2022 population: 575,494
( 37,015 from 2010
,
4,773 from 2020)
Land area: 426.3 square miles
Population density: 1349.9 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 309,555 | 53.79% | ![]() |
Black: | 149,504 | 25.98% | ![]() |
Indian: | 1,085 | 0.19% | ![]() |
Asian: | 35,912 | 6.24% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 14,248 | 2.48% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 65,190 | 11.33% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 265,939 | 46.21% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
---|---|---|
Births: | 13,863 | 12.1 |
Deaths: | 13,355 | 11.7 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 1,442 | 1.3 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 2,531 | 2.2 |
Change in White population: | -22,281 | -4.1 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 59,296 | 11.0 |
Recent Trends | ||||
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Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
2020 vs. 2016 | R +2,839 | D +29,276 | D + 6.5% | |
D +32,115 | ||||
2020 vs. 2012 | R +7,134 | D +20,818 | D + 3.1% | |
D +27,952 | ||||
2020 vs. 2008 | R +13,756 | D +2,510 | R + 3.5% | |
D +16,266 | ||||
2016 vs. 2008 | R +10,917 | R +26,766 | R + 10.0% | |
D -15,849 | ||||
How to interpret this table |
Year | Turnout ![]() | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) ![]() | Diff (US) ![]() | PSV | |||||
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2020 | 64% | Joe Biden (D) | 195,034 | 67.8% | Donald Trump* (R) | 88,364 | 30.7% | 4,235 [+] | 1.5% | 287,633 | -9 | -16 | 57.03% |
2016 | 61% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 162,919 | 62.0% | Donald Trump (R) | 85,525 | 32.5% | 14,535 [+] | 5.5% | 262,979 | -9 | -13 | 59.25% |
2012 | 60% | Barack Obama* (D) | 167,082 | 66.3% | Mitt Romney (R) | 81,230 | 32.2% | 3,700 [+] | 1.5% | 252,012 | -8 | -15 | 60.88% |
2008 | 63% | Barack Obama (D) | 178,768 | 69.7% | John McCain (R) | 74,608 | 29.1% | 3,245 [+] | 1.3% | 256,621 | -8 | -17 | 62.19% |
2004 | 62% | John Kerry (D) | 146,179 | 60.5% | George W. Bush* (R) | 93,079 | 38.5% | 2,269 [+] | 0.9% | 241,527 | -7 | -12 | 64.36% |
2000 | 57% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 127,539 | 59.9% | George W. Bush (R) | 78,587 | 36.9% | 6,934 [+] | 3.3% | 213,060 | -5 | -11 | 65.03% |
1996 | 50% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 98,837 | 55.0% | Robert Dole (R) | 60,943 | 33.9% | 19,766 [+] | 11.0% | 179,546 | -3 | -7 | 66.23% |
1992 | 57% | Bill Clinton (D) | 91,516 | 46.5% | George Bush* (R) | 66,311 | 33.7% | 39,077 [+] | 19.8% | 196,904 | -2 | -4 | 67.96% |
1988 | 53% | George Bush (R) | 92,587 | 53.5% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 79,147 | 45.7% | 1,269 [+] | 0.7% | 173,003 | -2 | 0 | 69.23% |
1984 | 58% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 102,322 | 57.1% | Walter Mondale (D) | 76,238 | 42.6% | 517 | 0.3% | 179,077 | -3 | -2 | 70.34% |
1980 | 58% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 76,898 | 45.7% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 76,897 | 45.7% | 14,632 [+] | 8.7% | 168,427 | -2 | -5 | 71.47% |
1976 | 64% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 87,521 | 51.4% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 80,074 | 47.0% | 2,743 [+] | 1.6% | 170,338 | 0 | -1 | 72.23% |
1972 | 66% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 100,681 | 58.2% | George McGovern (D) | 70,190 | 40.6% | 2,085 [+] | 1.2% | 172,956 | -1 | -2 | 73.44% |
1968 | 69% | Richard Nixon (R) | 70,014 | 44.8% | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 68,468 | 43.8% | 17,931 [+] | 11.5% | 156,413 | 0 | 1 | 72.97% |
1964 | 71% | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 91,752 | 62.5% | Barry Goldwater (R) | 54,767 | 37.3% | 374 | 0.3% | 146,893 | -1 | -1 | 72.96% |
1960 | 76% | John Kennedy (D) | 73,364 | 51.3% | Richard Nixon (R) | 69,284 | 48.5% | 326 | 0.2% | 142,974 | -1 | -1 | 72.69% |
1956 | 71% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 71,133 | 55.7% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 56,405 | 44.1% | 275 | 0.2% | 127,813 | 1 | -2 | 71.81% |
1952 | 78% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 62,658 | 51.6% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 58,387 | 48.1% | 351 | 0.3% | 121,396 | 0 | -4 | 69.76% |
1948 | 69% | Harry Truman* (D) | 48,117 | 49.6% | Thomas Dewey (R) | 47,451 | 48.9% | 1,433 [+] | 1.5% | 97,001 | -1 | 4 | 69.75% |
1944 | 68% | Franklin Roosevelt* (D) | 49,588 | 56.5% | Thomas Dewey (R) | 37,783 | 43.1% | 318 | 0.4% | 87,689 | -2 | -3 | 69.95% |
1940 | 79% | Franklin Roosevelt* (D) | 52,167 | 55.5% | Wendell Willkie (R) | 41,508 | 44.2% | 261 | 0.3% | 93,936 | -1 | -1 | 68.88% |
1936 | 80% | Franklin Roosevelt* (D) | 47,315 | 55.2% | Alf Landon (R) | 37,851 | 44.1% | 600 [+] | 0.7% | 85,766 | -1 | 8 | 67.21% |
1932 | 72% | Herbert Hoover* (R) | 39,844 | 53.8% | Franklin Roosevelt (D) | 32,872 | 44.4% | 1,393 [+] | 1.9% | 74,109 | 3 | 14 | 65.64% |
1928 | 73% | Herbert Hoover (R) | 47,641 | 67.7% | Al Smith (D) | 22,464 | 31.9% | 307 [+] | 0.4% | 70,412 | 2 | 9 | 67.31% |
1924 | 62% | Calvin Coolidge (R) | 35,427 | 61.2% | John Davis (D) | 17,842 | 30.8% | 4,582 [+] | 7.9% | 57,851 | 4 | 7 | 63.65% |
1920 | 69% | Warren Harding (R) | 36,600 | 58.3% | James Cox (D) | 24,252 | 38.6% | 1,939 [+] | 3.1% | 62,791 | 3 | -2 | 66.18% |
1916 | 39% | Charles Evans Hughes (R) | 16,166 | 50.6% | Woodrow Wilson* (D) | 14,894 | 46.6% | 916 [+] | 2.9% | 31,976 | 0 | 4 | 61.72% |
1912 | 38% | Woodrow Wilson (D) | 13,009 | 44.2% | William Taft* (R) | 8,362 | 28.4% | 8,035 [+] | 27.3% | 29,406 | -4 | 5 | 60.39% |
1908 | 41% | William Taft (R) | 14,987 | 52.3% | William J. Bryan (D) | 12,965 | 45.3% | 698 [+] | 2.4% | 28,650 | 0 | 1 | 59.66% |
1904 | 38% | Theodore Roosevelt (R) | 13,198 | 53.0% | Alton Parker (D) | 11,170 | 44.9% | 536 [+] | 2.2% | 24,904 | -1 | -3 | 56.76% |
1900 | 39% | William McKinley* (R) | 13,646 | 55.4% | William J. Bryan (D) | 10,644 | 43.2% | 351 [+] | 1.4% | 24,641 | 2 | 4 | 58.66% |
2020 President, New Castle County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Joe Biden (D) | 195,034 | 67.8% | |||||||||
Donald Trump* (R) | 88,364 | 30.7% | |||||||||
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 2,953 | 1.0% | |||||||||
Other | 1,282 | 0.4% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 287,633 | ||||||||||
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2016 President, New Castle County, DE | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Hillary Clinton (D) | 162,919 | 62.0% | |||||||||
Donald Trump (R) | 85,525 | 32.5% | |||||||||
Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 9,107 | 3.5% | |||||||||
Jill Stein (Grn) | 3,956 | 1.5% | |||||||||
Evan McMullin (I) | 514 | 0.2% | |||||||||
Other | 958 | 0.4% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 262,979 | ||||||||||
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2012 President, New Castle County, DE | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Barack Obama* (D) | 167,082 | 66.3% | |||||||||
Mitt Romney (R) | 81,230 | 32.2% | |||||||||
Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 2,486 | 1.0% | |||||||||
Other | 1,214 | 0.5% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 252,012 | ||||||||||
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2008 President, New Castle County, DE | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Barack Obama (D) | 178,768 | 69.7% | |||||||||
John McCain (R) | 74,608 | 29.1% | |||||||||
Ralph Nader (I) | 1,571 | 0.6% | |||||||||
Bob Barr (Lbt) | 796 | 0.3% | |||||||||
Other | 878 | 0.3% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 256,621 | ||||||||||
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2004 President, New Castle County, DE | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
George W. Bush* (R) | 93,079 | 38.5% | |||||||||
John Kerry (D) | 146,179 | 60.5% | |||||||||
Ralph Nader (I) | 1,336 | 0.6% | |||||||||
Other | 933 | 0.4% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 241,527 | ||||||||||
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2000 President, New Castle County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
George W. Bush (R) | 78,587 | 36.9% | |||||||||
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 127,539 | 59.9% | |||||||||
Ralph Nader (Grn) | 5,767 | 2.7% | |||||||||
Pat Buchanan (Ref) | 345 | 0.2% | |||||||||
Other | 822 | 0.4% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 213,060 | ||||||||||
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1996 President, New Castle County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Bill Clinton* (D) | 98,837 | 55.0% | |||||||||
Robert Dole (R) | 60,943 | 33.9% | |||||||||
Ross Perot (Ref) | 17,748 | 9.9% | |||||||||
Harry Browne (Lbt) | 1,667 | 0.9% | |||||||||
Other | 351 | 0.2% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 179,546 | ||||||||||
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1992 President, New Castle County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Bill Clinton (D) | 91,516 | 46.5% | |||||||||
George Bush* (R) | 66,311 | 33.7% | |||||||||
Ross Perot (I) | 37,581 | 19.1% | |||||||||
Other | 1,496 | 0.8% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 196,904 | ||||||||||
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1988 President, New Castle County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
George Bush (R) | 92,587 | 53.5% | |||||||||
Michael Dukakis (D) | 79,147 | 45.7% | |||||||||
Ron Paul (Lbt) | 897 | 0.5% | |||||||||
Other | 372 | 0.2% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 173,003 | ||||||||||
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1984 President, New Castle County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Ronald Reagan* (R) | 102,322 | 57.1% | |||||||||
Walter Mondale (D) | 76,238 | 42.6% | |||||||||
Other | 517 | 0.3% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 179,077 | ||||||||||
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1980 President, New Castle County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Ronald Reagan (R) | 76,898 | 45.7% | |||||||||
Jimmy Carter* (D) | 76,897 | 45.7% | |||||||||
John Anderson (I) | 12,828 | 7.6% | |||||||||
Edward Clark (Lbt) | 1,511 | 0.9% | |||||||||
Other | 293 | 0.2% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 168,427 | ||||||||||
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1976 President, New Castle County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Jimmy Carter (D) | 87,521 | 51.4% | |||||||||
Gerald Ford* (R) | 80,074 | 47.0% | |||||||||
Eugene McCarthy (I) | 2,062 | 1.2% | |||||||||
Other | 681 | 0.4% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 170,338 | ||||||||||
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1972 President, New Castle County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Richard Nixon* (R) | 100,681 | 58.2% | |||||||||
George McGovern (D) | 70,190 | 40.6% | |||||||||
John Schmitz (Amer) | 1,906 | 1.1% | |||||||||
Other | 179 | 0.1% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 172,956 | ||||||||||
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1968 President, New Castle County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Richard Nixon (R) | 70,014 | 44.8% | |||||||||
Hubert Humphrey (D) | 68,468 | 43.8% | |||||||||
George Wallace (AIP) | 17,931 | 11.5% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 156,413 | ||||||||||
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1964 President, New Castle County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 91,752 | 62.5% | |||||||||
Barry Goldwater (R) | 54,767 | 37.3% | |||||||||
Other | 374 | 0.3% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 146,893 | ||||||||||
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1960 President, New Castle County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
John Kennedy (D) | 73,364 | 51.3% | |||||||||
Richard Nixon (R) | 69,284 | 48.5% | |||||||||
Other | 326 | 0.2% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 142,974 | ||||||||||
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1956 President, New Castle County, DE | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 71,133 | 55.7% | |||||||||
Adlai Stevenson (D) | 56,405 | 44.1% | |||||||||
Other | 275 | 0.2% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 127,813 | ||||||||||
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1952 President, New Castle County, DE | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 62,658 | 51.6% | |||||||||
Adlai Stevenson (D) | 58,387 | 48.1% | |||||||||
Other | 351 | 0.3% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 121,396 | ||||||||||
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1948 President, New Castle County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Harry Truman* (D) | 48,117 | 49.6% | |||||||||
Thomas Dewey (R) | 47,451 | 48.9% | |||||||||
Henry Wallace (Prog) | 950 | 1.0% | |||||||||
Other | 483 | 0.5% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 97,001 | ||||||||||
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1944 President, New Castle County, DE | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) | 49,588 | 56.5% | |||||||||
Thomas Dewey (R) | 37,783 | 43.1% | |||||||||
Other | 318 | 0.4% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 87,689 | ||||||||||
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1940 President, New Castle County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) | 52,167 | 55.5% | |||||||||
Wendell Willkie (R) | 41,508 | 44.2% | |||||||||
Other | 261 | 0.3% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 93,936 | ||||||||||
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1936 President, New Castle County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) | 47,315 | 55.2% | |||||||||
Alf Landon (R) | 37,851 | 44.1% | |||||||||
Other | 600 | 0.7% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 85,766 | ||||||||||
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1932 President, New Castle County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Franklin Roosevelt (D) | 32,872 | 44.4% | |||||||||
Herbert Hoover* (R) | 39,844 | 53.8% | |||||||||
Other | 1,393 | 1.9% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 74,109 | ||||||||||
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1928 President, New Castle County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Herbert Hoover (R) | 47,641 | 67.7% | |||||||||
Al Smith (D) | 22,464 | 31.9% | |||||||||
Other | 307 | 0.4% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 70,412 | ||||||||||
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1924 President, New Castle County, DE | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Calvin Coolidge (R) | 35,427 | 61.2% | |||||||||
John Davis (D) | 17,842 | 30.8% | |||||||||
Robert LaFollette (Prog) | 4,562 | 7.9% | |||||||||
Other | 20 | 0.0% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 57,851 | ||||||||||
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1920 President, New Castle County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Warren Harding (R) | 36,600 | 58.3% | |||||||||
James Cox (D) | 24,252 | 38.6% | |||||||||
Other | 1,939 | 3.1% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 62,791 | ||||||||||
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1916 President, New Castle County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Woodrow Wilson* (D) | 14,894 | 46.6% | |||||||||
Charles Evans Hughes (R) | 16,166 | 50.6% | |||||||||
Other | 916 | 2.9% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 31,976 | ||||||||||
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1912 President, New Castle County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Woodrow Wilson (D) | 13,009 | 44.2% | |||||||||
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) | 7,090 | 24.1% | |||||||||
William Taft* (R) | 8,362 | 28.4% | |||||||||
Eugene Debs (Soc) | 547 | 1.9% | |||||||||
Eugene Chafin (Proh) | 398 | 1.4% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 29,406 | ||||||||||
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1908 President, New Castle County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
William Taft (R) | 14,987 | 52.3% | |||||||||
William J. Bryan (D) | 12,965 | 45.3% | |||||||||
Other | 698 | 2.4% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 28,650 | ||||||||||
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1904 President, New Castle County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Theodore Roosevelt (R) | 13,198 | 53.0% | |||||||||
Alton Parker (D) | 11,170 | 44.9% | |||||||||
Eugene Debs (Soc) | 146 | 0.6% | |||||||||
Silas Swallow (Proh) | 339 | 1.4% | |||||||||
Thomas Watson (Pop) | 51 | 0.2% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 24,904 | ||||||||||
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1900 President, New Castle County, DE | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
William McKinley* (R) | 13,646 | 55.4% | |||||||||
William J. Bryan (D) | 10,644 | 43.2% | |||||||||
Other | 351 | 1.4% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 24,641 | ||||||||||
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Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.
Year | Type | Turnout ![]() | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff ![]() | PSV | |||||
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2020 | S2 | 62% | Christopher Coons* (D) | 191,774 | 68.6% | Lauren Witzke (R) | 80,081 | 28.7% | 7,607 [+] | 2.7% | 279,462 | -9 | 56.92% |
2020 | G | 62% | John Carney* (D) | 191,768 | 68.5% | Julianne Murray (R) | 82,545 | 29.5% | 5,816 [+] | 2.1% | 280,129 | -9 | 56.86% |
2018 | S1 | 48% | Tom Carper* (D) | 145,428 | 69.1% | Rob Arlett (R) | 59,526 | 28.3% | 5,369 [+] | 2.6% | 210,323 | -10 | 58.01% |
2016 | G | 58% | John Carney (D) | 165,973 | 66.2% | Colin Bonini (R) | 77,839 | 31.0% | 6,879 [+] | 2.7% | 250,691 | -8 | 58.88% |
2014 | S2 | 31% | Christopher Coons* (D) | 84,985 | 63.8% | Kevin Wade (R) | 45,229 | 34.0% | 2,948 [+] | 2.2% | 133,162 | -8 | 56.90% |
2012 | S1 | 58% | Tom Carper* (D) | 177,244 | 73.0% | Kevin Wade (R) | 56,666 | 23.3% | 8,926 [+] | 3.7% | 242,836 | -6 | 60.77% |
2012 | G | 58% | Jack Markell* (D) | 183,858 | 75.9% | Jeff Cragg (R) | 53,510 | 22.1% | 4,771 [+] | 2.0% | 242,139 | -6 | 60.83% |
2010 | S2 | 45% | Christopher Coons (D) | 123,678 | 66.1% | Christine O'Donnell (R) | 57,649 | 30.8% | 5,730 [+] | 3.1% | 187,057 | -9 | 60.86% |
2008 | S2 | 61% | Joe Biden* (D) | 177,070 | 71.8% | Christine O'Donnell (R) | 69,491 | 28.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 246,561 | -7 | 61.93% |
2008 | G | 60% | Jack Markell (D) | 180,240 | 73.9% | William Lee (R) | 62,432 | 25.6% | 1,212 [+] | 0.5% | 243,884 | -6 | 61.71% |
2006 | S1 | 40% | Tom Carper* (D) | 115,769 | 72.5% | Jan Ting (R) | 39,655 | 24.8% | 4,279 [+] | 2.7% | 159,703 | -3 | 62.73% |
2004 | G | 60% | Ruth Ann Minner* (D) | 128,953 | 55.3% | William Lee (R) | 99,479 | 42.6% | 4,942 [+] | 2.1% | 233,374 | -3 | 63.98% |
2002 | S2 | 38% | Joe Biden* (D) | 91,516 | 63.0% | Ray Clatworthy (R) | 52,133 | 35.9% | 1,598 [+] | 1.1% | 145,247 | -5 | 62.52% |
2000 | S1 | 57% | Tom Carper (D) | 128,491 | 60.1% | William Roth* (R) | 83,554 | 39.1% | 1,805 [+] | 0.8% | 213,850 | -5 | 65.39% |
2000 | G | 56% | Ruth Ann Minner (D) | 127,112 | 60.3% | John Burris (R) | 81,311 | 38.5% | 2,523 [+] | 1.2% | 210,946 | -1 | 65.17% |
1996 | S2 | 51% | Joe Biden* (D) | 114,747 | 62.7% | Ray Clatworthy (R) | 64,713 | 35.4% | 3,590 [+] | 2.0% | 183,050 | -3 | 66.42% |
1996 | G | 50% | Tom Carper* (D) | 129,512 | 72.1% | Janet Rzewnicki (R) | 50,081 | 27.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 179,593 | -3 | 66.24% |
1994 | S1 | 37% | William Roth* (R) | 68,059 | 51.6% | Charles Oberly (D) | 61,266 | 46.4% | 2,619 [+] | 2.0% | 131,944 | -4 | 66.29% |
1992 | G | 55% | Tom Carper (D) | 124,601 | 66.2% | Gary Scott (R) | 58,609 | 31.1% | 5,047 [+] | 2.7% | 188,257 | -2 | 67.95% |
1990 | S2 | 36% | Joe Biden* (D) | 77,105 | 64.2% | Jane Brady (R) | 41,149 | 34.3% | 1,867 [+] | 1.6% | 120,121 | -2 | 66.68% |
1988 | S1 | 52% | William Roth* (R) | 99,798 | 59.3% | S.B. Woo (D) | 68,408 | 40.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 168,206 | -3 | 69.08% |
1988 | G | 51% | Mike Castle* (R) | 115,866 | 70.0% | Jacob Kreshtool (D) | 49,630 | 30.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 165,496 | -1 | 68.97% |
1984 | S2 | 56% | Joe Biden* (D) | 107,636 | 62.2% | John Burris (R) | 65,352 | 37.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 172,988 | -2 | 70.34% |
1984 | G | 56% | Mike Castle (R) | 93,393 | 54.5% | William Quillen (D) | 77,866 | 45.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 171,259 | 0 | 71.19% |
1982 | S1 | 45% | William Roth* (R) | 71,775 | 53.9% | David Levinson (D) | 60,478 | 45.4% | 861 [+] | 0.6% | 133,114 | -1 | 69.71% |
1980 | G | 56% | Pete duPont* (R) | 115,150 | 71.7% | William Gordy (D) | 43,821 | 27.3% | 1,539 [+] | 1.0% | 160,510 | 1 | 71.31% |
1978 | S2 | 42% | Joe Biden* (D) | 66,256 | 58.9% | James Baxter (R) | 44,834 | 39.8% | 1,449 [+] | 1.3% | 112,539 | -1 | 69.44% |
1976 | S1 | 61% | William Roth* (R) | 93,267 | 57.3% | Thomas Maloney (D) | 68,610 | 42.1% | 951 [+] | 0.6% | 162,828 | 1 | 72.41% |
1976 | G | 62% | Pete duPont (R) | 100,032 | 60.4% | Sherman Tribbitt* (D) | 64,756 | 39.1% | 962 [+] | 0.6% | 165,750 | 3 | 72.20% |
1972 | S2 | 64% | Joe Biden (D) | 85,017 | 50.3% | Caleb Boggs* (R) | 83,273 | 49.3% | 665 [+] | 0.4% | 168,955 | 0 | 73.28% |
1972 | G | 64% | Russell Peterson* (R) | 85,560 | 51.0% | Sherman Tribbitt (D) | 81,043 | 48.3% | 1,256 [+] | 0.7% | 167,859 | 3 | 73.39% |
1970 | S1 | 47% | William Roth (R) | 68,915 | 60.2% | Jacob Zimmerman (D) | 44,348 | 38.8% | 1,166 [+] | 1.0% | 114,429 | 1 | 70.88% |
1968 | G | 67% | Russell Peterson (R) | 77,209 | 51.0% | Charles Terry* (D) | 74,323 | 49.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 151,532 | 0 | 73.26% |
1966 | S2 | 54% | Caleb Boggs* (R) | 71,815 | 61.1% | James Tunnell (D) | 45,650 | 38.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 117,465 | 2 | 71.39% |
1964 | S1 | 71% | John Williams* (R) | 74,830 | 51.1% | Elbert Carvel (D) | 71,484 | 48.8% | 71 [+] | 0.0% | 146,385 | -1 | 72.94% |
1964 | G | 71% | Charles Terry (D) | 74,824 | 51.2% | David Buckson (R) | 71,207 | 48.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 146,031 | 0 | 72.95% |
1960 | S2 | 76% | Caleb Boggs (R) | 74,974 | 53.0% | Allen Frear* (D) | 66,546 | 47.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 141,520 | 2 | 72.59% |
1960 | G | 76% | Elbert Carvel (D) | 72,598 | 51.3% | John Rollins (R) | 68,921 | 48.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 141,519 | 0 | 72.64% |
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Date | District | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | ||||||||
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2022-11-08 | DE00 | Lisa Blunt Rochester* (D) | 110,139 | 65.0% | Lee Murphy (R) | 56,529 | 33.3% | 2,875 | 1.7% | 169,543 | |||
County Total for 2022-11-08: | 169,543 | ||||||||||||
2020-11-03 | DE00 | Lisa Blunt Rochester* (D) | 184,337 | 66.3% | Lee Murphy (R) | 87,581 | 31.5% | 6,086 | 2.2% | 278,004 | |||
County Total for 2020-11-03: | 278,004 | ||||||||||||
2018-11-06 | DE00 | Lisa Blunt Rochester* (D) | 150,143 | 72.8% | Scott Walker (R) | 56,213 | 27.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 206,356 | |||
County Total for 2018-11-06: | 206,356 | ||||||||||||
2016-11-08 | DE00 | Lisa Blunt Rochester (D) | 158,803 | 64.0% | Hans Reigel (R) | 80,356 | 32.4% | 9,054 | 3.6% | 248,213 | |||
County Total for 2016-11-08: | 248,213 | ||||||||||||
2014-11-04 | DE00 | John Carney* (D) | 87,240 | 66.3% | Rose Izzo (R) | 38,574 | 29.3% | 5,829 | 4.4% | 131,643 | |||
County Total for 2014-11-04: | 131,643 | ||||||||||||
2012-11-06 | DE00 | John Carney* (D) | 165,723 | 70.3% | Thomas Kovach (R) | 65,066 | 27.6% | 5,077 | 2.2% | 235,866 | |||
County Total for 2012-11-06: | 235,866 | ||||||||||||
2010-11-02 | DE00 | John Carney (D) | 121,764 | 65.5% | Glenn Urquhart (R) | 60,404 | 32.5% | 3,807 | 2.0% | 185,975 | |||
County Total for 2010-11-02: | 185,975 | ||||||||||||
2008-11-04 | DE00 | Mike Castle* (R) | 135,354 | 57.0% | Karen Hartley-Nagle (D) | 99,714 | 42.0% | 2,331 | 1.0% | 237,399 | |||
County Total for 2008-11-04: | 237,399 | ||||||||||||
2006-11-07 | DE00 | Mike Castle* (R) | 84,129 | 53.3% | Dennis Spivack (D) | 67,555 | 42.8% | 6,205 | 3.9% | 157,889 | |||
County Total for 2006-11-07: | 157,889 | ||||||||||||
2004-11-02 | DE00 | Mike Castle* (R) | 149,671 | 65.6% | Paul Donnelly (D) | 75,796 | 33.2% | 2,695 | 1.2% | 228,162 | |||
County Total for 2004-11-02: | 228,162 | ||||||||||||
2002-11-05 | DE00 | Mike Castle* (R) | 99,518 | 69.6% | Mike Miller (D) | 41,559 | 29.1% | 1,911 | 1.3% | 142,988 | |||
County Total for 2002-11-05: | 142,988 | ||||||||||||
2000-11-07 | DE00 | Mike Castle* (R) | 134,232 | 65.7% | Mike Miller (D) | 66,625 | 32.6% | 3,321 | 1.6% | 204,178 | |||
County Total for 2000-11-07: | 204,178 | ||||||||||||
1996-11-05 | DE00 | Mike Castle* (R) | 119,500 | 67.5% | Dennis Williams (D) | 51,859 | 29.3% | 5,579 | 3.2% | 176,938 | |||
County Total for 1996-11-05: | 176,938 | ||||||||||||
1994-11-08 | DE00 | Mike Castle* (R) | 89,380 | 69.2% | Carol Ann DeSantis (D) | 35,967 | 27.8% | 3,873 | 3.0% | 129,220 | |||
County Total for 1994-11-08: | 129,220 | ||||||||||||
1992-11-03 | DE00 | Mike Castle (R) | 102,399 | 54.5% | S.B. Woo (D) | 81,716 | 43.5% | 3,825 | 2.0% | 187,940 | |||
County Total for 1992-11-03: | 187,940 |
Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
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2023 | 428,660 | 88,297 | 20.6% | 227,421 | 53.1% | 112,942 | 26.3% | Dem +139,124 | Dem +32.5% | 95% |
2022 | 432,643 | 91,587 | 21.2% | 234,706 | 54.2% | 106,350 | 24.6% | Dem +143,119 | Dem +33.1% | 96% |
2020 | 424,813 | 93,269 | 22.0% | 229,874 | 54.1% | 101,670 | 23.9% | Dem +136,605 | Dem +32.2% | 94% |
2018 | 406,997 | 91,914 | 22.6% | 215,893 | 53.0% | 99,190 | 24.4% | Dem +123,979 | Dem +30.5% | 92% |
2016 | 403,967 | 93,715 | 23.2% | 212,042 | 52.5% | 98,210 | 24.3% | Dem +118,327 | Dem +29.3% | 93% |
2014 | 389,448 | 92,909 | 23.9% | 201,425 | 51.7% | 95,114 | 24.4% | Dem +108,516 | Dem +27.9% | 91% |
2012 | 388,318 | 96,351 | 24.8% | 199,056 | 51.3% | 92,911 | 23.9% | Dem +102,705 | Dem +26.4% | 92% |
2010 | 389,657 | 101,568 | 26.1% | 195,440 | 50.2% | 92,649 | 23.8% | Dem +93,872 | Dem +24.1% | 94% |
2008 | 380,567 | 103,202 | 27.1% | 187,169 | 49.2% | 90,196 | 23.7% | Dem +83,967 | Dem +22.1% | 94% |
2006 | 353,845 | 103,465 | 29.2% | 164,268 | 46.4% | 86,112 | 24.3% | Dem +60,803 | Dem +17.2% | 89% |
2004 | 362,367 | 110,732 | 30.6% | 165,331 | 45.6% | 86,304 | 23.8% | Dem +54,599 | Dem +15.1% | 93% |
2002 | 335,627 | 107,576 | 32.1% | 149,138 | 44.4% | 78,913 | 23.5% | Dem +41,562 | Dem +12.4% | 88% |
2000 | 330,607 | 107,554 | 32.5% | 145,264 | 43.9% | 77,789 | 23.5% | Dem +37,710 | Dem +11.4% | 88% |
1994 | 233,802 | 82,638 | 35.3% | 101,723 | 43.5% | 49,441 | 21.1% | Dem +19,085 | Dem +8.2% | 66% |
1986 | 206,373 | 70,824 | 34.3% | 90,751 | 44.0% | 44,798 | 21.7% | Dem +19,927 | Dem +9.7% | 65% |