Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Kent County, DE — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Kent County, Delaware voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+2.0 — 44,222 Democratic to 42,458 Republican of 88,141 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 2.1 points toward Republicans. That makes it 12.7 points more Republican than Delaware overall (D+14.7).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Kent County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 44,222 | 42,458 | 1,461 | 50.2% | 48.2% | D+2.0 |
| 2020 | 44,552 | 41,009 | 1,464 | 51.2% | 47.1% | D+4.1 |
| 2016 | 33,351 | 36,991 | 4,256 | 44.7% | 49.6% | R+4.9 |
| 2012 | 35,527 | 32,135 | 1,034 | 51.7% | 46.8% | D+4.9 |
| 2008 | 36,392 | 29,827 | 706 | 54.4% | 44.6% | D+9.8 |
| 2004 | 23,872 | 31,578 | 527 | 42.6% | 56.4% | R+13.8 |
| 2000 | 22,790 | 24,081 | 1,376 | 47.2% | 49.9% | R+2.7 |
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Kent County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Kent County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Kent County, Delaware in 2024 by D+2.0, with 88,141 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Kent County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Kent County shifted 2.1 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+4.1) and 2024 (D+2.0).
Is Kent County more Democratic or Republican than Delaware overall?+
In 2024, Kent County went D+2.0 while Delaware overall went D+14.7 — 12.7 points more Republican than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.