HarrisDemocratic59.9%286,801TrumpRepublican37.1%177,513OtherAll other candidates2.9%14,095
D+22.8- Lead
- 109,288
- Total
- 478,409
- vs nation
- D+24.3
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
17 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
President results by year
Vote totals, margins, and source status
BidenDemocratic62.2%294,485TrumpRepublican35.0%165,727OtherAll other candidates2.8%13,280
D+27.2- Lead
- 128,758
- Total
- 473,492
- vs nation
- D+22.7
ClintonDemocratic53.8%223,532TrumpRepublican34.8%144,424OtherAll other candidates11.4%47,245
D+19.1- Lead
- 79,108
- Total
- 415,201
- vs nation
- D+17.0
ObamaDemocratic64.1%252,330RomneyRepublican33.7%132,643OtherAll other candidates2.3%8,945
D+30.4- Lead
- 119,687
- Total
- 393,918
- vs nation
- D+26.5
ObamaDemocratic64.9%275,025McCainRepublican33.3%140,868OtherAll other candidates1.8%7,611
D+31.7- Lead
- 134,157
- Total
- 423,504
- vs nation
- D+24.4
KerryDemocratic56.4%231,058BushRepublican41.5%170,285OtherAll other candidates2.1%8,494
D+14.8- Lead
- 60,773
- Total
- 409,837
- vs nation
- D+17.3
GoreDemocratic49.6%187,571BushRepublican42.9%162,268OtherAll other candidates7.6%28,650
D+6.7- Lead
- 25,303
- Total
- 378,489
- vs nation
- D+6.2
ClintonDemocratic52.7%178,978DoleRepublican32.8%111,439OtherAll other candidates14.6%49,457
D+19.9- Lead
- 67,539
- Total
- 339,874
- vs nation
- D+11.4
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+22.8MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 861,9112024 5-year
- Population density
- 60 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 14,465 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $81,3022024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+34.3 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+53.9 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Portland-Auburn, ME · twin score 93.9
presidential history
Party record book
Burlington-Plattsburgh · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 · 34 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
67.1%
155,354 votes · D+34.3
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 64.9%
Republican
William McKinley1896
75.3%
69,640 votes · R+53.9
Runner-up · Calvin Coolidge, 1924 · 72.6%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
294,485votes
62.2% of the vote · D+27.2
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 286,801 votes
Republican
Ronald Reagan1984
186,901votes
60.8% of the vote · R+22.6
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 177,513 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Barack Obama2012
+26.5pts D vs U.S.
Place D+30.4 · U.S. D+3.9
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · +24.4 pts
Republican
William McKinley1896
+47.8pts R vs U.S.
Place R+53.9 · U.S. R+6.1
Runner-up · Alf Landon, 1936 · +36.2 pts
U.S. House elections · 3 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
On a multi-state Place, each row sums votes cast in the separate U.S. House races held inside the Place that year. It is a geographic vote total, not one contest or a seat tally.
Some U.S. House rows cover a contest held in only part of this Place — the votes are real, but the total is not place-wide because the rest of the Place had no such race that year.
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+0.3
Presidential vote · 2024D+22.8
Burlington-Plattsburgh registers Republican but votes Democratic — a 23-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
| Year | Total registered | Democratic | Republican | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (partial) | 205,955 | 64,318 | 65,015 | 69,361 | 7,261 |
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+359 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −7,808 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −1,585 |
| 2012 | −2,213 |
| 2013 | −1,665 |
| 2014 | −1,908 |
| 2015 | −4,299 |
| 2016 | −1,732 |
| 2017 | −1,375 |
| 2018 | −243 |
| 2019 | −846 |
| 2021 | +3,432 |
| 2022 | +2,020 |
| 2023 | +1,195 |
| 2024 | +1,052 |
| 2025 | +359 |
Burlington anchors Vermont's most reliably left-leaning corridor, while the Plattsburgh side stretches into Clinton and Essex counties—North Country territory where margins tighten and ticket-splitting remains a live variable.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 34.3 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 53.9 points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 4.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 22.8 points.
A population of 861,911, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $81,302 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Portland-Auburn and Albany-Schenectady-Troy.
Political twins — media markets
The media markets whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Portland-Auburn
Maine
93.9twin score
2000–2024 trajectory≠ Scottish ancestry
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
New York
80.4twin score
2000–2020 trajectory≠ Scottish ancestry
Eugene
Oregon
80.1twin score
2004–2024 trajectory≠ elasticity
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Burlington-Plattsburgh, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Burlington-Plattsburgh, Vermont voted Democratic by 22.8 points (D+22.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 478,409 votes cast, 286,801 went Democratic and 177,513 went Republican.
When did Burlington-Plattsburgh, Vermont last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Burlington-Plattsburgh, Vermont voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Burlington-Plattsburgh, Vermont?
Burlington-Plattsburgh, Vermont has a population of 861,911 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Burlington-Plattsburgh, Vermont?
Median household income in Burlington-Plattsburgh, Vermont is $81,302 — above the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Burlington-Plattsburgh, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Burlington-Plattsburgh, Vermont from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican.