Kent County, Delaware: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted D+2%. Republican peak: R+29 in 1984.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+2MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 187,6042024 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
- Most similar
- Saratoga County, NY · similarity 0.94
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Kent CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Kent County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 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
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 44,200 | 42,432 | 87,934 | ||
| D | 44,552 | 41,009 | 87,025 | ||
| R | 33,351 | 36,991 | 74,260 | ||
| D | 35,527 | 32,135 | 68,672 | ||
| D | 36,392 | 29,827 | 66,925 | ||
| R | 23,875 | 31,578 | 55,991 | ||
| R | 22,790 | 24,081 | 48,254 | ||
| D | 18,327 | 15,932 | 39,252 | ||
| R | 15,364 | 15,562 | 40,238 | ||
| R | 12,996 | 19,923 | 33,113 | ||
| R | 11,789 | 21,531 | 33,403 | ||
| R | 12,884 | 14,882 | 29,862 | ||
| D | 16,523 | 12,604 | 29,428 | ||
| R | 10,463 | 17,712 | 28,556 | ||
| R | 9,055 | 11,082 | 24,888 | ||
| D | 12,981 | 9,006 | 22,054 | ||
| D | 10,754 | 10,697 | 21,616 | ||
| R | 9,319 | 10,303 | 19,745 | ||
| R | 9,874 | 10,144 | 20,108 | ||
| R | 8,174 | 8,501 | 16,790 | ||
| D | 7,900 | 7,069 | 15,026 | ||
| D | 9,226 | 8,079 | 17,305 | ||
| D | 9,588 | 7,389 | 17,005 | ||
| D | 8,829 | 6,597 | 15,490 | ||
| R | 5,727 | 8,335 | 14,089 | ||
| D | 6,936 | 6,894 | 14,022 | ||
| D | 7,211 | 6,511 | 13,889 | ||
| D | 4,210 | 3,813 | 8,089 | ||
| D | 4,071 | 3,192 | 7,936 | ||
| R | 4,095 | 4,158 | 8,357 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
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%
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. 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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
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
Kent County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
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.
2024 ACS
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.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
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.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached eighteen points in 1964; the Republican margin reached twenty-nine points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was two points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $74,477, and a 11% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Saratoga County and Eaton County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Kent County, Delaware vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kent County, Delaware voted Democratic by 2.0 points (D+2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 87,934 votes cast, 44,200 went Democratic and 42,432 went Republican.
What is Kent County, Delaware's political typology?
Akashic places Kent County, Delaware in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 16 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.
When did Kent County, Delaware last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Kent County, Delaware voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in Kent County, Delaware?
Kent County, 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 Kent County, Delaware?
Median household income in Kent County, Delaware is $74,477 — below the national median of $80,734. The Delaware state median is $84,954.
What is the political history of Kent County, Delaware?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kent County, Delaware from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.