Delaware 35th State House District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | −26.6% |
| 2008 | −14.9% |
| 2012 | −21.8% |
| 2016 | −32.9% |
| 2020 | −25.9% |
| 2024 | −31.4% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 33.7%Harris3,886 | 65.1%Trump7,497 | 1.2% | R+31.4 | R+5.5 | R+29.9 | 11,516 | |
| R | 36.4%Biden4,051 | 62.3%Trump6,934 | 1.3% | R+25.9 | D+7.0 | R+30.3 | 11,132 | |
| R | 31.8%Clinton3,084 | 64.7%Trump6,278 | 3.4% | R+32.9 | R+11.1 | R+35.0 | 9,696 | |
| R | 38.2%Obama3,303 | 60.1%Romney5,189 | 1.7% | R+21.8 | R+6.9 | R+25.7 | 8,640 | |
| R | 41.6%Obama3,493 | 56.5%McCain4,746 | 1.9% | R+14.9 | D+11.7 | R+22.2 | 8,397 | |
| R | 35.7%Kerry2,668 | 62.3%Bush4,658 | 1.9% | R+26.6 | — | R+24.2 | 7,471 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Despite Delaware's reliably Democratic lean statewide, this small state house district recorded a 31-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, signaling a consistently conservative electorate well outside the state's competitive mainstream.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 32.9 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 31.4 points.
A population of 22,898, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,517 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Representative District 40 and State Representative District 41.
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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Delaware 35th State House District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/10035/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.