Delaware State Representative District 3

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
de-hd-003
State
Delaware
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
003
Land Area
1.58 sq mi
Water Area
0 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Delaware State Representative District 3

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
New Castle County1.58 sq mi100.0%0.4%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Wilmington city1.58 sq mi100.0%14.5%

Showing all 1 place

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-Large23,366100.0%2.4%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
17,004
Active Voters
16,375 (96.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic10,15359.7%
Republican1,3517.9%
Unaffiliated4,89428.8%
Other parties6063.6%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20247,662 (45.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20223,580 (21.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–20207,366 (43.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20184,852 (28.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20166,192 (36.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20142,499 (14.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20125,467 (32.2%)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
25,001 (± 1,424)
Median Age
35.7
Median Household Income
$54,414 (± $6,350)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
84.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
24.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 186,09624.4%
18 to 6414,93959.8%
65 and over3,96615.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,29221.2%
White, not Hispanic6,83227.3%
Black, not Hispanic11,19644.8%
Asian, not Hispanic2240.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic60.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2981.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,1534.6%

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
23,495
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
17,620

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic19,46482.8%
Hispanic4,02917.1%
White6,83129.1%
Black11,36048.4%
Asian1420.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native90.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races2341.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic15,14586.0%
Hispanic2,47914.1%
White6,11534.7%
Black8,62048.9%
Asian1420.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native1360.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races1931.1%

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