HarrisDemocratic57.3%2,235TrumpRepublican39.2%1,530OtherAll other candidates3.4%134
D+18.1- Lead
- 705
- Total
- 3,899
- vs nation
- D+19.6
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
BidenDemocratic59.2%2,310TrumpRepublican37.4%1,460OtherAll other candidates3.4%132
D+21.8- Lead
- 850
- Total
- 3,902
- vs nation
- D+17.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic52.6%1,744TrumpRepublican34.0%1,128OtherAll other candidates13.3%441
D+18.6- Lead
- 616
- Total
- 3,313
- vs nation
- D+16.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic66.3%2,329RomneyRepublican31.5%1,105OtherAll other candidates2.2%77
D+34.9- Lead
- 1,224
- Total
- 3,511
- vs nation
- D+31.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic66.4%2,535McCainRepublican31.1%1,185OtherAll other candidates2.5%95
D+35.4- Lead
- 1,350
- Total
- 3,815
- vs nation
- D+28.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic61.7%2,408BushRepublican38.2%1,493OtherAll other candidates<0.1%3
D+23.4- Lead
- 915
- Total
- 3,904
- vs nation
- D+25.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic57.9%1,962BushRepublican41.9%1,419OtherAll other candidates0.3%9
D+16.0- Lead
- 543
- Total
- 3,390
- vs nation
- D+15.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic62.9%1,771DoleRepublican36.4%1,024OtherAll other candidates0.7%21
D+26.5- Lead
- 747
- Total
- 2,816
- vs nation
- D+18.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+18.1MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 8,1442024 5-year
- Population density
- 438 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 18.6 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $62,7012024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+91.5 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+62.3 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Bennington-2 State House District, VT · twin score 99.3
presidential history
Party record book
Vermont Bennington-5 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
James M. Cox1920
91.5%
355 votes · D+91.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 67.3%
Republican
William McKinley1896
81.1%
615 votes · R+62.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Calvin Coolidge, 1924 · 76.1%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
2,535votes
66.4% of the vote · D+35.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · John Kerry, 2004 · 2,408 votes
Republican
Ronald Reagan1984
1,777votes
57.5% of the vote · R+15.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956 · 1,657 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
+117.7pts D vs U.S.
Place D+91.5 · U.S. R+26.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · +31.0 pts
Republican
William McKinley1896
+56.2pts R vs U.S.
Place R+62.3 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William H. Taft, 1908 · +39.6 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RMary MorrisseyState House · Bennington-5
DMichael NigroState House · Bennington-5
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-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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 91.5 points in 1920 and a Republican high of 62.3 points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.1 points.
A population of 8,144, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,701 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bennington-2 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-2 State House District
Vermont
99.3twin score
2008–2020 trajectorypopulation scale
Bennington-1 State House District
Vermont
97.8twin score
2008–2024 trajectory≠ median age
Bennington-3 State House District
Vermont
96.2twin score
2008–2024 trajectory
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-5 State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Vermont Bennington-5 State House District voted Democratic by 18.1 points (D+18.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,899 votes cast, 2,235 went Democratic and 1,530 went Republican.
When did Vermont Bennington-5 State House District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Vermont Bennington-5 State House District voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Vermont Bennington-5 State House District?
Vermont Bennington-5 State House District has a population of 8,144 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Vermont Bennington-5 State House District?
Median household income in Vermont Bennington-5 State House District is $62,701 — below the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Vermont Bennington-5 State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Vermont Bennington-5 State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 27 went Republican.