January 20, 2017. In the 2020 U.S. Presidential election, Joe Biden was elected President of the United States alongside California Senator Kamala Harris, who was elected Vice President of the United States. He is the first Delawarean to be elected to the office of the President. He was sworn in on January 20, 2021. Presidential electoral history Delaware voted for Democrats in the following elections: 1852 - Former U.S. Senator Franklin Pierce 1856 - Former U.S. Ambassador James Buchanan 1864 - Former General George B. McClellan 1868 - Former New York Governor Horatio Seymour 1876 - New York Governor Samuel J. Tilden 1880 - General Winfield Scott Hancock 1884 - New York Governor Grover Cleveland 1888 - Incumbent U.S. President Grover Cleveland 1892 - Former U.S. President Grover Cleveland 1912 - New Jersey Governor Woodrow Wilson 1936 - Incumbent U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt 1940 - Incumbent U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt 1944 - Incumbent U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt 1960 - U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy 1964 - Incumbent U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson 1976 - Former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter 1992 - Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton 1996 - Incumbent U.S. President Bill Clinton 2000 - U.S. Vice President Al Gore 2004 - U.S. Senator John Kerry 2008 - U.S. Senator Barack Obama 2012 - Incumbent U.S. President Barack Obama 2016 - Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton 2020 - Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden See also Political party strength in Delaware Delaware State Capitol Delaware General Assembly Delaware House of Representatives Delaware Senate References External links Delaware Democratic Party Democratic Party (United States) by state Political parties in Delaware