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Delaware

One in five people in Delaware who took the quiz scored libertarian, about the same as the country. One in 100 voted that way. Here is what the count says about Delaware, what the state has changed, and who is doing the work.

19.1%
of quiz takers hold libertarian positions1,055 people with a Delaware ZIP, January to October 2024, margin ±2.4 points
1.0%
voted Libertarian2020 presidential, 5,000 of 0.5 million votes
48of 50
on the state score27.5 of 100 from five published parts

How Delaware scores

27.5 of 100, rank 48 of 50. Five parts, each turned into a 0 to 100 mark and weighted as shown. The method page has the formulas.

Personal freedom Cato rank 43 of 50, 202314weight 25
Economic freedom Cato rank 42 of 50, 202316weight 25
Civil forfeiture law Institute for Justice grade D, 202525weight 10
Quiz takers who hold libertarian positions 19.1% of 1,055, pulled toward the national 18.9% for sample size, then ranked against the other states56weight 25
Voted Libertarian for president 0.99% in 2020, ranked against the other states23weight 15

Wins on the ledger, 1 for Delaware, are listed below and left out of the score, because the ledger records what we have checked, not everything that happened.

Where Delaware lands

Quiz takers in the state against quiz takers everywhere, by type. The bar is the state; the line is the country.

Libertarian19.1%
Moderate46.8%
Progressive24.8%
Conservative6.2%
Authoritarian3.1%

United States, same window. These are quiz takers, not a sample of residents. The current quiz version cannot be shown by state until ZIP capture, which stopped in January 2026, is restored.

How free is Delaware

Eight measures, each from its publisher, each with the year it was measured.

Overall freedom rank44 of 50Cato, 2023
Economic freedom rank42Cato, 2023
Personal freedom rank43Cato, 2023
Education freedom ranknot ranked
Civil forfeiture gradeDInstitute for Justice, 2025
Right to workNoNRTW, 2024
Concealed carryShall issueUSCCA, 2025
CannabisRecreationalNCSL, 2025

What Delaware changed

Every entry is a real change in what the government forbids or requires, one an ordinary person could feel the next day, with sources. Partial wins say so.

  1. Delaware legalizes medical aid in dying for terminally ill adults

    Delaware becomes the 12th U.S. jurisdiction to authorize medical aid in dying, allowing mentally capable adults with a terminal prognosis of six months or less to request a self-administered prescription.

    End-of-life autonomy, May 2025

Who is doing the work in Delaware

Advocates for Self-Government, which publishes this site, works in every state. 1 group is based in Delaware, and other national groups take cases and run programs everywhere. Say who you are and what you care about to sort the whole directory.

Caesar Rodney InstituteFree market policy research and advocacy at the state capitol.Newark, DE
Cato InstitutePublic policy research across every issue on this site, with a sponsors program and internships.National
Reason FoundationPolicy research on transportation, pensions, drug policy, criminal justice and education, and publisher of Reason magazine.National
Institute for JusticePublic-interest law firm that litigates occupational licensing, civil forfeiture, eminent domain, school choice and free speech cases at no cost to the client.National
Who are you, and what do you care about?Find your people in Delaware

Count Delaware

The state's count grows one booth and one classroom at a time. Three ways to add to it.