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Kent County, Delaware presidential election results

In 2024 Kamala Harris won Kent County by 2.0 points, out of 88,141 votes for president.

Sussex (no county figures)Kent County: Kamala Harris +2.0New Castle (no county figures)
D+20R+20D+10R+102000: R+2.720002004: R+13.820042008: D+9.820082012: D+4.920122016: R+4.920162020: D+4.120202024: D+2.02024
Kent County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

2024

Delaware 2024
TicketVotesShareBar
Kamala Harris DEM44,22250.2%
Donald J. Trump REP42,45848.2%
All other candidates1,4611.7%
Total88,141

Kent County was D+2.0 against D+14.7 statewide, 12.7 points more Republican than the state.

Source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document

2020

Delaware 2020
TicketVotesShareBar
Joseph R. Biden DEM44,55251.2%
Donald J. Trump REP41,00947.1%
All other candidates1,4641.7%
Total87,025

Kent County was D+4.1 against D+19.0 statewide, 14.9 points more Republican than the state.

Source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document

2016

Delaware 2016
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP36,99149.6%
Hillary Clinton DEM33,35144.7%
All other candidates4,2565.7%
Total74,598

Kent County was R+4.9 against D+11.4 statewide, 16.3 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2012

Delaware 2012
TicketVotesShareBar
Barack Obama DEM35,52751.7%
Mitt Romney REP32,13546.8%
All other candidates1,0341.5%
Total68,696

Kent County was D+4.9 against D+18.6 statewide, 13.7 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2008

Delaware 2008
TicketVotesShareBar
Barack Obama DEM36,39254.4%
John McCain REP29,82744.6%
All other candidates7061.1%
Total66,925

Kent County was D+9.8 against D+25.0 statewide, 15.2 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2004

Delaware 2004
TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP31,57856.4%
John Kerry DEM23,87242.6%
All other candidates5270.9%
Total55,977

Kent County was R+13.8 against D+7.6 statewide, 21.4 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2000

Delaware 2000
TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP24,08149.9%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM22,79047.2%
All other candidates1,3762.9%
Total48,247

Kent County was R+2.7 against D+13.1 statewide, 15.8 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

Questions and answers

Who won Kent County, Delaware in 2024?

Kamala Harris won Kent County by 2.0 points, out of 88,141 votes counted for president.

Is Kent County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Democratic by 2.0 points; 2020: Democratic by 4.1 points; 2016: Republican by 4.9 points; 2012: Democratic by 4.9 points; 2008: Democratic by 9.8 points; 2004: Republican by 13.8 points; 2000: Republican by 2.7 points.

How does Kent County vote compared with the rest of Delaware?

In 2024 it was 12.7 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Democratic by 2.0 points against Democratic by 14.7 points statewide).

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