Delaware State Representative District 1

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
de-hd-001
State
Delaware
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
001
Land Area
2.43 sq mi
Water Area
0.02 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Delaware State Representative District 1

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
New Castle County2.43 sq mi100.0%0.6%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Wilmington city1.88 sq mi77.1%17.2%
Edgemoor CDP0.48 sq mi19.6%24.8%

Showing all 2 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
DE At-Large23,066100.0%2.3%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
18,855
Active Voters
18,068 (95.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic12,46966.1%
Republican1,2016.4%
Unaffiliated4,63924.6%
Other parties5462.9%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202410,715 (56.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20225,946 (31.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–20209,990 (53.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20187,256 (38.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20168,320 (44.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20144,137 (21.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20127,410 (39.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/14/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
23,202 (± 1,671)
Median Age
39.8
Median Household Income
$57,390 (± $6,336)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
38.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 183,95317.0%
18 to 6415,37166.2%
65 and over3,87816.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,1535.0%
White, not Hispanic7,15530.8%
Black, not Hispanic13,50258.2%
Asian, not Hispanic3271.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic400.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic930.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9324.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
22,482
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
18,582

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic21,55495.9%
Hispanic9324.1%
White7,35932.7%
Black13,18758.7%
Asian2181.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native400.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races790.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic17,84596.0%
Hispanic7344.0%
White6,62035.6%
Black10,91458.7%
Asian1861.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native3531.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races50.0%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).