Delaware State Representative District 12

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
de-hd-012
State
Delaware
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
012
Land Area
34 sq mi
Water Area
0.36 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Delaware State Representative District 12

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
New Castle County34.00 sq mi100.0%8.0%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Hockessin CDP4.47 sq mi13.1%44.5%
Greenville CDP2.80 sq mi8.2%100.0%
Wilmington city0.96 sq mi2.8%8.8%

Showing all 3 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-Large25,133100.0%2.5%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
22,066
Active Voters
21,618 (98.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic9,50243.1%
Republican5,90026.7%
Unaffiliated6,14127.8%
Other parties5232.4%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202416,507 (74.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202211,345 (51.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202014,968 (67.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201811,580 (52.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201612,408 (56.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20147,373 (33.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201210,772 (48.8%)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
26,000 (± 1,213)
Median Age
48.1
Median Household Income
$143,178 (± $9,648)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
97.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
70.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 185,23120.1%
18 to 6413,79953.1%
65 and over6,97026.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,5005.8%
White, not Hispanic20,64779.4%
Black, not Hispanic1,1964.6%
Asian, not Hispanic1,7086.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic00.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1450.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic8043.1%

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
24,734
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
19,642

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic23,49895.0%
Hispanic1,2355.0%
White20,92984.6%
Black1,1384.6%
Asian9693.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native40.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races110.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic18,86696.0%
Hispanic7743.9%
White17,07286.9%
Black8334.2%
Asian9484.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native190.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races30.0%

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