The 2024 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, as part of the 2024 United States elections in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Delaware voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. The state of Delaware has 3 electoral votes in the Electoral College, following reapportionment due to the 2020 United States census in which the state neither gained nor lost a seat.

Delaware is the home state of the 46th U.S. President Joe Biden, and has not voted for a Republican presidential candidate since 1988. It is a strongly blue state on the East Coast with the majority of the population being concentrated in the urban northern part of the state, despite the southern portion being rural and having some Southern cultural influence.

Harris carried Delaware by 14.7%, a decrease from Biden's 19% margin in 2020. This compares to Harris significantly underperforming in many other blue states. Harris carried Kent County, a bellwether county, despite losing the election, which last occurred in 1992. Trump is the first Republican to win the presidency without the county since 1924.

Primary elections Republican primary The Delaware Republican primary was scheduled to be held on April 2, 2024, alongside primaries in Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. As all other primary candidates besides Donald Trump withdrew their names from the ballot, the primary was cancelled on March 19, giving Trump all 16 pledged delegates.

Winner of delegates Donald Trump

Endorsements

Democratic primary The Delaware Democratic primary was originally scheduled to be held on April 2, 2024, alongside primaries in Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin. In Delaware, candidates can make the primary ballot by submitting at least 500 valid signatures by the filing deadline of February 2, 2024. Incumbent president Joe Biden was the only one who met the requirements to make the ballot. Pursuant to Delaware state law, this means that the primary was cancelled, with the delegates awarded to Biden.

Delaware sent 34 delegates, 19 pledged and 15 superdelegates, to the 2024 Democratic National Convention.

Winner of delegates Vice-President Kamala Harris (previously pledged to President Joe Biden)

Endorsements

General election Candidate ballot access The following candidates have qualified for presidential ballot access in Delaware:

Nominated parties Democratic – Kamala Harris / Tim Walz Republican – Donald Trump / JD Vance Independent Party – Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Nicole Shanahan Other qualified parties Libertarian – Chase Oliver / Mike ter Maat No Labels (did not nominate a candidate)

Predictions SourceRankingAs of Cook Political Report December 19, 2023 Inside Elections April 26, 2023 Sabato's Crystal Ball June 29, 2023 Decision Desk HQ/The Hill December 14, 2023 CNalysis December 30, 2023 CNN January 14, 2024 The Economist October 1, 2024538 September 15, 2024RCP June 26, 2024 NBC News October 6, 2024

Polling Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error KamalaHarris DonaldTrump Other /UndecidedSlingshot Strategies (D) September 19–21, 2024500 (RV)± 4.4%54%37%9%

Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Cornel West vs. Jill Stein vs. Chase Oliver Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error KamalaHarris DonaldTrump Robert F.Kennedy Jr. CornelWest JillStein ChaseOliver Other /UndecidedUniversity of Delaware September 11–19, 2024383 (LV)± 5.8%56%36%3%––1%4%

Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error JoeBiden DonaldTrump Other /Undecided July 21, 2024 Joe Biden withdraws from the race.John Zogby StrategiesApril 13–21, 2024310 (LV)–51%40%9% Joe Biden vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error JoeBiden RobertKennedy Jr Other /Undecided July 21, 2024 Joe Biden withdraws from the race.John Zogby StrategiesApril 13–21, 2024310 (LV)–46%42%12%

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Donald Trump Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error Robert F.Kennedy Jr. DonaldTrump Other /Undecided August 23, 2024 Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. suspends his presidential campaign and endorses Donald Trump.John Zogby StrategiesApril 13–21, 2024310 (LV)–42%36%22%

Results

By county

County Kamala HarrisDemocratic Donald TrumpRepublican Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total # % # % # % # % Kent 44,222 50.09% 42,458 48.09% 1,609 1.82% 1,764 2.00% 88,289 New Castle 180,700 65.27% 90,868 32.82% 5,291 1.91% 89,832 32.45% 276,859 Sussex 64,836 43.88% 81,025 54.83% 1,903 1.29% -16,189 -10.95% 147,764Totals289,75856.49%214,35141.79%8,8031.72%75,40714.70%512,912

By congressional district Due to the state's low population, only one congressional district is allocated. This district is called the at-large district, because it covers the entire state, and thus is equivalent to the statewide election results. District Trump Harris RepresentativeAt-large 41.79% 56.49%Sarah McBride

See also United States presidential elections in Delaware 2024 United States presidential election 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries 2024 United States elections

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