United States congressional delegations from Delaware
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Delaware
| Census Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 989,948 |
| Gender |
47.7% Male 52.3% Female |
| Race |
60.4% White 22.1% Black 4.3% Asian 0.5% Native American 0% Pacific Islander |
| Ethnicity | 10.5% Hispanic or Latino origin |
| Median household income | $82,855 |
| High school graduation rate | 91.4% |
| College graduation rate | 35.3% |
| Upcoming elections |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 census and 2023 ACS data. Percentages are rounded to the nearest 0.1%.
This page displays the current and historical members of U.S. Congress from Delaware.
Here is the current partisan breakdown of the congressional members from Delaware.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Delaware | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Republican | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Current members
U.S. Senate
- See also: Classes of United States Senators
- See also: Classes of United States Senators
The current members of the U.S. Senate from Delaware are:
| Office | Name | Party | Date assumed office | Date term ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senate Delaware | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Democratic | January 3, 2025 | January 3, 2031 |
| U.S. Senate Delaware | Chris Coons | Democratic | November 15, 2010 | January 3, 2027 |
U.S. House
The current members of the U.S. House from Delaware are:
| Office | Name | Party | Date assumed office | Date term ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. House Delaware At-large District | Sarah McBride | Democratic | January 3, 2025 | January 3, 2027 |
Historical members
U.S. Senate
| Historical Representation to the U.S. Senate by Party from Delaware | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Total | |||
| Democratic | 20 | |||
| Republican | 14 | |||
| Federalist | 7 | |||
| Whig | 3 | |||
| Anti-Jacksonian | 2 | |||
| Anti-Jacksonian, Whig | 2 | |||
| Jacksonian | 2 | |||
| Adams | 1 | |||
| Adams-Clay Federalist, Adams | 1 | |||
| Anti-Admin, Pro-Admin | 1 | |||
| Democratic Republican | 1 | |||
| Federalist Adams Clay Federalist, Adams | 1 | |||
| Opposition | 1 | |||
| Pro-Admin | 1 | |||
| Pro-Admin, Federalist | 1 | |||
| Whig, Opposition | 1 | |||
| Class 1 Senators from Delaware | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Party | Years Served | ||||||
| George Read | Pro-Admin | 1789-1793 | ||||||
| Henry Latimer | Federalist | 1795-1801 | ||||||
| Samuel White | Federalist | 1801-1809 | ||||||
| Outerbridge Horsey | Federalist | 1810-1821 | ||||||
| Caesar A. Rodney | Democratic Republican | 1822-1823 | ||||||
| Thomas Clayton | Adams-Clay Federalist, Adams | 1824-1827 | ||||||
| Louis McLane | Jacksonian | 1827-1829 | ||||||
| Arnold Naudain | Anti-Jacksonian | 1830-1836 | ||||||
| Richard H. Bayard | Anti-Jacksonian, Whig | 1836-1839, 1841-1845 | ||||||
| John M. Clayton | Whig | 1845-1849 | ||||||
| John Wales | Whig | 1849-1851 | ||||||
| James Asheton Bayard, Jr. | Democratic | 1851-1864 | ||||||
| George Read Riddle | Democratic | 1864-1867 | ||||||
| James Asheton Bayard, Jr. | Democratic | 1867-1869 | ||||||
| Thomas F. Bayard, Sr. | Democratic | 1869-1885 | ||||||
| George Gray | Democratic | 1885-1899 | ||||||
| L. Heisler Ball | Republican | 1903-1905 | ||||||
| Henry A. du Pont | Republican | 1906-1917 | ||||||
| Josiah O. Wolcott | Democratic | 1917-1921 | ||||||
| T. Coleman du Pont | Republican | 1921-1922 | ||||||
| Thomas F. Bayard, Jr. | Democratic | 1922-1929 | ||||||
| John G. Townsend, Jr. | Republican | 1929-1941 | ||||||
| James M. Tunnell | Democratic | 1941-1947 | ||||||
| John J. Williams | Republican | 1947-1970 | ||||||
| William V. Roth, Jr. | Republican | 1971-2001 | ||||||
| Tom Carper | Democratic | 2001-2025 | ||||||
| Lisa Blunt Rochester | Democratic | 2025-Present | ||||||
| Class 2 Senators from Delaware | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Party | Years Served | ||||||
| Richard Bassett | Anti-Admin, Pro-Admin | 1789-1793 | ||||||
| John Vining | Pro-Admin, Federalist | 1793-1798 | ||||||
| Joshua Clayton | Federalist | 1798-1798 | ||||||
| William Hill Wells | Federalist | 1799-1804 | ||||||
| James Asheton Bayard, Sr. | Federalist | 1804-1813 | ||||||
| William Hill Wells | Federalist | 1813-1817 | ||||||
| Nicholas Van Dyke | Federalist Adams Clay Federalist, Adams | 1817-1826 | ||||||
| Daniel Rodney | Adams | 1826-1827 | ||||||
| Henry M. Ridgely | Jacksonian | 1827-1829 | ||||||
| John M. Clayton | Anti-Jacksonian | 1829-1836 | ||||||
| Thomas Clayton | Anti-Jacksonian, Whig | 1837-1847 | ||||||
| Presley Spruance | Whig | 1847-1853 | ||||||
| John M. Clayton | Whig, Opposition | 1853-1856 | ||||||
| Joseph P. Comegys | Opposition | 1856-1857 | ||||||
| Martin W. Bates | Democratic | 1857-1859 | ||||||
| Willard Saulsbury, Sr. | Democratic | 1859-1871 | ||||||
| Eli Saulsbury | Democratic | 1871-1889 | ||||||
| Anthony Higgins | Republican | 1889-1895 | ||||||
| Richard R. Kenney | Democratic | 1897-1901 | ||||||
| James F. Allee | Republican | 1903-1907 | ||||||
| Harry A. Richardson | Republican | 1907-1913 | ||||||
| Willard Saulsbury, Jr. | Democratic | 1913-1919 | ||||||
| L. Heisler Ball | Republican | 1919-1925 | ||||||
| T. Coleman du Pont | Republican | 1925-1928 | ||||||
| Daniel O. Hastings | Republican | 1928-1937 | ||||||
| James H. Hughes | Democratic | 1937-1943 | ||||||
| C. Douglass Buck | Republican | 1943-1949 | ||||||
| J. Allen Frear, Jr. | Democratic | 1949-1961 | ||||||
| J. Caleb Boggs | Republican | 1961-1973 | ||||||
| Joseph R. Biden, Jr. | Democratic | 1973-2009 | ||||||
| Edward E. Kaufman | Democratic | 2009-2010 | ||||||
| Chris Coons | Democratic | 2010-Present | ||||||
U.S. House
2000s
| Historical Representation to the U.S. House by Party in the 2000s from Delaware | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Total | |||
| Democratic | 3 | |||
| Total Representatives | 3 | |||
| Representatives to the U.S. House from Delaware | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Party | Years Served | ||||||
| John C. Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 2011-2017 | ||||||
| Lisa Blunt Rochester | Democratic | 2017-2025 | ||||||
| Sarah McBride | Democratic | 2025-Present | ||||||
1900s
| Historical Representation to the U.S. House by Party in the 1900s from Delaware | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Total | |||
| Democratic | 11 | |||
| Republican | 17 | |||
| Total Representatives | 28 | |||
| Representatives to the U.S. House from Delaware | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Party | Years Served | ||||||
| Walter O. Hoffecker | Republican | 1900-1901 | ||||||
| L. Heisler Ball | Republican | 1901-1903 | ||||||
| Henry A. Houston | Democratic | 1903-1905 | ||||||
| Hiram R. Burton | Republican | 1905-1909 | ||||||
| William H. Heald | Republican | 1909-1913 | ||||||
| Franklin Brockson | Democratic | 1913-1915 | ||||||
| Thomas W. Miller | Republican | 1915-1917 | ||||||
| Albert F. Polk | Democratic | 1917-1919 | ||||||
| Caleb R. Layton | Republican | 1919-1923 | ||||||
| William H. Boyce | Democratic | 1923-1925 | ||||||
| Robert G. Houston | Republican | 1925-1933 | ||||||
| Wilbur L. Adams | Democratic | 1933-1935 | ||||||
| J. George Stewart | Republican | 1935-1937 | ||||||
| William F. Allen | Democratic | 1937-1939 | ||||||
| George S. Williams | Republican | 1939-1941 | ||||||
| Philip A. Traynor | Democratic | 1941-1943 | ||||||
| Earle D. Willey | Republican | 1943-1945 | ||||||
| Philip A. Traynor | Democratic | 1945-1947 | ||||||
| J. Caleb Boggs | Republican | 1947-1953 | ||||||
| Herbert B. Warburton | Republican | 1953-1955 | ||||||
| Harris B. McDowell, Jr. | Democratic | 1955-1957 | ||||||
| Harry G. Haskell, Jr. | Republican | 1957-1959 | ||||||
| Harris B. McDowell, Jr. | Democratic | 1959-1967 | ||||||
| William V. Roth, Jr. | Republican | 1967-1970 | ||||||
| Pierre S. du Pont, IV | Republican | 1971-1977 | ||||||
| Thomas B. Evans, Jr. | Republican | 1977-1983 | ||||||
| Thomas R. Carper | Democratic | 1983-1993 | ||||||
| Michael N. Castle | Republican | 1993-2011 | ||||||
1800s
| Historical Representation to the U.S. House by Party in the 1800s from Delaware | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Total | |||
| Democratic-Republican | 3 | |||
| Federalist | 7 | |||
| Anti-Jacksonian | 1 | |||
| Whig | 2 | |||
| American | 1 | |||
| Democratic | 12 | |||
| Republican | 5 | |||
| Anti-Jacksonian, Whig | 1 | |||
| Total Representatives | 32 | |||
| Representatives to the U.S. House from Delaware | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Party | Years Served | ||||||
| Caesar A. Rodney | Democratic-Republican | 1803-1805 | ||||||
| James M. Broom | Federalist | 1805-1807 | ||||||
| Nicholas Van Dyke | Federalist | 1807-1811 | ||||||
| Henry M. Ridgely | Federalist | 1811-1815 | ||||||
| Thomas Cooper | Federalist | 1813-1817 | ||||||
| Thomas Clayton | Federalist | 1815-1817 | ||||||
| Willard Hall | Democratic-Republican | 1817-1821 | ||||||
| Louis McLane | Federalist | 1817-1827 | ||||||
| Caesar A. Rodney | Democratic-Republican | 1821-1822 | ||||||
| Daniel Rodney | Federalist | 1822-1823 | ||||||
| Kensey Johns, Jr. | Anti-Jacksonian | 1827-1831 | ||||||
| John J. Milligan | Anti-Jacksonian, Whig | 1831-1839 | ||||||
| Thomas Robinson, Jr. | Democratic | 1839-1841 | ||||||
| George B. Rodney | Whig | 1841-1845 | ||||||
| John W. Houston | Whig | 1845-1851 | ||||||
| George R. Riddle | Democratic | 1851-1855 | ||||||
| Elisha D. Cullen | American | 1855-1857 | ||||||
| William G. Whitely | Democratic | 1857-1861 | ||||||
| George P. Fisher | Republican | 1861-1863 | ||||||
| William Temple | Democratic | 1863 | ||||||
| Nathaniel B. Smithers | Republican | 1863-1865 | ||||||
| John A. Nicholson | Democratic | 1865-1869 | ||||||
| Benjamin T. Biggs | Democratic | 1869-1873 | ||||||
| James R. Lofland | Republican | 1873-1875 | ||||||
| James Williams | Democratic | 1875-1879 | ||||||
| Edward L. Martin | Democratic | 1879-1883 | ||||||
| Charles B. Lore | Democratic | 1883-1887 | ||||||
| John B. Penington | Democratic | 1887-1891 | ||||||
| John W. Causey | Democratic | 1891-1895 | ||||||
| Jonathan S. Willis | Republican | 1895-1897 | ||||||
| L. Irving Handy | Democratic | 1897-1899 | ||||||
| John H. Hoffecker | Republican | 1899-1900 | ||||||
1700s
| Historical Representation to the U.S. House by Party in the 1700s from Delaware | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Total | |||
| Pro-Admin | 2 | |||
| Anti-Admin | 1 | |||
| Democratic-Republican | 1 | |||
| Federalist | 1 | |||
| Total Representatives | 5 | |||
| Representatives to the U.S. House from Delaware | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Party | Years Served | ||||||
| John M. Vining | Pro-Admin | 1789-1793 | ||||||
| John Patten | Anti-Admin | 1793-1794 | ||||||
| Henry Latimer | Pro-Admin | 1794-1795 | ||||||
| John Patten | Democratic-Republican | 1795-1797 | ||||||
| James A. Bayard, Sr. | Federalist | 1797-1803 | ||||||
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