Cities in Delaware
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Top 100 cities by population |
Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in the 100 largest cities in America by population and the largest counties that overlap those cities. This encompasses all city, county, judicial, school district, and special district offices appearing on the ballot within those cities.
This page includes the following resources:
- The city governments covered by Ballotpedia in Delaware
- An overview of local elections in Delaware
- An overview of the initiative process in Delaware
Cities
City government
Click the links in the table below for information about the cities in Ballotpedia's coverage scope and the county governments that overlap those cities:
| City | County |
|---|---|
| Dover | Kent County |
According to a 2022 study from the U.S. Census Bureau, this state's local governments consist of three counties, 57 cities, towns, and villages, and 255 special districts.[1]
Elections
Click the links below for information about the elections held in each municipality. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of municipalities that held elections each year in this state; click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's local government coverage scope.
2025
2023
2022
Ballotpedia did not cover any local elections in Delaware that year.
2021
2020
Ballotpedia did not cover any local elections in Delaware that year.
Past elections
Initiative process availability
Counties do not have initiative or referendum powers. Municipalities that have a population greater than 1,000 people have the authority to amend their charters according to the State Statute cited below. Such cities and towns can amend their charters to reserve powers of initiative and referendum, although not many have done so. Following is a list of those with charters that mention initiative and referendum.[2]
- Delaware City has authority and procedures in its charter for ordinance initiative and referendum. Signatures numbering 25% of the last election's voters are required.
- Newport has authority and procedures in its charter for ordinance initiative and referendum. Signatures numbering 50% of the last election's voters are required.
- Cheswold has authority and procedures in its charter for referendum.
- Bethanybeach has provision in its charter for a voter signature initiative for an opinion poll, but not for a binding ballot measure initiative.[3]
There are 51 other charter cities and towns in Delaware. The ones with a population qualifying them to amend their charters as of 2012 included: Arden, Ardencroft, Bellefonte, Elsmere, Middletown, New Castle, Nework, Odessa, Townsend, Wilmington, Bowers, Camden, Clayton, Dover, Felton, Frederica, Harrington, Houston, Kenton, Leipsic, Little Creek, Magnolia, Milford, Smyrna, Viola, Woodside, Wyoming, Bethal, Blades, Bridgeville, Dagsboro, and Delmar.[2]
See also
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Footnotes
