Delaware State Representative District 23

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
de-hd-023
State
Delaware
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
023
Land Area
16.2 sq mi
Water Area
0 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Delaware State Representative District 23

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
New Castle County16.17 sq mi100.0%3.8%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Newark city4.60 sq mi28.4%48.5%
North Star CDP2.81 sq mi17.4%41.3%
Pike Creek CDP0.24 sq mi1.5%8.9%

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-Large23,870100.0%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
15,704
Active Voters
15,134 (96.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic6,67942.5%
Republican3,77724.1%
Unaffiliated4,81830.7%
Other parties4302.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202410,755 (68.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20227,393 (47.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202010,067 (64.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20187,728 (49.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20168,488 (54.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20144,675 (29.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20127,377 (47.0%)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
23,327 (± 1,194)
Median Age
31.3
Median Household Income
$108,569 (± $14,563)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
97.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
61.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 183,52215.1%
18 to 6415,72667.4%
65 and over4,07917.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,2399.6%
White, not Hispanic16,07668.9%
Black, not Hispanic1,9248.2%
Asian, not Hispanic1,9168.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic170.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic220.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,1334.9%

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
21,815
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
18,313

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic19,73690.5%
Hispanic2,0769.5%
White15,99973.3%
Black1,8738.6%
Asian1,0714.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native180.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races470.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic17,02793.0%
Hispanic1,2857.0%
White14,18677.5%
Black1,7069.3%
Asian1,0055.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1250.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander30.0%
Two or More Races200.1%

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