Overview
- District ID
- de-hd-040
- State
- Delaware
- Chamber
- Lower chamber
- District Code
- 040
- Land Area
- 154.8 sq mi
- Water Area
- 1.47 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 | 154.79 sq mi | 100.0% | 16.5% |
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 | 23,633 | 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
- 19,011
- Active Voters
- 18,278 (96.1%)
Party Registration
| Party | Voters | Share |
|---|
| Democratic | 4,817 | 25.3% |
| Republican | 7,797 | 41.0% |
| Unaffiliated | 5,957 | 31.3% |
| Other parties | 440 | 2.3% |
| No party recorded | 0 | 0.0% |
Turnout by Cycle
| Cycle | General | Democratic Primary | Republican Primary |
|---|
| 2023–2024 | 10,973 (57.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2021–2022 | 6,268 (33.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2019–2020 | 9,213 (48.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2017–2018 | 6,165 (32.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2015–2016 | 7,725 (40.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2013–2014 | 3,990 (21.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2011–2012 | 6,137 (32.3%) | 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
- 26,305 (± 1,704)
- Median Age
- 38.7
- Median Household Income
- $66,237 (± $4,386)
- High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
- 86.5%
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
- 16.5%
Population by Age
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Under 18 | 6,191 | 23.5% |
| 18 to 64 | 15,351 | 58.4% |
| 65 and over | 4,763 | 18.1% |
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3,539 | 13.5% |
| White, not Hispanic | 17,881 | 68.0% |
| Black, not Hispanic | 3,782 | 14.4% |
| Asian, not Hispanic | 184 | 0.7% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 48 | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 0 | 0.0% |
| Some other race, not Hispanic | 208 | 0.8% |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 663 | 2.5% |
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
- 25,217
- Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
- 19,201
Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | Citizens | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 22,659 | 89.9% |
| Hispanic | 2,557 | 10.1% |
| White | 18,194 | 72.1% |
| Black | 3,744 | 14.8% |
| Asian | 171 | 0.7% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 52 | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 128 | 0.5% |
Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | CVAP | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 17,855 | 93.0% |
| Hispanic | 1,344 | 7.0% |
| White | 14,891 | 77.6% |
| Black | 2,527 | 13.2% |
| Asian | 173 | 0.9% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 187 | 1.0% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 77 | 0.4% |
Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).
