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State Senate District 18·Delaware

Delaware 18th State Senate District delivered R+9 in 2024 — Republican for the long memory.

One of Delaware's most Democratic-leaning legislative districts

2008 — 2024·5 elections
DE
Latest
R+9
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
48,379
2024 ACS

Delaware 18th State Senate District, Delaware: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+9%. Republican peak: R+20 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+9MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
48,3792024 5-year
Median household income
$80,4592024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
71.7%2024 5-year
Black
12.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
11.0%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+20 in 2016MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 1 D · 1 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−9.4%
12,14314,68627,171
R
−9.1%
10,84013,05124,179
R
−19.6%
7,61511,50819,898
R
−10.4%
7,8029,63117,654
R
−5.8%
7,8878,86916,916

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
16.1%
German
14.3%
English
13.4%
Italian
7.9%
American
6.7%
Polish
3.5%
Scottish
2.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 50.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.4%
4.0%
75–84
4.4%
8.3%
65–74
9.5%
7.3%
55–64
8.5%
4.9%
45–54
5.2%
4.9%
35–44
5.1%
5.0%
25–34
5.0%
3.4%
18–24
3.2%
7.1%
5–17
6.9%
2.5%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$80,459
State Senate District 18 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 18$80,459
Delaware$84,954
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.3%
Working age (18–64)9.3%
Seniors (65+)8.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.2%
speak English only
Spanish8.6%
Other Indo-European2.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
13.8%
Methodist
8.2%
Other Christian
6.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.8%
Mainline Protestant
1.8%
Baptist
0.6%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+40.2, this Wilmington-area district ranks among the most lopsided in the state, reflecting the dense urban concentration that anchors Delaware's Democratic coalition.

The Republican margin in Delaware 18th State Senate District reached its widest at twenty points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was nine points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $80,459, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 48,379 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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State Senate District 18, Delaware — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/10018/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 18, Delaware vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 18, Delaware voted Republican by 9.4 points (R+9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 27,171 votes cast, 12,143 went Democratic and 14,686 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 18, Delaware's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 18, Delaware as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 18, Delaware?
State Senate District 18, Delaware has a population of 48,379 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 18, Delaware?
Median household income in State Senate District 18, Delaware is $80,459 — below the national median of $80,734. The Delaware state median is $84,954.
What is the political history of State Senate District 18, Delaware?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 18, Delaware from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.