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:
U.S. House
The current members of the U.S. House from Delaware are:
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 |
