%
Filipino0.5%0.5%0.9%
Pakistani0.4%0.2%—
Korean0.3%0.2%0.4%
Chinese0.2%0.8%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Dover, DE
Delaware
United States
Median age
38.8
42.4
39.1
Age 18–24
9.8%
8.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.3%
20.6%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Dover, DE
Delaware
United States
Median household income
$74,477
$84,954
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.6%
10.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
27.5%
35.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Dover, DE
Delaware
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
11.4%
15.1%
22.3%
Spanish
4.8%
7.9%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.6%
1.0%
0.7%
German or other West Germanic
1.1%
0.5%
0.5%
Other languages
1.3%
1.2%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Dover, DE
Delaware
United States
Catholic
9.1%
19.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
12.8%
9.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
68.6%
58.8%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Dover, DE
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1908–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1908
−0.8%
1912
+11.1%
1916
+4.9%
1920
+5.0%
1924
+0.3%
1928
−18.5%
1932
+14.4%
1936
+12.9%
1940
+6.6%
1944
+5.5%
1948
−1.9%
1952
−1.3%
1956
−5.0%
1960
+0.3%
1964
+18.0%
1968
−8.1%
1972
−25.4%
1976
+13.3%
1980
−6.7%
1984
−29.2%
1988
−20.9%
1992
−0.5%
1996
+6.1%
2000
−2.7%
2004
−13.8%
2008
+9.8%
2012
+4.9%
2016
−4.9%
2020
+4.1%
2024
+2.0%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
50.2%Harris44,222
48.2%Trump42,458
1.1%Kennedy980 +2
D+2.0
R+2.1
D+3.5
88,141
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic50.2%44,222
Donald J TrumpRepublican48.2%42,458
Robert F KennedyIndependent1.1%980
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%323
Vermin SupremeIndependent0.2%158
D
51.2%Biden44,552
47.1%Trump41,009
1.7%
D+4.1
D+9.0
R+0.4
87,025
R
44.9%Clinton33,351
49.8%Trump36,991
5.3%
R+4.9
R+9.8
R+7.0
74,260
D
51.7%Obama35,527
46.8%Romney32,135
1.5%
D+4.9
R+4.9
D+1.1
68,672
D
54.4%Obama36,392
44.6%McCain29,827
1.1%
D+9.8
D+23.6
D+2.5
66,925
R
42.6%Kerry23,875
56.4%Bush31,578
1.0%
R+13.8
R+11.1
R+11.3
55,991
R
47.2%Gore22,790
49.9%Bush24,081
2.9%
R+2.7
R+8.8
R+3.2
48,254
D
46.7%Clinton18,327
40.6%Dole15,932
12.7%
D+6.1
D+6.6
R+2.4
39,252
R
38.2%Clinton15,364
38.7%Bush15,562
23.1%
R+0.5
D+20.4
R+6.1
40,238
R
39.2%Dukakis12,996
60.2%Bush19,923
0.6%
R+20.9
D+8.2
R+13.2
33,113
R
35.3%Mondale11,789
64.5%Reagan21,531
0.2%
R+29.2
R+22.5
R+10.9
33,403
R
43.1%Carter12,884
49.8%Reagan14,882
7.0%
R+6.7
R+20.0
D+3.0
29,862
D
56.1%Carter16,523
42.8%Ford12,604
1.0%
D+13.3
D+38.7
D+11.3
29,428
R
36.6%McGovern10,463
62.0%Nixon17,712
1.3%
R+25.4
R+17.2
R+2.2
28,556
R
36.4%Humphrey9,055
44.5%Nixon11,082
19.1%
R+8.1
R+26.2
R+7.4
24,888
D
58.9%Johnson12,981
40.8%Goldwater9,006
0.3%
D+18.0
D+17.8
R+4.6
22,054
D
49.8%Kennedy10,754
49.5%Nixon10,697
0.8%
D+0.3
D+5.2
D+0.1
21,616
R
47.2%Stevenson9,319
52.2%Eisenhower10,303
0.6%
R+5.0
R+3.6
D+10.4
19,745
R
49.1%Stevenson9,874
50.4%Eisenhower10,144
0.4%
R+1.3
D+0.6
D+9.4
20,108
R
48.7%Truman8,174
50.6%Dewey8,501
0.7%
R+1.9
R+7.5
R+6.4
16,790
D
52.6%Roosevelt7,900
47.0%Dewey7,069
0.4%
D+5.5
R+1.1
R+2.0
15,026
D
53.3%Roosevelt9,226
46.7%Willkie8,079
0.0%
D+6.6
R+6.3
R+3.3
17,305
D
56.4%Roosevelt9,588
43.5%Landon7,389
0.2%
D+12.9
R+1.5
R+11.3
17,005
D
57.0%Roosevelt8,829
42.6%Hoover6,597
0.4%
D+14.4
D+32.9
R+3.4
15,490
R
40.6%Smith5,727
59.2%Hoover8,335
0.2%
R+18.5
R+18.8
R+1.0
14,089
D
49.5%Davis6,936
49.2%Coolidge6,894
1.4%
D+0.3
R+4.7
D+25.5
14,022
D
51.9%Cox7,211
46.9%Harding6,511
1.2%
D+5.0
D+0.1
D+31.2
13,889
D
52.0%Wilson4,210
47.1%Hughes3,813
0.8%
D+4.9
R+6.2
D+1.8
8,089
D
51.3%Wilson4,071
40.2%Taft3,192
8.5%
D+11.1
D+11.8
R+8.5
7,936
R
49.0%Bryan4,095
49.8%Taft4,158
1.2%
R+0.8
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D+8.8
8,357
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Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
D
51.2%44,169
45.4%39,158
86,268
2020
D
51.7%43,893
45.4%38,571
84,975
2018
D
52.4%31,282
45.5%27,210
59,753
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026D+10.5
vs
Presidential vote · 2024D+2.0
Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 8.5 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Dover, DE in Dover, DE: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+1,098
2012
+1,040
2013
+747
2014
+1,371
2015
+594
2016
+444
2017
+1,237
2018
+1,502
2019
+1,812
2021
+2,941
2022
+2,494
2023
+1,696
2024
+1,762
2025
+1,393
The Dover metro, anchored by a large military and state-government workforce, recorded a 19.9-point Republican margin in 2024 — a striking result inside one of the most reliably Democratic states on the national map.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 18.0 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 29.2 points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 2.0 points.
A population of 187,604, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,477 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hinesville, GA and Salisbury, MD.
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In 2024, Dover, DE, Delaware voted Democratic by 2.0 points (D+2.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 88,141 votes cast, 44,222 went Democratic and 42,458 went Republican.
When did Dover, DE, Delaware last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Dover, DE, Delaware voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in Dover, DE, Delaware?
Dover, DE, Delaware has a population of 187,604 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dover, DE, Delaware?
Median household income in Dover, DE, Delaware is $74,477 — below the national median of $80,734. The Delaware state median is $84,954.
What is the political history of Dover, DE, Delaware?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Dover, DE, Delaware from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.
