Dover, DE politics & representatives
Dover is represented in Congress by Senators Christopher A. Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester and Representative Sarah McBride. Matt Meyer is governor.
Who represents Dover in Washington and in Delaware, with how to reach each office.
How Kent County voted in 2024
Official results for all of Kent County. Dover's own results aren't published in a form we can match to the town exactly, so these are the county's.
President 88,141 votes
Delaware: Harris 56.5%, Trump 41.8%
U.S. Senate 86,268 votes
Delaware: Rochester 56.6%, Hansen 39.5%
Governor 85,929 votes
Delaware: Meyer 56.1%, Ramone 43.9%
U.S. House · Delaware's at-large district 497,436 votes
Whole-district result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, official 2024 precinct returns (statewide totals from its official state files). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren't counted.
Who represents Dover in Congress
U.S. Senate Both senators represent all of Delaware
U.S. House · Delaware's at-large district
Who represents Dover in state government
State Senate · District 17 Covers about 67% of Dover
State Senate · District 16 Covers about 32% of Dover
State House Dover is split between 4 districts
- District 3139% of DoverSean Lynn Democrat
- District 3236% of DoverKerri Harris Democrat
- District 2821% of DoverBill Carson Democrat
- District 294% of DoverBill Bush Democrat
Dover is split between state legislative districts. Find yours by address ↗
Dover's own government: Town Hall →
Sources: congressional and state legislative districts from the U.S. Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); members of Congress from the congress-legislators project (portraits public domain); governors and state legislators from Open States. Districts are matched to Dover by land area, so if the town is split, your street decides which one is yours.