Presidential elections in Delaware
Map of the United States with Delaware highlighted
Number of elections59
Voted Democratic23
Voted Republican20
Voted Whig4
Voted Democratic-Republican4
Voted Federalist6
Voted other2[lower-alpha 1]
Voted for winning candidate40
Voted for losing candidate19

Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Delaware, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1787, Delaware has participated in every U.S. presidential election.

Winners of the state are in bold. The shading refers to the state winner, and not the national winner.

Elections from 1864 to present

Year Winner (nationally) Votes Percent Runner-up (nationally) Votes Percent Other national
candidates[lower-alpha 2]		 Votes Percent Electoral
Votes		 Notes
2020[1]Joe Biden296,26858.74Donald Trump200,60339.77—3
2016[2]Donald Trump[lower-alpha 3]185,12741.71Hillary Clinton235,60353.09–3
2012[3]Barack Obama242,58458.61Mitt Romney165,48439.98–3
2008[4]Barack Obama255,45961.94John McCain152,37436.95–3
2004[5]George W. Bush171,66045.75John Kerry200,15253.35–3
2000[6]George W. Bush[lower-alpha 3]137,28841.90Al Gore180,06854.96–3
1996[7]Bill Clinton140,35551.80Bob Dole99,06236.58Ross Perot28,71910.603
1992Bill Clinton126,05443.52George H. W. Bush102,31335.78Ross Perot59,21320.453
1988George H. W. Bush139,63955.88Michael Dukakis108,64743.48–3
1984Ronald Reagan152,19059.78Walter Mondale101,65639.93–3
1980Ronald Reagan111,25247.21Jimmy Carter105,75444.87John B. Anderson16,2886.913
1976Jimmy Carter122,59651.98Gerald Ford109,83146.57–3
1972Richard Nixon140,35759.60George McGovern92,28339.18–3
1968Richard Nixon96,71445.12Hubert Humphrey89,19441.61George Wallace28,45913.283
1964Lyndon B. Johnson122,70460.95Barry Goldwater78,07838.78–3
1960John F. Kennedy99,59050.63Richard Nixon96,37349.00–3
1956Dwight D. Eisenhower98,05755.09Adlai Stevenson II79,42144.62T. Coleman Andrews/
Unpledged Electors[lower-alpha 4]		–3
1952Dwight D. Eisenhower90,05951.75Adlai Stevenson II83,31547.88–3
1948Harry S. Truman67,81348.76Thomas E. Dewey69,58850.04Strom Thurmond–3
1944Franklin D. Roosevelt68,16654.38Thomas E. Dewey56,74745.27–3
1940Franklin D. Roosevelt74,59954.70Wendell Willkie61,44045.05–3
1936Franklin D. Roosevelt69,70254.62Alf Landon57,23644.85–3
1932Franklin D. Roosevelt54,31948.11Herbert Hoover57,07350.55–3
1928Herbert Hoover68,86065.03Al Smith36,64334.60–3
1924Calvin Coolidge52,44157.70John W. Davis33,44536.80Robert M. La Follette4,9795.483
1920Warren G. Harding52,85855.71James M. Cox39,91142.07Parley P. Christensen930.103
1916Woodrow Wilson24,75347.78Charles E. Hughes26,01150.20–3
1912Woodrow Wilson22,63146.48Theodore Roosevelt8,88618.25William H. Taft15,99832.853
1908William H. Taft25,01452.10William Jennings Bryan22,05545.94–3
1904Theodore Roosevelt23,70554.05Alton B. Parker19,34744.11–3
1900William McKinley22,53553.67William Jennings Bryan18,85244.90–3
1896William McKinley20,45053.18William Jennings Bryan16,57443.10–3
1892Grover Cleveland18,58149.90Benjamin Harrison18,07748.55James B. Weaver––3
1888Benjamin Harrison[lower-alpha 3]12,95043.51Grover Cleveland16,41455.15–3
1884Grover Cleveland16,95756.55James G. Blaine12,95343.20–3
1880James A. Garfield14,14848.03Winfield S. Hancock15,18151.53James B. Weaver1290.443
1876Rutherford B. Hayes[lower-alpha 3]10,75244.55Samuel J. Tilden13,38155.45–3
1872Ulysses S. Grant11,12951.00Horace Greeley10,20546.76–3
1868Ulysses S. Grant7,61441.0Horatio Seymour10,95759.0–3
1864Abraham Lincoln8,15548.2George B. McClellan8,76751.8–3

Election of 1860

The election of 1860 was a complex realigning election in which the breakdown of the previous two-party alignment culminated in four parties each competing for influence in different parts of the country. The result of the election, with the victory of an ardent opponent of slavery, spurred the secession of eleven states and brought about the American Civil War.

Year Winner (nationally) Votes Percent Runner-up (nationally) Votes Percent Runner-up (nationally) Votes Percent Runner-up (nationally) Votes Percent Electoral
Votes
1860 Abraham Lincoln 3,822 23.7 Stephen A. Douglas 1,066 6.6 John C. Breckinridge 7,339 45.5 John Bell 3,888 24.1 3

Elections from 1828 to 1856

Year Winner (nationally) Votes Percent Runner-up (nationally) Votes Percent Other national
candidates[lower-alpha 2]		 Votes Percent Electoral
Votes		 Notes
1856James Buchanan8,00454.83John C. Frémont3102.12Millard Fillmore6,27542.993
1852Franklin Pierce6,31849.85Winfield Scott6,29349.66John P. Hale620.493
1848Zachary Taylor6,44051.80Lewis Cass5,91047.54Martin Van Buren820.663
1844James K. Polk5,97048.75Henry Clay6,27151.20-3
1840William Henry Harrison5,96754.99Martin Van Buren4,87244.89-3
1836Martin Van Buren4,15446.70William Henry Harrison4,73653.24various[lower-alpha 5]no ballots3
1832Andrew Jackson4,11049.01Henry Clay4,27650.99William Wirtno ballots3
1828Andrew Jacksonno popular voteJohn Quincy Adamsno popular vote-3

Election of 1824

The election of 1824 was a complex realigning election following the collapse of the prevailing Democratic-Republican Party, resulting in four different candidates each claiming to carry the banner of the party, and competing for influence in different parts of the country. The election was the only one in history to be decided by the House of Representatives under the provisions of the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution after no candidate secured a majority of the electoral vote. It was also the only presidential election in which the candidate who received a plurality of electoral votes (Andrew Jackson) did not become President, a source of great bitterness for Jackson and his supporters, who proclaimed the election of Adams a corrupt bargain.

Year Winner (nationally) Votes Percent Runner-up (nationally) Votes Percent Runner-up (nationally) Votes Percent Runner-up (nationally) Votes Percent Electoral
Votes		 Notes
1824Andrew Jacksonno popular vote-John Quincy Adamsno popular vote-Henry Clayno popular vote-William H. Crawfordno popular vote-3Electoral votes split 2 (Crawford) to 1 (Adams).

Elections from 1788-1789 to 1820

In the election of 1820, incumbent President James Monroe ran effectively unopposed, winning all 4 of Delaware's electoral votes, and all electoral votes nationwide except one vote in New Hampshire. To the extent that a popular vote was held, it was primarily directed to filling the office of Vice President.

In elections from 1792 to 1816, Delaware did not conduct a popular vote. Each Elector was appointed by the state legislature.

Year Winner (nationally) Runner-up (nationally) Electoral
Votes		 Notes
1820James Monroe-4Monroe effectively ran unopposed.
1816James MonroeRufus King3One elector failed to cast their vote.
1812James MadisonDeWitt Clinton4
1808James MadisonCharles C. Pinckney3
1804Thomas JeffersonCharles C. Pinckney3
1800Thomas JeffersonJohn Adams3
1796John AdamsThomas Jefferson3
1792George Washington-3Washington effectively ran unopposed.
1788-89George Washington-3Washington effectively ran unopposed.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ George Washington, 1788-89, 1792.
  2. 1 2 For purposes of these lists, other national candidates are defined as those who won at least one electoral vote, or won at least ten percent of the vote in multiple states.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Won the electoral college while losing the popular vote
  4. ↑ Was allied with a slate of unpledged electors in Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina
  5. ↑ Three other candidates ran and received electoral votes nationally as part of the unsuccessful Whig strategy to defeat Martin Van Buren by running four candidates with local appeal in different regions of the country. The others were Hugh Lawson White, Daniel Webster, and Willie Person Mangum. None of these candidates appeared on the ballot in Delaware.

References

  1. ↑ "2020 General Election Report". elections.delaware.gov/. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  2. ↑ 2016 official Federal Election Commission report.
  3. ↑ 2012 official Federal Election Commission report.
  4. ↑ 2008 official Federal Election Commission report.
  5. ↑ "Federal Elections 2004: Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives" (PDF). Federal Elections Commission. May 2005.
  6. ↑ "2000 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  7. ↑ "1996 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
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