RightDataUSA

Kent County, DE


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Dover, DE
Designated Market Area: Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ
USDA County Type (2025): Government, Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Military Posts

Places in Kent County, DE     [Sort places by name]

 

Tracts in Kent County, DE

   



Click here to view demographic data for Kent County, DE

2024 population: 192,690   ( 10,846 from 2020)
Land area: 586.1 square miles
Population density: 328.8 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:106,928 55.49% 1.5%
Black:56,15629.14% 17.7%
Indian:9870.51% 3.5%
Asian:5,0012.60% 16.0%
2+ races:7,1963.73% 14.2%
Hispanic:16,4228.52% 17.6%
Total non-White:85,76244.51% 17.1%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:8,943 12.3
Deaths:9,13112.6
Net Migration: 9,28112.8
Net Immigration: 1,7442.4
Change in White population:-1,661 -0.9
Change in Non-White pop.:12,507 6.9



Historical Presidential Election Results for Kent County, DE

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R +1,449 R +1,779 R + 2.1%
D -330
2024 vs. 2016 R +5,467 D +5,404 D + 7.2%
D +10,871
2020 vs. 2016 R +4,018 D +7,183 D + 9.3%
D +11,201
2024 vs. 2012 R +10,323 R +1,628 R + 3.0%
D +8,695
2016 vs. 2008 R +7,164 R +10,205 R + 15.1%
D -3,041
How to interpret this table


Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.

YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 60% Kamala Harris (D) 44,222 50.2% Donald Trump (R) 42,458 48.2% 1,461 [+] 1.7% 88,141 6 -2 17.18%
2020 62% Joe Biden (D) 44,552 51.2% Donald Trump* (R) 41,009 47.1% 1,464 [+] 1.7% 87,025 7 0 17.26%
2016 56% Donald Trump (R) 36,991 49.5% Hillary Clinton (D) 33,351 44.6% 4,387 [+] 5.9% 74,729 8 4 16.84%
2012 55% Barack Obama* (D) 35,527 51.7% Mitt Romney (R) 32,135 46.8% 1,018 [+] 1.5% 68,680 7 0 16.59%
2008 58% Barack Obama (D) 36,392 54.4% John McCain (R) 29,827 44.6% 706 [+] 1.1% 66,925 8 -1 16.22%
2004 54% George W. Bush* (R) 31,578 56.4% John Kerry (D) 23,875 42.6% 538 [+] 1.0% 55,991 11 6 14.92%
2000 52% George W. Bush (R) 24,081 49.9% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 22,790 47.2% 1,383 [+] 2.9% 48,254 8 2 14.73%
1996 45% Bill Clinton* (D) 18,327 46.7% Robert Dole (R) 15,932 40.6% 4,993 [+] 12.7% 39,252 4 0 14.48%
1992 48% George Bush* (R) 15,562 38.7% Bill Clinton (D) 15,364 38.2% 9,329 [+] 23.2% 40,255 3 1 13.89%
1988 42% George Bush (R) 19,923 60.2% Michael Dukakis (D) 12,996 39.2% 194 [+] 0.6% 33,113 4 7 13.25%
1984 46% Ronald Reagan* (R) 21,531 64.5% Walter Mondale (D) 11,789 35.3% 83 0.2% 33,403 5 6 13.12%
1980 44% Ronald Reagan (R) 14,882 49.8% Jimmy Carter* (D) 12,884 43.1% 2,096 [+] 7.0% 29,862 3 -1 12.67%
1976 49% Jimmy Carter (D) 16,523 56.1% Gerald Ford* (R) 12,604 42.8% 301 [+] 1.0% 29,428 -4 -5 12.48%
1972 52% Richard Nixon* (R) 17,712 62.0% George McGovern (D) 10,463 36.6% 381 [+] 1.3% 28,556 2 1 12.12%
1968 54% Richard Nixon (R) 11,082 44.5% Hubert Humphrey (D) 9,055 36.4% 4,751 [+] 19.1% 24,888 -1 1 11.61%
1964 53% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 12,981 58.9% Barry Goldwater (R) 9,006 40.8% 67 0.3% 22,054 2 2 10.95%
1960 57% John Kennedy (D) 10,754 49.8% Richard Nixon (R) 10,697 49.5% 165 0.8% 21,616 0 0 10.99%
1956 58% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 10,303 52.2% Adlai Stevenson (D) 9,319 47.2% 123 0.6% 19,745 -3 -5 11.09%
1952 73% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 10,144 50.4% Adlai Stevenson (D) 9,874 49.1% 90 0.4% 20,108 -1 -5 11.55%
1948 71% Thomas Dewey (R) 8,501 50.6% Harry Truman* (D) 8,174 48.7% 115 [+] 0.7% 16,790 1 6 12.07%
1944 66% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 7,900 52.6% Thomas Dewey (R) 7,069 47.0% 57 0.4% 15,026 2 1 11.99%
1940 79% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 9,226 53.2% Wendell Willkie (R) 8,079 46.6% 48 0.3% 17,353 2 2 12.72%
1936 85% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 9,588 56.4% Alf Landon (R) 7,389 43.5% 28 [+] 0.2% 17,005 -1 7 13.33%
1932 80% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 8,829 57.0% Herbert Hoover* (R) 6,597 42.6% 64 [+] 0.4% 15,490 -8 3 13.72%
1928 76% Herbert Hoover (R) 8,335 59.2% Al Smith (D) 5,727 40.6% 27 [+] 0.2% 14,089 -7 1 13.47%
1924 77% John Davis (D) 6,935 49.5% Calvin Coolidge (R) 6,894 49.2% 192 [+] 1.4% 14,021 -9 -5 15.43%
1920 77% James Cox (D) 7,211 51.9% Warren Harding (R) 6,511 46.9% 167 [+] 1.2% 13,889 -9 -13 14.64%
1916 45% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 4,210 52.0% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 3,813 47.1% 66 [+] 0.8% 8,089 -3 1 15.61%
1912 43% Woodrow Wilson (D) 4,071 51.3% William Taft* (R) 3,192 40.2% 673 [+] 8.5% 7,936 7 17 16.30%
1908 47% William Taft (R) 4,158 49.8% William J. Bryan (D) 4,093 49.0% 102 [+] 1.2% 8,353 -2 -2 17.39%
1904 47% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 4,599 54.1% Alton Parker (D) 3,779 44.5% 117 [+] 1.4% 8,495 0 -2 19.36%
1900 44% William McKinley* (R) 3,930 49.7% William J. Bryan (D) 3,857 48.8% 113 [+] 1.4% 7,900 -4 -2 18.81%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Kent County, DE

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.

YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2024 S1 58% Eric Hansen (R) 44,169 51.2% Lisa Blunt Rochester (D) 39,158 45.4% 2,941 [+] 3.4% 86,268 12 17.23%
2024 G 58% Matt Meyer (D) 43,179 50.2% Michael Ramone (R) 42,750 49.8% 0 0.0% 85,929 6 17.23%
2020 S2 60% Christopher Coons* (D) 43,893 51.7% Lauren Witzke (R) 38,571 45.4% 2,511 [+] 3.0% 84,975 7 17.31%
2020 G 61% John Carney* (D) 44,352 51.9% Julianne Murray (R) 39,332 46.0% 1,731 [+] 2.0% 85,415 7 17.34%
2018 S1 44% Tom Carper* (D) 31,282 52.4% Rob Arlett (R) 27,210 45.5% 1,261 [+] 2.1% 59,753 8 16.48%
2016 G 54% John Carney (D) 35,955 49.7% Colin Bonini (R) 34,777 48.0% 1,646 [+] 2.3% 72,378 9 17.00%
2014 S2 30% Kevin Wade (R) 19,527 49.5% Christopher Coons* (D) 19,218 48.7% 681 [+] 1.7% 39,426 7 16.85%
2012 S1 53% Tom Carper* (D) 40,750 61.5% Kevin Wade (R) 22,561 34.0% 2,979 [+] 4.5% 66,290 5 16.59%
2012 G 53% Jack Markell* (D) 40,696 61.5% Jeff Cragg (R) 23,846 36.0% 1,628 [+] 2.5% 66,170 7 16.62%
2010 S2 41% Christine O'Donnell (R) 25,059 50.7% Christopher Coons (D) 22,315 45.1% 2,087 [+] 4.2% 49,461 11 16.09%
2008 S2 56% Joe Biden* (D) 37,074 57.0% Christine O'Donnell (R) 27,981 43.0% 0 0.0% 65,055 8 16.34%
2008 G 56% Jack Markell (D) 41,076 63.3% William Lee (R) 23,646 36.4% 218 [+] 0.3% 64,940 4 16.43%
2006 S1 35% Tom Carper* (D) 23,492 61.1% Jan Ting (R) 13,191 34.3% 1,787 [+] 4.6% 38,470 7 15.11%
2004 G 53% William Lee (R) 28,562 52.0% Ruth Ann Minner* (D) 22,324 40.7% 4,006 [+] 7.3% 54,892 6 15.05%
2002 S2 35% Ray Clatworthy (R) 17,383 50.3% Joe Biden* (D) 16,907 48.9% 285 [+] 0.8% 34,575 9 14.88%
2000 S1 52% William Roth* (R) 25,387 53.2% Tom Carper (D) 21,998 46.1% 347 [+] 0.7% 47,732 9 14.60%
2000 G 52% Ruth Ann Minner (D) 27,164 57.1% John Burris (R) 20,073 42.2% 376 [+] 0.8% 47,613 2 14.71%
1996 S2 46% Joe Biden* (D) 21,463 53.6% Ray Clatworthy (R) 17,922 44.8% 638 [+] 1.6% 40,023 7 14.52%
1996 G 45% Tom Carper* (D) 24,946 63.2% Janet Rzewnicki (R) 14,503 36.8% 0 0.0% 39,449 6 14.55%
1994 S1 34% William Roth* (R) 18,582 64.6% Charles Oberly (D) 9,763 33.9% 431 [+] 1.5% 28,776 9 14.46%
1992 G 47% Tom Carper (D) 24,734 63.2% Gary Scott (R) 13,406 34.2% 1,018 [+] 2.6% 39,158 1 14.13%
1990 S2 31% Joe Biden* (D) 14,537 57.9% Jane Brady (R) 10,103 40.3% 453 [+] 1.8% 25,093 4 13.93%
1988 S1 42% William Roth* (R) 21,808 66.9% S.B. Woo (D) 10,810 33.1% 0 0.0% 32,618 5 13.40%
1988 G 41% Mike Castle* (R) 22,563 69.6% Jacob Kreshtool (D) 9,874 30.4% 0 0.0% 32,437 -1 13.52%
1984 S2 44% Joe Biden* (D) 18,911 58.5% John Burris (R) 13,424 41.5% 0 0.0% 32,335 2 13.15%
1984 G 44% Mike Castle (R) 17,894 55.7% William Quillen (D) 14,234 44.3% 0 0.0% 32,128 1 13.36%
1982 S1 36% William Roth* (R) 14,591 57.4% David Levinson (D) 10,661 42.0% 155 [+] 0.6% 25,407 2 13.30%
1980 G 42% Pete duPont* (R) 19,895 69.2% William Gordy (D) 8,666 30.2% 181 [+] 0.6% 28,742 -1 12.77%
1978 S2 35% Joe Biden* (D) 12,860 59.9% James Baxter (R) 8,485 39.6% 107 [+] 0.5% 21,452 -1 13.24%
1976 S1 47% Thomas Maloney (D) 14,359 51.3% William Roth* (R) 13,481 48.1% 172 [+] 0.6% 28,012 -8 12.46%
1976 G 48% Sherman Tribbitt* (D) 16,540 57.4% Pete duPont (R) 11,849 41.1% 413 [+] 1.4% 28,802 -16 12.55%
1972 S2 51% Joe Biden (D) 14,598 52.4% Caleb Boggs* (R) 13,121 47.1% 161 [+] 0.6% 27,880 -2 12.09%
1972 G 51% Sherman Tribbitt (D) 17,331 62.2% Russell Peterson* (R) 10,254 36.8% 300 [+] 1.1% 27,885 -11 12.19%
1970 S1 42% William Roth (R) 10,835 52.9% Jacob Zimmerman (D) 9,447 46.1% 190 [+] 0.9% 20,472 -6 12.68%
1968 G 52% Charles Terry* (D) 13,471 56.6% Russell Peterson (R) 10,348 43.4% 0 0.0% 23,819 -7 11.52%
1966 S2 44% Caleb Boggs* (R) 10,812 56.0% James Tunnell (D) 8,497 44.0% 0 0.0% 19,309 -3 11.73%
1964 S1 52% John Williams* (R) 11,647 53.5% Elbert Carvel (D) 10,140 46.5% 0 0.0% 21,787 2 10.86%
1964 G 52% Charles Terry (D) 11,035 50.6% David Buckson (R) 10,790 49.4% 0 0.0% 21,825 1 10.90%
1960 S2 56% Allen Frear* (D) 12,208 57.1% Caleb Boggs (R) 9,179 42.9% 0 0.0% 21,387 -8 10.97%
1960 G 56% Elbert Carvel (D) 11,108 52.2% John Rollins (R) 10,192 47.8% 0 0.0% 21,300 0 10.93%
*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote


Historical U.S. House Election Results for Kent County, DE

Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).

DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 DE00Sarah McBride (D) 44,499 51.9% John Whalen (R) 41,267 48.1% 0 0.0% 85,766
County Total for 2024-11-05:   85,766
2022-11-08 DE00Lee Murphy (R) 27,146 50.2% Lisa Blunt Rochester* (D) 25,974 48.0% 956 1.8% 54,076
County Total for 2022-11-08:   54,076
2020-11-03 DE00Lisa Blunt Rochester* (D) 42,984 50.6% Lee Murphy (R) 39,856 46.9% 2,052 2.4% 84,892
County Total for 2020-11-03:   84,892
2018-11-06 DE00Lisa Blunt Rochester* (D) 33,162 57.5% Scott Walker (R) 24,556 42.5% 0 0.0% 57,718
County Total for 2018-11-06:   57,718
2016-11-08 DE00Hans Reigel (R) 35,353 49.8% Lisa Blunt Rochester (D) 33,113 46.6% 2,578 3.6% 71,044
County Total for 2016-11-08:   71,044
2014-11-04 DE00John Carney* (D) 20,546 52.6% Rose Izzo (R) 17,030 43.6% 1,486 3.8% 39,062
County Total for 2014-11-04:   39,062
2012-11-06 DE00John Carney* (D) 38,044 59.3% Thomas Kovach (R) 24,623 38.4% 1,475 2.3% 64,142
County Total for 2012-11-06:   64,142
2010-11-02 DE00Glen Urquhart (R) 24,517 50.1% John Carney (D) 23,173 47.3% 1,263 2.6% 48,953
County Total for 2010-11-02:   48,953
2008-11-04 DE00Mike Castle* (R) 40,303 64.0% Karen Hartley-Nagle (D) 22,180 35.2% 467 0.7% 62,950
County Total for 2008-11-04:   62,950
2006-11-07 DE00Mike Castle* (R) 23,658 62.4% Dennis Spivack (D) 12,493 32.9% 1,789 4.7% 37,940
County Total for 2006-11-07:   37,940
2004-11-02 DE00Mike Castle* (R) 39,296 73.9% Paul Donnelly (D) 13,137 24.7% 734 1.4% 53,167
County Total for 2004-11-02:   53,167
2002-11-05 DE00Mike Castle* (R) 25,181 74.4% Micheal Miller (D) 8,280 24.5% 368 1.1% 33,829
County Total for 2002-11-05:   33,829
2000-11-07 DE00Mike Castle* (R) 31,961 70.4% Micheal Miller (D) 12,768 28.1% 692 1.5% 45,421
County Total for 2000-11-07:   45,421
1996-11-05 DE00Mike Castle* (R) 27,978 72.0% Dennis E. Williams (D) 9,653 24.9% 1,201 3.1% 38,832
County Total for 1996-11-05:   38,832
1994-11-08 DE00Mike Castle* (R) 20,349 71.7% Carol Ann DeSantis (D) 7,232 25.5% 782 2.8% 28,363
County Total for 1994-11-08:   28,363
1992-11-03 DE00Mike Castle (R) 20,460 52.8% S.B. Woo (D) 17,399 44.9% 905 2.3% 38,764
County Total for 1992-11-03:   38,764
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Kent County, DE

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2024 143,722 40,642 28.3% 58,330 40.6% 44,750 31.1% Dem +17,688 Dem +12.3% 97%
2022 135,799 40,688 30.0% 58,812 43.3% 36,299 26.7% Dem +18,124 Dem +13.3% 92%
2020 131,211 39,829 30.4% 56,958 43.4% 34,424 26.2% Dem +17,129 Dem +13.1% 89%
2018 123,539 37,125 30.1% 53,278 43.1% 33,136 26.8% Dem +16,153 Dem +13.1% 87%
2016 116,201 35,272 30.4% 50,156 43.2% 30,773 26.5% Dem +14,884 Dem +12.8% 85%
2014 111,903 33,531 30.0% 48,990 43.8% 29,382 26.3% Dem +15,459 Dem +13.8% 85%
2012 109,394 33,633 30.7% 47,969 43.8% 27,792 25.4% Dem +14,336 Dem +13.1% 86%
2010 105,818 33,000 31.2% 46,268 43.7% 26,550 25.1% Dem +13,268 Dem +12.5% 87%
2008 100,482 32,354 32.2% 43,298 43.1% 24,830 24.7% Dem +10,944 Dem +10.9% 87%
2006 89,821 30,535 34.0% 36,658 40.8% 22,628 25.2% Dem +6,123 Dem +6.8% 82%
2004 83,796 28,864 34.4% 34,197 40.8% 20,735 24.7% Dem +5,333 Dem +6.4% 81%
2002 77,461 26,545 34.3% 31,514 40.7% 19,402 25.0% Dem +4,969 Dem +6.4% 79%
2000 76,653 26,232 34.2% 31,042 40.5% 19,379 25.3% Dem +4,810 Dem +6.3% 83%
1994 49,456 18,028 36.5% 21,131 42.7% 10,297 20.8% Dem +3,103 Dem +6.3% 58%
1986 39,682 12,902 32.5% 17,756 44.7% 9,024 22.7% Dem +4,854 Dem +12.2% 52%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.