Delaware 27th State House District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | +7.0% |
| 2008 | +27.0% |
| 2012 | +17.9% |
| 2016 | +12.1% |
| 2020 | +21.8% |
| 2024 | +16.9% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 57.6%Harris8,135 | 40.7%Trump5,747 | 1.7% | D+16.9 | R+4.9 | D+18.4 | 14,119 | |
| D | 60.1%Biden8,707 | 38.4%Trump5,554 | 1.5% | D+21.8 | D+9.7 | D+17.3 | 14,480 | |
| D | 53.4%Clinton6,962 | 41.3%Trump5,384 | 5.3% | D+12.1 | R+5.8 | D+10.0 | 13,043 | |
| D | 58.2%Obama7,136 | 40.4%Romney4,945 | 1.4% | D+17.9 | R+9.1 | D+14.0 | 12,255 | |
| D | 62.9%Obama7,610 | 35.9%McCain4,343 | 1.2% | D+27.0 | D+20.1 | D+19.7 | 12,095 | |
| D | 53.3%Kerry6,218 | 46.3%Bush5,406 | 0.4% | D+7.0 | — | D+9.4 | 11,669 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Delaware's 27th House district leans Democratic by roughly 17 points, reflecting the dense suburban and working-class residential patterns typical of central New Castle County, where voter registration and turnout trends have reinforced consistent margins over recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 27.0 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.9 points.
A population of 24,954, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $142,733 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Representative District 9 and State Representative District 8.
The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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