Election Results
Delaware voted for Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election with about 58.1% of the vote, continuing a strong Democratic lean the state has held since 1992. Delaware is the home state of President Joe Biden.
Democratic presidential vote share
1976–2024MIT Election Data and Science Lab, compiled from certified state results (Harvard Dataverse).
Republican presidential vote share
1976–2024MIT Election Data and Science Lab, compiled from certified state results (Harvard Dataverse).
| Indicator | Delaware | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic vote share 2024 (%) | 58.1 | 48.3 |
- •Delaware has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 1992.
Governors
Delaware's governor, Matt Meyer, is a Democrat who took office in January 2025, succeeding fellow Democrat John Carney. The governorship has been held by Democrats for most of the past two decades.
| Governor | Party | In office |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Meyer | Democratic | 2025–present |
| Bethany Hall-Long | Democratic | 2025–2025 |
| Jack Markell | Democrat | 2009–2017 |
| Ruth Ann Minner | Democrat | 2001–2009 |
| Thomas R. Carper | Democrat | 1993–2001 |
| Dale Edward Wolf | Republican | 1992–1993 |
| Michael Newbold Castle | Republican | 1985–1992 |
| Pierre Samuel Du Pont | Republican | 1977–1985 |
| Sherman W. Tribbitt | Democrat | 1973–1977 |
| Russell W. Peterson | Republican | 1969–1973 |
| Charles L. Terry | Democrat | 1965–1969 |
| David Penrose Buckson | Republican | 1960–1961 |
| James Caleb Boggs | Republican | 1953–1960 |
| Walter Wolfkiel Bacon | Republican | 1941–1949 |
| Richard Cann McMullen | Democrat | 1937–1941 |
| Clayton Douglass Buck | Republican | 1929–1937 |
| Robert Pyle Robinson | Republican | 1925–1929 |
| William Du Hamel Denney | Republican | 1921–1925 |
| John Gillis Townsend | Republican | 1917–1921 |
| Charles Robert Miller | Republican | 1913–1917 |
| Simeon Selby Pennewill | Republican | 1909–1913 |
| Preston Lea | Republican | 1905–1909 |
| John Hunn | Republican | 1901–1905 |
| Ebe Walter Tunnell | Democrat | 1897–1901 |
| William Tharp Watson | Democrat | 1895–1897 |
| Joshua Hopkins Marvil | Republican | 1895–1895 |
| Robert John Reynolds | Democrat | 1891–1895 |
| Benjamin Thomas Biggs | Democrat | 1887–1891 |
| Charles Clark Stockley | Democrat | 1883–1887 |
| John Wood Hall | Democrat | 1879–1883 |
| John Polk Cochran | Democrat | 1875–1879 |
| James Ponder | Democrat | 1871–1875 |
| Gove Saulsbury | Democrat | 1865–1871 |
| William Cannon | Union | 1863–1865 |
| William Burton | Democrat | 1859–1863 |
| Peter Foster Causey | Whig | 1855–1859 |
| William Henry Harrison Ross | Democrat | 1851–1855 |
| William Tharp | Democrat | 1847–1851 |
| William Temple | Whig | 1846–1847 |
| Joseph Maull | Whig | 1846–1846 |
| Thomas Stockton | Whig | 1845–1846 |
| William Barkley Cooper | Whig | 1841–1845 |
| Cornelius Parsons Comegys | Whig | 1837–1841 |
| Caleb Prew Bennett | Democrat | 1833–1836 |
| David Hazzard | National Republican | 1830–1833 |
| Samuel Paynter | Federalist | 1824–1827 |
| Charles Thomas | Democratic-Republican | 1823–1824 |
| Caleb Rodney | Federalist | 1822–1823 |
| John Collins | Democratic-Republican | 1821–1822 |
| Jacob Stout | Federalist | 1820–1821 |
| John Clark | Federalist | 1817–1820 |
| Daniel Rodney | Federalist | 1814–1817 |
| George Truitt | Federalist | 1808–1811 |
| Nathaniel Mitchell | Federalist | 1805–1808 |
| David Hall | Democratic-Republican | 1802–1805 |
| James Sykes | Federalist | 1801–1802 |
| Richard Bassett | Federalist | 1799–1801 |
| Daniel Rogers | Federalist | 1797–1799 |
| Gunning Bedford | Federalist | 1796–1797 |
| Joshua Clayton | Federalist | 1793–1796 |
| Jehu Davis | Federalist | 1789–1789 |
| John Dickinson | Democratic-Republican | 1781–1782 |
| George Read | Federalist | 1777–1778 |
| Thomas McKean | Democratic-Republican | 1777–1777 |
| John McKinly | Federalist | 1777–1777 |
Source: National Governors Association, current and former governors.
| Indicator | Delaware | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic governor | 1 | 1 |
- •Delaware's governor is limited to two consecutive four-year terms under the state constitution.
Senators
Delaware is represented by two Democratic U.S. Senators, Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester, continuing the state's long Democratic tradition in the Senate. Joe Biden represented Delaware in the Senate for 36 years before becoming president.
Democratic vote share, U.S. Senate elections
1976–2024MIT Election Data and Science Lab, compiled from certified state results (Harvard Dataverse). Regular-term races; special elections only when no regular race was held. Independents (e.g. caucusing with Democrats) are not counted as Democratic; years without a Democratic nominee are omitted.
Republican vote share, U.S. Senate elections
1976–2024MIT Election Data and Science Lab, compiled from certified state results (Harvard Dataverse).
| Indicator | Delaware | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic senators | 2 | 2 |
- •Joe Biden served as one of Delaware's U.S. Senators from 1973 to 2009 before becoming Vice President and later President.
Representatives
Delaware has a single at-large U.S. House seat, currently held by a Democrat, Sarah McBride, elected in 2024. As the least populous state with only one district, its representative serves the entire state.
U.S. House seats apportioned to Delaware
1910–2020U.S. Census Bureau, decennial apportionment counts.
| Indicator | Delaware | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| House seats | 1 | 2 |
- •Sarah McBride, elected in 2024, became the first openly transgender member of the U.S. Congress.
Voting Trends
Voter turnout in Delaware reached about 68% of eligible voters in the 2024 general election, above the national average. The state has trended increasingly Democratic since the 1990s.
Total votes cast for president
1976–2024MIT Election Data and Science Lab, compiled from certified state results (Harvard Dataverse).
| Indicator | Delaware | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Voter turnout (%) | 68 | 63 |
- •Delaware allows same-day voter registration, contributing to its relatively high turnout.
Party Distribution
Democrats hold both U.S. Senate seats, the state's single U.S. House seat, and majorities in both chambers of the Delaware General Assembly. Registered Democrats outnumber registered Republicans statewide.
| Indicator | Delaware | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic congressional seats share (%) | 100 | 54 |
- •Delaware's General Assembly has had Democratic majorities in both chambers for over a decade.