Delaware 16th State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
83.2%
8,717 votes · D+67.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 81.0%
Republican
Herbert Hoover1928
48.8%
1,052 votes · D+2.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Calvin Coolidge, 1924 · 44.2%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
8,717votes
83.2% of the vote · D+67.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 8,654 votes
Republican
Ronald Reagan1984
2,275votes
37.9% of the vote · D+24.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 2,243 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
+59.8pts D vs U.S.
Place D+67.1 · U.S. D+7.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · +59.0 pts
Republican
Herbert Hoover1932
−11.5pts R vs U.S.
Place D+29.3 · U.S. D+17.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1928 · −19.7 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DFrank CookeState House · 16
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 3 House
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U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year
Vote lead
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
D
66.5%7,432
33.5%3,752
11,184
2020
D
66.1%7,425
31.7%3,562
11,231
2018
D
72.8%6,279
27.2%2,351
8,630
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 67.1 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 54.6 points.
A population of 24,169, a 32% 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.
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How did Delaware 16th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Delaware 16th State House District voted Democratic by 54.6 points (D+54.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 10,126 votes cast, 7,763 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 38 presidential elections in Delaware 16th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 38 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.