Bennington-4 State House District, Vermont: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+20%. Republican peak: R+63 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+20MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 7,2522024 5-year
- Median household income
- $73,3252024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+33 in 2008MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+63 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Bennington-4 State House District, VTOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 2,336 | 1,524 | 4,033 | ||
| D | 2,472 | 1,384 | 3,982 | ||
| D | 1,856 | 1,153 | 3,382 | ||
| D | 2,240 | 1,107 | 3,423 | ||
| D | 2,437 | 1,193 | 3,722 | ||
| D | 2,154 | 1,482 | 3,710 | ||
| D | 1,755 | 1,417 | 3,440 | ||
| D | 1,584 | 1,017 | 3,143 | ||
| D | 1,591 | 1,147 | 3,545 | ||
| R | 1,396 | 1,632 | 3,060 | ||
| R | 1,175 | 1,758 | 2,974 | ||
| R | 1,043 | 1,185 | 2,670 | ||
| R | 1,059 | 1,306 | 2,410 | ||
| R | 935 | 1,468 | 2,423 | ||
| R | 966 | 1,161 | 2,221 | ||
| D | 1,432 | 758 | 2,190 | ||
| R | 876 | 1,381 | 2,258 | ||
| R | 529 | 1,641 | 2,171 | ||
| R | 587 | 1,632 | 2,225 | ||
| R | 650 | 1,136 | 1,824 | ||
| R | 722 | 1,022 | 1,744 | ||
| R | 838 | 1,137 | 1,981 | ||
| R | 811 | 1,073 | 1,914 | ||
| R | 771 | 1,022 | 1,832 | ||
| R | 681 | 1,190 | 1,874 | ||
| R | 285 | 1,039 | 1,425 | ||
| R | 314 | 812 | 1,137 | ||
| R | 309 | 506 | 838 | ||
| O | 206 | 285 | 789 | ||
| R | 146 | 477 | 648 | ||
| R | 145 | 471 | 634 | ||
| R | 169 | 519 | 696 | ||
| R | 128 | 600 | 747 | ||
| R | 225 | 427 | 665 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
19.3%
Irish
18.6%
German
13.0%
Italian
10.2%
American
8.0%
French
7.6%
Scottish
3.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 46.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$73,325
Bennington-4 State House District ranks near the middle of US counties.
Bennington-4 State House District$73,325
Vermont$81,203
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.8%
Working age (18–64)10.3%
Seniors (65+)10.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.3%
speak English only
Spanish1.5%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Bennington-4 leans heavily Democratic at the presidential level, posting a 33-point margin in 2024 — a pattern consistent with Vermont's broader shift toward one-party dominance in federal races over the past two decades.
The Democratic margin in Bennington-4 State House District reached its widest at thirty-three points in 2008. The margin in 2024 was twenty points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $73,325, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 7,252 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Bennington-4 State House District, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bennington-4 State House District, Vermont voted Democratic by 20.1 points (D+20), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 4,033 votes cast, 2,336 went Democratic and 1,524 went Republican.
What is Bennington-4 State House District, Vermont's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Bennington-4 State House District, Vermont as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 23 times, and other 1 times.
When did Bennington-4 State House District, Vermont last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Bennington-4 State House District, Vermont voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Bennington-4 State House District, Vermont?
Bennington-4 State House District, Vermont has a population of 7,252 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bennington-4 State House District, Vermont?
Median household income in Bennington-4 State House District, Vermont is $73,325 — below the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Bennington-4 State House District, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bennington-4 State House District, Vermont from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.