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State Senate District 20·Delaware

Delaware 20th State Senate District delivered R+11 in 2024 — Republican for the long memory.

A mid-size Delaware district where Democrats hold an 8.6-point presidential edge

2008 — 2024·5 elections
DE
Latest
R+11
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
49,084
2024 ACS

Delaware 20th State Senate District, Delaware: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+11%. Republican peak: R+22 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+11MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
49,0842024 5-year
Median household income
$81,4972024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
74.1%2024 5-year
Black
9.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
11.5%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+22 in 2016MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 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
−11.0%
12,44915,55828,349
R
−11.2%
10,88413,67724,838
R
−22.0%
7,55312,02220,320
R
−13.0%
7,67610,00817,901
R
−8.6%
7,7389,20517,103

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
16.8%
German
14.8%
English
14.1%
Italian
8.3%
American
6.8%
Polish
3.7%
Scottish
2.2%
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: 51.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.4%
4.3%
75–84
4.6%
8.9%
65–74
10.1%
7.5%
55–64
8.8%
4.9%
45–54
5.1%
4.8%
35–44
4.9%
4.8%
25–34
4.7%
3.2%
18–24
2.9%
6.8%
5–17
6.6%
2.4%
<5
2.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$81,497
State Senate District 20 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 20$81,497
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 1818.9%
Working age (18–64)9.3%
Seniors (65+)8.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.0%
speak English only
Spanish9.3%
Other Indo-European2.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
14.6%
Methodist
8.8%
Other Christian
6.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.4%
Mainline Protestant
1.8%
Baptist
0.5%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With roughly 49,000 residents, this district sits in Delaware's competitive middle tier — Democratic-leaning at the presidential level but close enough that local candidate strength and turnout patterns can meaningfully shift outcomes.

The Republican margin in Delaware 20th State Senate District reached its widest at twenty-two points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was eleven points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $81,497, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 49,084 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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State Senate District 20, Delaware — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/10020/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 20, Delaware vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 20, Delaware voted Republican by 11.0 points (R+11), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 28,349 votes cast, 12,449 went Democratic and 15,558 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 20, Delaware's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 20, 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 20, Delaware?
State Senate District 20, Delaware has a population of 49,084 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 20, Delaware?
Median household income in State Senate District 20, Delaware is $81,497 — above the national median of $80,734. The Delaware state median is $84,954.
What is the political history of State Senate District 20, Delaware?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 20, 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.