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Vermont Bennington-1 State House District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1876–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1876 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

English20.1%19.1%9.5%

Irish19.4%16.8%9.4%

German13.6%10.7%12.5%

Italian10.6%7.4%4.8%

American8.3%7.0%5.3%

French7.9%8.6%1.6%

French Canadian4.2%6.2%—

Scottish4.1%3.0%1.3%

Puerto Rican0.4%0.5%1.8%

Mexican0.3%0.6%11.3%

Colombian0.2%—0.4%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	VT HD 1	Vermont	United States
Median age	51.3	43.4	39.1
Age 18–24	8.8%	10.0%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	24.3%	21.5%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	VT HD 1	Vermont	United States
Median household income	$65,724	$81,203	$84,427
Poverty rate	6.9%	10.0%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	41.8%	44.1%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	VT HD 1	Vermont	United States
Owner-occupied homes	92.7%	73.2%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	7.3%	26.8%	34.8%
Median home value	$268,000	$316,600	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$738	$1,234	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	31.9%	48.4%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	22.4%	19.4%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	VT HD 1	Vermont	United States
Mean commute	25.9 min	23.5 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	7.0%	5.9%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	77.6%	68.5%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.0%	0.8%	3.2%
Works from home	14.6%	16.9%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	VT HD 1	Vermont	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	3.7%	5.5%	22.3%
Spanish	1.5%	1.3%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	VT HD 1	Vermont	United States
Catholic	—	20.9%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	7.2%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	62.4%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	VT HD 1	Vermont	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.0%	4.3%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.8%	2.7%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.2%	1.5%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	9.8%	6.2%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.483	0.453	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic44.5%1,162TrumpRepublican52.9%1,381OtherAll other candidates2.6%68

R+8.4

Lead: 219
Total: 2,611
vs nation: R+6.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic48.6%1,227TrumpRepublican48.2%1,215OtherAll other candidates3.2%81

D+0.5

Lead: 12
Total: 2,523
vs nation: R+4.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic45.6%1,037TrumpRepublican44.4%1,009OtherAll other candidates10.0%227

D+1.2

Lead: 28
Total: 2,273
vs nation: R+0.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic60.6%1,399RomneyRepublican37.8%873OtherAll other candidates1.6%36

D+22.8

Lead: 526
Total: 2,308
vs nation: D+18.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic60.2%1,504McCainRepublican38.0%949OtherAll other candidates1.8%44

D+22.2

Lead: 555
Total: 2,497
vs nation: D+15.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic57.2%1,442BushRepublican41.8%1,055OtherAll other candidates1.0%25

D+15.3

Lead: 387
Total: 2,522
vs nation: D+17.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic51.6%1,176BushRepublican44.4%1,013OtherAll other candidates4.0%91

D+7.1

Lead: 163
Total: 2,280
vs nation: D+6.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic53.9%1,056DoleRepublican36.9%724OtherAll other candidates9.2%181

D+16.9

Lead: 332
Total: 1,961
vs nation: D+8.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+8.4MIT Election Lab
Population: 4,4132024 5-year
Population density: 24 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 181 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $65,7242024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 94.2%2024 5-year
Black: 0.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 1.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+42.2 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+69.8 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Bennington-5 State House District, VT · twin score 97.8

presidential history

Party record book

Vermont Bennington-1 State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Lyndon B. Johnson1964

64.3%

966 votes · D+28.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 60.6%

Republican

William McKinley1896

84.9%

422 votes · R+69.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · William H. Taft, 1908 · 78.9%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Barack Obama2008

1,504votes

60.2% of the vote · D+22.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · John Kerry, 2004 · 1,442 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

1,381votes

52.9% of the vote · R+8.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 1,252 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

James M. Cox1920

+68.4pts D vs U.S.

Place D+42.2 · U.S. R+26.2 · a third-party candidate carried the Place · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · +18.9 pts

Republican

William McKinley1896

+63.7pts R vs U.S.

Place R+69.8 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · William H. Taft, 1908 · +48.2 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

DJonathan CooperState House · Bennington-1

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 3 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	65.7%1,362	34.3%710	2,072
2020	D	67.2%1,419	32.8%693	2,112
2018	D	71.2%1,151	28.8%466	1,617

With roughly 4,400 residents concentrated in Bennington County's southwestern corner, this single-member district voted about 8 points Republican in 2024 — an unusual margin in a state that tilted heavily Democratic at the presidential level.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 42.2 points in 1920 and a Republican high of 69.8 points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 8.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 8.4 points.

A population of 4,413, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,724 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bennington-5 State House District and Bennington-4 State House District.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Bennington-5 State House District

2008–2024 trajectory≠ median age

Bennington-4 State House District

2008–2020 trajectorymedian age≠ median income

Bennington-2 State House District

2008–2020 trajectorypopulation scale≠ median age

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 Vermont Bennington-1 State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Vermont Bennington-1 State House District voted Republican by 8.4 points (R+8.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,611 votes cast, 1,162 went Democratic and 1,381 went Republican.

When did Vermont Bennington-1 State House District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Vermont Bennington-1 State House District voted Democratic was 2020.

How many people live in Vermont Bennington-1 State House District?

Vermont Bennington-1 State House District has a population of 4,413 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Vermont Bennington-1 State House District?

Median household income in Vermont Bennington-1 State House District is $65,724 — below the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.

What is the political history of Vermont Bennington-1 State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Vermont Bennington-1 State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.