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1876–2024
Bennington-5 State House District·Vermont

Bennington-5 State House District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

A small Vermont district where presidential margins run reliably blue

1876 — 2024·38 elections
VT
Latest
D+20
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
1,029
2024 ACS

Bennington-5 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
1,0292024 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+34 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+63 in 1896MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 D · 0 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+20.3%
332216572
D
+27.4%
351196565
D
+20.6%
263164480
D
+33.1%
318157486
D
+33.5%
346169528
D
+18.3%
306210526
D
+9.8%
249201488
D
+18.2%
225144446
D
+12.5%
226163503
R
−7.8%
198232434
R
−19.7%
167250422
R
−5.3%
148168379
R
−10.2%
150185342
R
−21.8%
133208344
R
−8.9%
137165315
D
+30.5%
203108311
R
−22.5%
124196320
R
−51.3%
75233308
R
−47.2%
83232316
R
−26.6%
92161259
R
−17.4%
102145247
R
−14.9%
119161281
R
−13.6%
115152272
R
−13.8%
109145260
R
−27.1%
97169266
R
−53.0%
40147202
R
−43.5%
45115161
R
−23.5%
4472119
O
−9.8%
2940112
R
−51.1%
216892
R
−51.1%
216790
R
−50.5%
247499
R
−63.2%
1885106
R
−30.9%
326194
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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
1.9%
85+
1.8%
2.5%
75–84
3.9%
7.0%
65–74
7.2%
7.8%
55–64
8.1%
5.8%
45–54
6.0%
5.2%
35–44
5.7%
4.6%
25–34
5.0%
4.3%
18–24
4.5%
7.6%
5–17
6.7%
2.3%
<5
2.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$73,325
Bennington-5 State House District ranks near the middle of US counties.
Bennington-5 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
Catholic & Orthodox
22.5%
Mainline Protestant
5.5%
Other Christian
4.8%
Baptist
2.7%
Non-Christian
1.7%
Methodist
0.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Bennington-5 covers a slice of southwestern Vermont with a population just over 8,000, and its 2024 presidential margin of D+18.2 reflects the broader leftward tilt that has defined this corner of the state for over a decade.

The Democratic margin in Bennington-5 State House District reached its widest at thirty-four 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 1,029 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Bennington-5 State House District, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bennington-5 State House District, Vermont voted Democratic by 20.3 points (D+20), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 572 votes cast, 332 went Democratic and 216 went Republican.
What is Bennington-5 State House District, Vermont's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Bennington-5 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-5 State House District, Vermont last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Bennington-5 State House District, Vermont voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Bennington-5 State House District, Vermont?
Bennington-5 State House District, Vermont has a population of 1,029 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bennington-5 State House District, Vermont?
Median household income in Bennington-5 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-5 State House District, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bennington-5 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.