Delaware's electoral votes in U.S. presidential elections 1789-2020
2020 election, by a margin of almost twenty percent.
Delaware became the first U.S. state to ratify the constitution on December 7, 1787, and has participated in every presidential election contested in U.S. history. The state has voted for the winning candidate in 38 out of 59 presidential elections, giving it a success rate of 64 percent (although it sided with the winning candidate in all-but-three elections in the twentieth century). Delaware has consistently voted for a major party candidate, siding with the Democratic nominee in 25 elections, and the Republican nominee in 18 elections. Today, Delaware is considered a "safe" blue state, having voted Democrat since 1992; its former Senator, Joe Biden, won Delaware's popular vote comfortably in