Delaware, state, United States: Government, Politics, and Higher Education

Under the provisions of the 1897 constitution, the governor is elected to a four-year term. The state legislature, called the general assembly, is made up of a senate of 21 members and a house of representatives with 41 members. Delaware is represented in the U.S. Congress by two senators and one representative and has three electoral votes. Democrats outnumber Republicans in voter registrations (47.75 vs. 27.57 %), with a large unafilliated group (22.3%).

The main institutions of higher education are the Univ. of Delaware, at Newark; Delaware State Univ., at Dover; and a division of Widener Univ., at Wilmington.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Maintaining a Rural–Urban Balance
• Pro- and Anti-Slavery Factionalism
• Revolution and Statehood
• The Three Lower Counties
• Native Inhabitants and European Claims
• Government, Politics, and Higher Education
• Economy
• Geography
• Facts and Figures
• Bibliography

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