Overview
- District ID
- de-sd-009
- State
- Delaware
- Chamber
- Upper chamber (state senate)
- District Code
- 009
- Land Area
- 20 sq mi
- Water Area
- 0.03 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 |
|---|
| New Castle County | 19.89 sq mi | 99.7% | 4.7% |
Showing all 1 county
Places
Showing all 4 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 | 44,872 | 100.0% | 4.5% | 100.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).
Voters
- Registered Voters
- 32,596
- Active Voters
- 31,244 (95.9%)
Party Registration
| Party | Voters | Share |
|---|
| Democratic | 14,365 | 44.1% |
| Republican | 6,545 | 20.1% |
| Unaffiliated | 10,766 | 33.0% |
| Other parties | 920 | 2.8% |
| No party recorded | 0 | 0.0% |
Turnout by Cycle
| Cycle | General | Democratic Primary | Republican Primary |
|---|
| 2023–2024 | 19,230 (59.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2021–2022 | 11,007 (33.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2019–2020 | 18,053 (55.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2017–2018 | 12,184 (37.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2015–2016 | 14,694 (45.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2013–2014 | 6,512 (20.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2011–2012 | 12,439 (38.2%) | 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
- 45,043 (± 2,137)
- Median Age
- 38.7
- Median Household Income
- $77,339 (± $5,459)
- High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
- 91.7%
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
- 31.6%
Population by Age
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Under 18 | 8,643 | 19.2% |
| 18 to 64 | 28,464 | 63.2% |
| 65 and over | 7,936 | 17.6% |
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 7,315 | 16.2% |
| White, not Hispanic | 25,081 | 55.7% |
| Black, not Hispanic | 7,064 | 15.7% |
| Asian, not Hispanic | 3,601 | 8.0% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 5 | 0.0% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 11 | 0.0% |
| Some other race, not Hispanic | 42 | 0.1% |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 1,924 | 4.3% |
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
- 41,357
- Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
- 32,979
Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | Citizens | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 35,797 | 86.6% |
| Hispanic | 5,557 | 13.4% |
| White | 25,393 | 61.4% |
| Black | 6,860 | 16.6% |
| Asian | 2,196 | 5.3% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 5 | 0.0% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 10 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 94 | 0.2% |
Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | CVAP | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 29,620 | 89.8% |
| Hispanic | 3,365 | 10.2% |
| White | 21,752 | 66.0% |
| Black | 5,920 | 18.0% |
| Asian | 1,801 | 5.5% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 152 | 0.5% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 9 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 20 | 0.1% |
Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).
