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Brattleboro·Vermont

Brattleboro moved 8.8 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

20082024·5 elections
VT
Brattleboro
HarrisD+61.9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic79.1%3,058
Donald TrumpRepublican17.2%666
OtherAll other candidates3.7%143
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +61.9% in 2024.+61.9%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+67.3%
2012+48.5%
2016+63.5%
2020+70.6%
2024+61.9%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
79.1%Harris3,058
17.2%Trump666
3.7%
+61.9%
3,867
D
83.8%Biden3,394
13.2%Trump533
3.1%incl. Jorgensen
+70.6%
4,052
D
75.1%Clinton2,702
11.6%Trump416
13.3%incl. Johnson
+63.5%
3,598
D
72.7%Obama2,569
24.2%Romney856
3.0%
+48.5%
3,532
D
82.5%Obama3,155
15.2%McCain582
2.2%
+67.3%
3,823

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorBrattleboroCityVermontStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White92.2%90.7%61.0%
Black1.1%1.1%12.2%
Asian0.9%1.8%6.0%
Two or more races5.6%5.5%12.6%
Other race0.1%0.9%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino4.1%2.6%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$52,734$81,203$84,427
Poverty rate21.3%10.0%12.5%
Median age44.343.439.1
Age 18–248.5%10.0%9.2%
Age 65 and older25.6%21.5%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)44.0%44.1%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home3.7%5.5%22.3%
Spanish1.5%1.3%13.6%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryEnglish 19.6%English 19.1%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryIrish 18.6%Irish 16.8%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryGerman 12.0%German 10.7%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic12.5%County context20.9%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant4.9%County context7.2%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed72.9%County context62.4%51.5%
Mainline Protestant5.1%County context5.6%5.2%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
English
19.6%
Irish
18.6%
German
12.0%
Italian
9.2%
French
6.5%
American
4.9%
Polish
4.5%
Scottish
4.5%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Puerto Rican
0.9%
Mexican
0.7%
Bolivian
0.3%
Cuban
0.2%
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries, none of which clears the display floor here.
Below 1% of the population here; subgroup estimates are within the survey's margin of error.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.3%
speak English only
Spanish1.5%
Other Indo-European0.5%
German or other West Germanic0.4%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.3%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.3%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.2%
Korean0.1%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.1%
Vietnamese0.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
12.5%
Mainline Protestant
5.1%
Evangelical Protestant
4.9%
Buddhist
2.2%
Other Christian
1.4%
Jewish
0.6%
Other faiths
0.4%
Unaffiliated or not counted72.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

Brattleboro sits in New England. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 70.6 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 8.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 61.9 points.

A population of 7,657, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,734 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Brattleboro, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Brattleboro, Vermont voted Democratic by 61.9 points (D+61.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,867 votes cast, 3,058 went Democratic and 666 went Republican.
What is Brattleboro, Vermont's political typology?
Akashic places Brattleboro, Vermont in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Brattleboro, Vermont?
Brattleboro, Vermont has a population of 7,657 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Brattleboro, Vermont?
Median household income in Brattleboro, Vermont is $52,734 — below the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Brattleboro, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Brattleboro, Vermont from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.