| State: | Delaware |
| District: | 1 |
| Chamber: | Senate |
| Representative: | Sarah McBride |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Wilmington |
| Democratic: | 59.6 |
| Republican: | 18.7 |
| Npp: | 21.7 |
| Percent White: | 64 |
| Percent Black: | 26 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 4 |
| Percent Asian: | 4 |
| Percent Other Race: | 2 |
| Population: | 44,876[1] |
| Population Year: | 2018 |
| Registered: | 33,915[2] |
Delaware's 1st Senate district is one of 21 districts in the Delaware Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Sarah McBride since 2020, succeeding fellow Democrat Harris McDowell III; McBride is the first openly transgender state senator in American history.[3]
District 1 covers the northeastern tip of New Castle County along the Delaware River, including Claymont, Bellefonte, most of Edgemoor, and parts of northern Wilmington.[4] [5]
Like all districts in the state, the 1st Senate district is located entirely within Delaware's at-large congressional district. It overlaps with the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, and 10th districts of the Delaware House of Representatives.[6] The district borders New Jersey via the Delaware River and Pennsylvania via the Twelve-Mile Circle.[1]
Delaware Senators are elected to staggered four-year terms. Under normal circumstances, the 1st district holds elections in presidential years, except immediately after redistricting, when all seats are up for election regardless of the usual cycle.
| Year | Office | Results[7] [8] |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Biden 74.2 – 24.2% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 68.0 – 26.7% |
| 2014 | Senate | Coons 70.8 – 26.4% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 70.4 – 27.8% |
| Senate | Carper 76.0 – 19.4% | |
| Governor | Markell 78.7 – 18.8% |