House districts / Delaware
Delaware's at-large congressional district
DE-AL. One district covering the whole state.
Fundraising
- Sarah Elizabeth Mcbride Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $5.6mSpent $3.4m · Cash $2.3m
- Joseph Joe Ph.D. Arminio Ras of Sep 30, 2026Raised $12kSpent $5k · Cash $7k
2 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 2 other candidates have not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 56.6% | Trump 41.9% | 1.5% | D+14.7 |
| 2020 | Biden 58.8% | Trump 39.8% | 1.4% | D+19.0 |
| 2016 | Clinton 53.4% | Trump 41.9% | 4.7% | D+11.4 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 1,021,191 | |
| Adults (18+) | 809,519 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 94.4% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 18.3% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 23.7% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 32.1% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 26.0% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 58.1% | 57.4% |
| Black | 21.4% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 11.0% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 4.3% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 5.2% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 35.8% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $84,954 | $80,734 |
American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At-large, whole state (1976 on) | |||||
| 2024 | Sarah McBride Democrat | 57.9% | John J. Whalen III Republican | 42.1% | D+15.7 |
| 2022 | Lisa Blunt Rochester Democrat | 55.5% | Lee Murphy Republican others 1.6% | 43.0% | D+12.5 |
| 2020 | Lisa Blunt Rochester Democrat | 57.6% | Lee Murphy Republican others 2.2% | 40.2% | D+17.4 |
| 2018 | Lisa Blunt Rochester Democrat | 64.3% | Scott Walker Republican others 0.3% | 35.4% | D+28.8 |
| 2016 | Lisa Blunt Rochester Democrat | 55.5% | Hans Reigle Republican others 3.5% | 41.0% | D+14.6 |
| 2014 | John C. Carney, Jr. Democrat | 59.3% | Rose Izzo Republican others 4.0% | 36.8% | D+22.5 |
| 2012 | John C. Carney Democrat | 64.4% | Thomas H. Kovach Republican others 2.2% | 33.4% | D+31.0 |
| 2010 | John C. Carney Democrat | 56.8% | Glen Urquhart Republican others 2.2% | 41.0% | D+15.7 |
| 2008 | Michael N. Castle Republican | 61.1% | Karen Hartley-Nagle Democrat others 0.9% | 38.0% | R+23.1 |
| 2006 | Michael N. Castle Republican | 57.2% | Dennis Spivack Democrat others 4.1% | 38.8% | R+18.4 |
| 2004 | Michael N. Castle Republican | 69.1% | Paul Donnelly Democrat others 1.2% | 29.7% | R+39.4 |
| 2002 | Michael N. Castle Republican | 72.1% | Micheal C. Miller Democrat others 1.2% | 26.7% | R+45.4 |
| 2000 | Michael N. Castle Republican | 67.6% | Micheal C. Miller Democrat others 1.6% | 30.8% | R+36.8 |
| 1998 | Michael N. Castle Republican | 66.4% | Dennis E. Williams Democrat others 1.8% | 31.8% | R+34.5 |
| 1996 | Michael N. Castle Republican | 69.5% | Dennis E. Williams Democrat others 3.0% | 27.4% | R+42.1 |
| 1994 | Michael N. Castle Republican | 70.7% | Carol Ann DeSantis Democrat others 2.7% | 26.6% | R+44.2 |
| 1992 | Michael N. Castle Republican | 55.4% | S. B. Woo Democrat others 2.0% | 42.5% | R+12.9 |
| 1990 | Thomas R. Carper Democrat | 65.5% | Ralph O. Williams Republican others 1.8% | 32.7% | D+32.8 |
| 1988 | Thomas R. Carper Democrat | 67.5% | James P. Krapf Republican | 32.5% | D+35.0 |
| 1986 | Thomas R. Carper Democrat | 66.2% | Thomas S. Neuberger Republican others 0.4% | 33.5% | D+32.7 |
| 1984 | Thomas R. Carper Democrat | 58.5% | Elise du Pont Republican others 0.1% | 41.4% | D+17.0 |
| 1982 | Thomas R. Carper Democrat | 52.4% | Thomas B. Evans, Jr. Republican others 1.3% | 46.3% | D+6.0 |
| 1980 | Thomas B. Evans Jr. Republican | 61.8% | Robert L. Maxwell Democrat others 0.7% | 37.5% | R+24.3 |
| 1978 | Thomas B. Evans Jr. Republican | 58.2% | Gary E. Hindes Democrat others 0.6% | 41.2% | R+17.0 |
| 1976 | Thomas B. Evans, Jr. Republican | 51.4% | Samuel L. Shipley Democrat others 0.9% | 47.6% | R+3.8 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: Whole-state results.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits