HarrisDemocratic59.2%2,233TrumpRepublican37.6%1,419OtherAll other candidates3.2%121
D+21.6- Lead
- 814
- Total
- 3,773
- vs nation
- D+23.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
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.
President results by year
Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries
BidenDemocratic62.6%2,307TrumpRepublican33.7%1,242OtherAll other candidates3.7%135
D+28.9- Lead
- 1,065
- Total
- 3,684
- vs nation
- D+24.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic57.8%1,825TrumpRepublican31.9%1,007OtherAll other candidates10.4%327
D+25.9- Lead
- 818
- Total
- 3,159
- vs nation
- D+23.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic66.8%2,026RomneyRepublican29.1%882OtherAll other candidates4.2%127
D+37.7- Lead
- 1,144
- Total
- 3,035
- vs nation
- D+33.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic66.6%2,210McCainRepublican28.7%954OtherAll other candidates4.7%156
D+37.8- Lead
- 1,256
- Total
- 3,320
- vs nation
- D+30.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic56.5%1,815BushRepublican33.6%1,077OtherAll other candidates9.9%318
D+23.0- Lead
- 738
- Total
- 3,210
- vs nation
- D+25.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic40.5%1,481BushRepublican28.0%1,026OtherAll other candidates31.5%1,151
D+12.4- Lead
- 330
- Total
- 3,658
- vs nation
- D+11.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic30.1%1,326DoleRepublican17.0%747OtherAll other candidates52.9%2,331
Other win- Lead
- 1,005
- Total
- 4,404
- vs nation
- D+4.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+21.6MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 8,0782024 5-year
- Population density
- 242 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 33.4 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $52,3672024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+37.8 in 2008MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+50.4 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Bennington-5 State House District, VT · twin score 99.3
presidential history
Party record book
Vermont Bennington-2 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
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
68.6%
1,205 votes · D+37.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 66.8%
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
74.1%
1,199 votes · R+48.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952 · 68.6%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
2,307votes
62.6% of the vote · D+28.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 2,233 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
1,419votes
37.6% of the vote · D+21.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 1,277 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
+33.8pts D vs U.S.
Place D+37.7 · U.S. D+3.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · James M. Cox, 1920 · +33.1 pts
Republican
William McKinley1896
+44.3pts R vs U.S.
Place R+50.4 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William McKinley, 1900 · +34.2 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DTimothy CorcoranState House · Bennington-2
DWill GreerState House · Bennington-2
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.
Bennington-2 covers a modest slice of southwestern Vermont's Bennington County, where the 2024 presidential vote landed 21.7 points left of center — a margin consistent with the region's durable Democratic lean in statewide contests.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 37.8 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 50.4 points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 7.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 21.6 points.
A population of 8,078, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,367 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-1 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
Vermont
99.3twin score
2008–2020 trajectorypopulation scale
Bennington-1 State House District
Vermont
95.7twin score
2008–2020 trajectorypopulation scale≠ median age
Bennington-3 State House District
Vermont
95.5twin score
2008–2024 trajectory≠ median income
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-2 State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Vermont Bennington-2 State House District voted Democratic by 21.6 points (D+21.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,773 votes cast, 2,233 went Democratic and 1,419 went Republican.
When did Vermont Bennington-2 State House District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Vermont Bennington-2 State House District voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Vermont Bennington-2 State House District?
Vermont Bennington-2 State House District has a population of 8,078 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Vermont Bennington-2 State House District?
Median household income in Vermont Bennington-2 State House District is $52,367 — below the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Vermont Bennington-2 State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Vermont Bennington-2 State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican.