Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes. Cycles before 2016 predate that series and are derived from the certified presidential returns instead; they are marked everywhere they appear and are excluded from the figures below.
2004–20248 cycles · 5 audited
2024 turnout
67.3%514,367 participants ÷ 764,112 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off
+27.5 ptsPresidential-dependent
Drop-off vs state
0.0 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026
39.8%–47.1%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Participation by cycle
Presidential Midterm Derived, pre-2016
0%20%40%60%80%
52.1%
43.7%
20042008201220162018202020222024
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
Cycle
Participants
CVAP
Turnout
Series
Quality
514,367
764,112 ± 3,455
67.3%
Audited
B/A
2022Mid
325,828
746,111 ± 2,660
43.7%
Audited
B/A
514,656
723,159 ± 2,681
71.2%
Audited
B/A
2018Mid
366,550
704,108 ± 2,210
52.1%
Audited
B/A
448,217
689,653 ± 2,179
65.0%
Audited
B/A
413,890
655,782
63.1%
Derived
—
412,412
623,673
66.1%
Derived
—
375,270
591,564 extrapolated
63.4%
Derived
—
Sources and methods
Audited cycles (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) count total general-election participants against the same-year CVAP special tabulation, each cell carrying its own numerator and denominator quality grade. Derived cycles (2004, 2008, 2012) come from the certified presidential returns on this page over the ACS 5-year CVAP series, so they measure presidential votes cast rather than ballots — a floor on participation. Where a derived cycle predates the ACS its denominator is extrapolated rather than read, and says so on its own line below. They are shown for the longer arc and are excluded from the drop-off, excess-drop-off, and 2026 scenario figures above.
2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-state-v1:observed:aggregated; allocation share 0.0%; series 288/227.
2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-state-v1:observed:aggregated; allocation share 0.0%; series 285/182.
2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-state-v1:observed:aggregated; allocation share 0.0%; series 282/1.
2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-state-v1:observed:aggregated; allocation share 0.0%; series 279/137.
2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-state-v1:observed:aggregated; allocation share 0.0%; series 276/110.
2012 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
2008 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
2004 (derived): Certified presidential returns · extrapolated CVAP denominator; presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count; 2004 predates the ACS, so the denominator is a linear back-extrapolation from the 2008 and 2012 CVAP values, not a read figure.
presidential history
Party record book
Delaware · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 · 34 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
61.9%
255,459 votes · D+25.0
Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 60.9%
Republican
Herbert Hoover1928
65.8%
68,860 votes · R+32.0
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 59.8%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
296,268votes
58.7% of the vote · D+19.0
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 289,758 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
214,351votes
41.8% of the vote · D+14.7
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 200,603 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.
Primary is Sept 15, 2026 (not yet held as of 2026-06-25). Coons (incumbent, seeking a third full term) is the cleared-field Democratic frontrunner; his only primary challenger, Christopher Beardsley, withdrew to run for state senate. GOP field is Shulli vs. Katz. Race rated Solid/Safe D.
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC BY 4.0.
Year
District
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
At-large
D
57.9%287,830
42.1%209,606
497,436
2022
At-large
D
55.5%178,416
43.0%138,201
321,649
2020
At-large
D
57.6%281,382
40.2%196,392
488,270
2018
At-large
D
64.5%227,353
35.5%125,384
352,737
2016
At-large
D
55.5%233,554
41.0%172,301
420,617
2014
At-large
D
59.3%137,251
36.8%85,146
231,617
2012
At-large
D
64.4%249,933
33.4%129,757
388,059
2010
At-large
D
56.8%173,543
41.0%125,442
305,636
2008
At-large
R
38.0%146,434
61.1%235,437
385,457
2006
At-large
R
38.8%97,565
57.2%143,897
251,694
2004
At-large
R
29.7%105,716
69.1%245,978
356,045
2002
At-large
R
26.7%61,011
72.1%164,605
228,405
2000
At-large
R
30.8%96,488
67.6%211,797
313,126
1998
At-large
R
31.8%57,446
66.4%119,811
180,529
1996
At-large
R
27.5%73,258
69.5%185,577
266,831
1994
At-large
R
26.6%51,793
70.7%137,945
195,008
1992
At-large
R
42.5%117,426
55.4%153,037
276,124
1990
At-large
D
65.5%116,274
32.7%58,037
177,435
1988
At-large
D
67.5%158,338
32.5%76,179
234,517
1986
At-large
D
66.2%106,351
33.4%53,767
160,757
1984
At-large
D
58.5%142,070
41.4%100,650
243,014
1982
At-large
D
52.4%98,533
46.3%87,153
188,064
1980
At-large
R
37.5%81,227
61.8%133,842
216,575
1978
At-large
R
41.2%64,863
58.2%91,689
157,566
1976
At-large
R
47.6%102,411
51.4%110,636
215,085
presidential primaries
Nominating contests
Delaware · which candidate this place backed in each party’s presidential nominating contest, cycle by cycle. A primary is a contest inside one party, so it has no Democratic–Republican margin and is not part of the general-election record above.
Akashic reports votes cast, not delegates awarded. The two can disagree: Clinton led the 2008 national primary popular vote by less than half a point and did not win the nomination.
Presidential nominating contests in Delaware, by party and cycle.
○no contest record — Akashic holds no result for that party and cycle here. It is not a claim that no contest was held. Telling apart a contest that was cancelled, one that went uncontested, and one simply not yet ingested needs a nominating-contest calendar, which is a separate ingest from results and does not exist yet.
Republican presidential primaries are not yet ingested — the Republican series runs from 1856 and is in scope. The row is kept so its absence is visible: a Democratic-only panel would otherwise read as though no one else held a contest.
Akashic carries 10 states for 2012 and 3 states for 2024. Cycles in which an incumbent president seeks renomination are thin by nature — few states run a contested primary — so a sparse column is politics, not a hole in the record.
2020 field
91,682 votes cast across 3 counties reporting. The universe is the party's primary electorate, not everyone who lives here, so this is not comparable to a general-election turnout without that in mind.
Biden✓81,95489.4%
Sanders6,8787.5%
Warren2,8503.1%
Shares are of the 3 counties reporting, and describe the contest as a whole — not any one county inside it.
Earlier cycles — 2016, 2008
2016 field
93,640 votes cast across 3 counties reporting. The universe is the party's primary electorate, not everyone who lives here, so this is not comparable to a general-election turnout without that in mind.
Clinton✓55,95459.8%
Sanders36,66239.1%
All others1,0241.1%
“All others” is a residual bucket, not a candidate: it holds every name past the ones listed, including candidates who had already withdrawn but still drew votes. Shares are of the 3 counties reporting, and describe the contest as a whole — not any one county inside it.
2008 field
96,374 votes cast across 3 counties reporting. The universe is the party's primary electorate, not everyone who lives here, so this is not comparable to a general-election turnout without that in mind.
Obama✓51,14853.1%
Clinton40,76042.3%
All others3,2253.4%
Edwards1,2411.3%
“All others” is a residual bucket, not a candidate: it holds every name past the ones listed, including candidates who had already withdrawn but still drew votes. Shares are of the 3 counties reporting, and describe the contest as a whole — not any one county inside it.
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2020Democratic primary leaderBidencolor = leader · depth = size of the lead
Every county with reported returns, filled by the candidate who led it — the most recent cycle Akashic carries here. Depth is the size of the lead, not a party margin; the surrounding faint geography is context, not coverage.
A county's fill says who led it and by how much. It does not say how the rest of the field did there — those shares are published statewide only.
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026D+16.3
vs
Presidential vote · 2024D+14.7
Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 1.6 points.
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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In 2024, Delaware voted Democratic by 14.7 points (D+14.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 512,912 votes cast, 289,758 went Democratic and 214,351 went Republican.
When did Delaware last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Delaware voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Delaware?
Delaware has a population of 1,021,191 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Delaware?
Median household income in Delaware is $84,954 — above the national median of $80,734. The Delaware state median is $84,954.
What is the political history of Delaware?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Delaware from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 17 went Republican.
