Overview
- District ID
- de-hd-039
- State
- Delaware
- Chamber
- Lower chamber
- District Code
- 039
- Land Area
- 69.4 sq mi
- Water Area
- 1.3 sq mi
Boundary
Boundary as GeoJSON
Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.
Counties
| County | Overlap | Share of district land | Share of county land |
|---|
| Sussex County | 69.41 sq mi | 100.0% | 7.4% |
Showing all 1 county
Places
Showing all 3 places
Overlapping Congressional Districts
| Congressional district | Population in both | Share of this district's population | Share of the congressional district's population | Share of this district's land |
|---|
| DE At-Large | 23,622 | 100.0% | 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
- 17,534
- Active Voters
- 16,749 (95.5%)
Party Registration
| Party | Voters | Share |
|---|
| Democratic | 5,282 | 30.1% |
| Republican | 6,126 | 34.9% |
| Unaffiliated | 5,711 | 32.6% |
| Other parties | 415 | 2.4% |
| No party recorded | 0 | 0.0% |
Turnout by Cycle
| Cycle | General | Democratic Primary | Republican Primary |
|---|
| 2023–2024 | 9,727 (55.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2021–2022 | 5,775 (32.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2019–2020 | 8,486 (48.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2017–2018 | 5,800 (33.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2015–2016 | 6,946 (39.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2013–2014 | 3,609 (20.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2011–2012 | 5,715 (32.6%) | 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
- 23,757 (± 1,450)
- Median Age
- 41.4
- Median Household Income
- $62,603 (± $4,732)
- High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
- 83.9%
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
- 16.5%
Population by Age
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Under 18 | 5,491 | 23.1% |
| 18 to 64 | 13,575 | 57.1% |
| 65 and over | 4,691 | 19.7% |
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3,379 | 14.2% |
| White, not Hispanic | 13,860 | 58.3% |
| Black, not Hispanic | 3,671 | 15.5% |
| Asian, not Hispanic | 151 | 0.6% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 22 | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 0 | 0.0% |
| Some other race, not Hispanic | 27 | 0.1% |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 2,647 | 11.1% |
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
- 22,412
- Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
- 17,247
Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | Citizens | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 20,027 | 89.4% |
| Hispanic | 2,384 | 10.6% |
| White | 13,984 | 62.4% |
| Black | 3,584 | 16.0% |
| Asian | 135 | 0.6% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 24 | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 91 | 0.4% |
Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | CVAP | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 16,075 | 93.2% |
| Hispanic | 1,170 | 6.8% |
| White | 12,033 | 69.8% |
| Black | 3,748 | 21.7% |
| Asian | 111 | 0.6% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 193 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 29 | 0.2% |
Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).
