Delaware State Senate District 7

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
de-sd-007
State
Delaware
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
007
Land Area
14.6 sq mi
Water Area
0 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Delaware State Senate 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 County14.61 sq mi100.0%3.4%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Elsmere town0.82 sq mi5.6%83.4%
Hockessin CDP0.29 sq mi2.0%2.9%
Newport town0.14 sq mi0.9%29.3%
Pike Creek CDP0.04 sq mi0.3%1.4%

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-Large45,275100.0%4.6%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
34,193
Active Voters
33,424 (97.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic14,79943.3%
Republican7,39121.6%
Unaffiliated10,98632.1%
Other parties1,0173.0%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202421,320 (62.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202212,478 (36.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202020,130 (58.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201813,687 (40.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201616,729 (48.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20147,716 (22.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201214,224 (41.6%)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
44,658 (± 2,337)
Median Age
42.5
Median Household Income
$85,638 (± $4,168)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
32.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 188,67119.4%
18 to 6427,84562.4%
65 and over8,14218.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)8,78619.7%
White, not Hispanic28,54863.9%
Black, not Hispanic4,3339.7%
Asian, not Hispanic1,2212.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic360.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic20.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2400.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,4923.3%

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
42,443
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
33,849

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic35,50683.7%
Hispanic6,93816.3%
White29,04368.4%
Black4,38610.3%
Asian1,0472.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native370.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander30.0%
Two or More Races300.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic29,30486.6%
Hispanic4,54513.4%
White24,59772.7%
Black3,39210.0%
Asian1,0063.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native3170.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races00.0%

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