Delaware 5th State Senate 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
67.7%
15,648 votes · D+36.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 66.9%
Republican
Herbert Hoover1928
69.7%
4,556 votes · R+39.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Calvin Coolidge, 1924 · 62.9%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
17,076votes
66.9% of the vote · D+35.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 15,850 votes
Republican
Ronald Reagan1984
9,791votes
59.3% of the vote · R+18.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 9,625 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
Kamala Harris2024
+33.3pts D vs U.S.
Place D+31.9 · U.S. R+1.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · +30.6 pts
Republican
Herbert Hoover1932
+31.7pts R vs U.S.
Place R+13.9 · U.S. D+17.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1928 · +22.4 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DRay SeigfriedState Senate · 5
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 3 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
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%13,829
33.5%6,982
20,811
2020
D
66.1%13,815
31.7%6,627
20,896
2018
D
72.8%11,683
27.2%4,374
16,057
Delaware 5th State Senate District sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 36.9 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 39.9 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 31.9 points.
A population of 44,972, a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $99,488 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 1 and State Senate District 12.
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How did Delaware 5th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Delaware 5th State Senate District voted Democratic by 31.9 points (D+31.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 24,355 votes cast, 15,850 went Democratic and 8,089 went Republican.
When did Delaware 5th State Senate District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Delaware 5th State Senate District voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Delaware 5th State Senate District?
Delaware 5th State Senate District has a population of 44,972 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Delaware 5th State Senate District?
Median household income in Delaware 5th State Senate District is $99,488 — above the national median of $80,734. The Delaware state median is $84,954.
What is the political history of Delaware 5th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Delaware 5th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 21 went Republican.