Delaware presidential election results and history

Delaware has voted in 51 presidential elections in this record and backed the national winner in 33 of the 49 with a recorded winner (67%).

Current members of Congress from Delaware (3)

Lisa Blunt Rochester Senator · Democrat
Christopher A. Coons Senator · Democrat
Sarah McBride At-large district · Democrat

Latest (2024): Kamala Harris14.7 pts
Electoral votes: 3
Democratic wins: 25
Republican wins: 18

Delaware, Republican vs Democratic margin since 1856: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Counties in 2024

Full 2024 results

Every presidential election in Delaware

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Year	Carried by	Share	Runner-up	Margin	EV	Votes counted	National winner
2024	Kamala Harris	56.6%	Donald J. Trump	14.7	3	511,697	Donald J. Trump ✗
2020	Joseph R. Biden	58.8%	Donald J. Trump	19.0	3	504,010	Joseph R. Biden ✓
2016	Hillary Clinton	53.4%	Donald J. Trump	11.4	3	441,590	Donald J. Trump ✗
2012	Barack Obama	58.6%	Mitt Romney	18.6	3	413,921	Barack Obama ✓
2008	Barack Obama	61.9%	John McCain	25.0	3	412,412	Barack Obama ✓
2004	John Kerry	53.3%	George W. Bush	7.6	3	375,190	George W. Bush ✗
2000	Albert Gore, Jr.	55.0%	George W. Bush	13.1	3	327,622	George W. Bush ✗
1996	William J. Clinton	51.8%	Robert Dole	15.3	3	270,845	William J. Clinton ✓
1992	William J. Clinton	43.5%	George H. W. Bush	8.2	3	289,735	William J. Clinton ✓
1988	George H. W. Bush	55.9%	Michael Dukakis	12.4	3	249,891	George H. W. Bush ✓
1984	Ronald Reagan	59.8%	Walter Mondale	19.9	3	254,572	Ronald Reagan ✓
1980	Ronald Reagan	47.2%	Jimmy Carter	2.3	3	235,900	Ronald Reagan ✓
1976	Jimmy Carter	52.0%	Gerald R. Ford	5.4	3	235,834	Jimmy Carter ✓
1972	Richard M. Nixon	59.6%	George McGovern	20.4	3	235,516	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1968	Richard M. Nixon	45.1%	Hubert Humphrey	3.5	3	214,367	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson	60.9%	Barry Goldwater	22.2	3	201,320	Lyndon B. Johnson ✓
1960	John F. Kennedy	50.6%	Richard M. Nixon	1.6	3	196,683	John F. Kennedy ✓
1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower	55.1%	Adlai Stevenson	10.5	3	177,988	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1952	Dwight D. Eisenhower	51.8%	Adlai Stevenson	3.9	3	174,025	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1948	Thomas E. Dewey	50.0%	Harry S Truman	1.3	3	139,073	Harry S Truman ✗
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt	54.4%	Thomas E. Dewey	9.1	3	125,361	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt	54.7%	Wendell L. Willkie	9.7	3	136,374	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	54.6%	Alfred M. Landon	12.3	3	127,603	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1932	Herbert Hoover	50.6%	Franklin D. Roosevelt	2.4	3	112,901	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✗
1928	Herbert Hoover	65.8%	Alfred E. Smith	32.0	3	104,602	Herbert Hoover ✓
1924	Calvin Coolidge	57.7%	John W. Davis	20.9	3	90,885	Calvin Coolidge ✓
1920	Warren G. Harding	55.7%	James M. Cox	13.7	3	94,875	Warren G. Harding ✓
1916	Charles E. Hughes	50.2%	Woodrow Wilson	2.4	3	51,810	Woodrow Wilson ✗
1912	Woodrow Wilson	46.5%	William Howard Taft	13.6	3	48,690	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1908	William Howard Taft	52.1%	William Jennings Bryan	6.2	3	48,007	William Howard Taft ✓
1904	Theodore Roosevelt	54.1%	Alton B. Parker	9.9	3	43,856	Theodore Roosevelt ✓
1900	William McKinley	53.7%	William Jennings Bryan	8.8	3	41,989	William McKinley ✓
1896	William McKinley	53.5%	William Jennings Bryan	11.0	3	31,538	William McKinley ✓
1892	Grover Cleveland	49.9%	Benjamin Harrison	1.4	3	37,235	Grover Cleveland ✓
1888	Grover Cleveland	55.1%	Benjamin Harrison	11.6	3	29,764	Benjamin Harrison ✗
1884	Grover Cleveland	56.6%	James G. Blaine	13.4	3	29,984	Grover Cleveland ✓
1880	Winfield S. Hancock	51.5%	James A. Garfield	3.5	3	29,458	James A. Garfield ✗
1876	Samuel Tilden	55.4%	Rutherford B. Hayes	10.9	3	24,133	Rutherford B. Hayes ✗
1872	Ulysses S. Grant	51.0%	Horace Greeley	4.2	3	21,822	Ulysses S. Grant ✓
1868	Horatio Seymour	59.0%	Ulysses S. Grant	18.0	3	18,571	Ulysses S. Grant ✗
1864	George McClellan	51.8%	Abraham Lincoln	3.6	3	16,922	Abraham Lincoln ✗
1860	John C. Breckinridge	45.6%	John Bell	21.6	3	16,097	Abraham Lincoln ✗
1856	James Buchanan	54.8%	Millard Fillmore	11.8	3	14,598	James Buchanan ✓
1852	Franklin Pierce	49.9%	Winfield Scott	0.2	3	12,673	Franklin Pierce ✓
1848	Zachary Taylor	51.8%	Lewis Cass	4.3	3	12,432	Zachary Taylor ✓
1844	Henry Clay	51.2%	James K. Polk	2.5	3	12,247	James K. Polk ✗
1840	William Henry Harrison	55.0%	Martin Van Buren	10.1	3	10,852	William Henry Harrison ✓
1836	William Henry Harrison	53.2%	Martin Van Buren	6.5	3	8,895	Martin Van Buren ✗
1832	Henry Clay	51.0%	Andrew Jackson	2.0	3	8,386	Andrew Jackson ✗
1828	3 electors chosen by state legislature and awarded to John Quincy Adams	—	—	—	—	—	Andrew Jackson
1824	3 electors chosen by state legislature: 2 for Crawford; 1 for Adams	—	—	—	—	—	John Quincy Adams

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Questions and answers

How has Delaware voted in recent presidential elections?

2024: Kamala Harris by 14.7 points; 2020: Joseph R. Biden by 19.0 points; 2016: Hillary Clinton by 11.4 points; 2012: Barack Obama by 18.6 points; 2008: Barack Obama by 25.0 points.

When did Delaware last vote Democratic for president?

In 2024, for Kamala Harris.

When did Delaware last vote Republican for president?

In 1988, for George H. W. Bush.

How often does Delaware vote for the winning presidential candidate?

Delaware backed the national winner in 33 of 49 elections in this record (67%).

Is Delaware a swing state?

Not usually. It leans clearly to one party: in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 its margins were Democratic by 18.6 points, Democratic by 11.4 points, Democratic by 19.0 points and Democratic by 14.7 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data