Delaware State Representative District 7

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
de-hd-007
State
Delaware
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
007
Land Area
6.08 sq mi
Water Area
4.56 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Delaware State Representative District 7

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
New Castle County6.08 sq mi100.0%1.4%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Claymont CDP2.15 sq mi35.4%100.0%
Arden village0.25 sq mi4.1%100.0%
Ardentown village0.23 sq mi3.8%100.0%
Ardencroft village0.09 sq mi1.5%99.8%

Showing all 4 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-Large22,931100.0%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
17,200
Active Voters
16,618 (96.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic8,30248.3%
Republican3,20718.6%
Unaffiliated5,24630.5%
Other parties4452.6%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202410,450 (60.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20226,118 (35.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–20209,301 (54.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20186,474 (37.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20167,444 (43.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20143,457 (20.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20126,259 (36.4%)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
21,944 (± 1,187)
Median Age
41.0
Median Household Income
$79,589 (± $4,937)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
39.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 184,24619.3%
18 to 6413,69762.4%
65 and over4,00118.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,7818.1%
White, not Hispanic11,96554.5%
Black, not Hispanic5,16723.5%
Asian, not Hispanic2,1209.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic00.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic880.4%
Some other race, not Hispanic250.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7983.6%

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
20,730
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
16,481

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic18,98091.6%
Hispanic1,7488.4%
White11,98657.8%
Black4,98824.1%
Asian1,2516.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native20.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander860.4%
Two or More Races1680.8%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic15,59494.6%
Hispanic8885.4%
White10,40763.1%
Black4,11925.0%
Asian8295.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native1100.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander870.5%
Two or More Races870.5%

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