Wilmington, DE politics & representatives
Wilmington is represented in Congress by Senators Christopher A. Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester and Representative Sarah McBride. Matt Meyer is governor.
Who represents Wilmington in Washington and in Delaware, with how to reach each office.
How New Castle County voted in 2024
Official results for all of New Castle County. Wilmington's own results aren't published in a form we can match to the town exactly, so these are the county's.
President 275,917 votes
Delaware: Harris 56.5%, Trump 41.8%
U.S. Senate 270,005 votes
Delaware: Rochester 56.6%, Hansen 39.5%
Governor 268,158 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 Wilmington in Congress
U.S. Senate Both senators represent all of Delaware
U.S. House · Delaware's at-large district
Who represents Wilmington in state government
State Senate · District 2 Covers about 54% of Wilmington
State Senate · District 3 Covers about 25% of Wilmington
State Senate · District 1 Covers about 21% of Wilmington
State House Wilmington is split between 5 districts
- District 242% of WilmingtonStephanie Bolden Democrat
- District 117% of WilmingtonNnamdi Chukwuocha Democrat
- District 1617% of WilmingtonFrank Cooke Democrat
- District 315% of WilmingtonJosue Ortega Democrat
- District 129% of WilmingtonKrista Griffith Democrat
Wilmington is split between state legislative districts. Find yours by address ↗
Wilmington'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 Wilmington by land area, so if the town is split, your street decides which one is yours.