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1876–2024
Bennington-Rutland State House District·Vermont

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

A rural Vermont corridor where Democrats hold a commanding margin

1876 — 2024·38 elections
VT
Latest
D+13
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
10,658
2024 ACS

Bennington-Rutland State House District, Vermont: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+13%. Republican peak: R+61 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+13MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
10,6582024 5-year
Median household income
$70,9012024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
92.4%2024 5-year
Black
0.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+30 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+61 in 1896MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 2 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
+12.9%
3,2532,4835,991
D
+18.6%
3,4182,3195,924
D
+11.9%
2,5621,9555,101
D
+27.3%
3,1491,7735,039
D
+28.8%
3,4951,9035,525
D
+11.2%
2,9802,3685,458
D
+5.5%
2,5222,2415,119
D
+14.9%
2,3311,6284,714
D
+9.1%
2,3001,8135,355
R
−9.6%
2,0392,4794,566
R
−21.2%
1,7052,6374,389
R
−5.9%
1,6151,8574,104
R
−8.9%
1,6511,9813,700
R
−24.2%
1,4172,3313,777
R
−7.6%
1,5061,7653,412
D
+30.2%
2,2231,1913,414
R
−17.6%
1,4642,0903,554
R
−49.3%
8462,4933,340
R
−43.3%
9612,4333,402
R
−24.3%
1,0491,7372,831
R
−15.8%
1,1601,5952,756
R
−12.4%
1,3971,7943,200
R
−9.3%
1,4451,7453,216
R
−11.3%
1,3601,7113,118
R
−22.3%
1,2671,9943,267
R
−55.2%
4281,7072,317
R
−45.7%
5141,3911,921
R
−30.2%
4738991,409
O
−10.6%
3354751,318
R
−53.5%
2448531,139
R
−56.0%
2278601,131
R
−50.7%
2919061,214
R
−60.6%
2421,0451,324
R
−33.5%
3817781,186
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
19.2%
Irish
18.2%
German
10.7%
Italian
9.4%
French
8.7%
American
7.5%
Polish
2.8%
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: 47.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.4%
85+
1.6%
3.0%
75–84
4.0%
7.1%
65–74
7.5%
7.9%
55–64
8.1%
6.0%
45–54
6.0%
5.4%
35–44
5.5%
5.1%
25–34
5.1%
4.2%
18–24
4.1%
7.3%
5–17
6.5%
2.1%
<5
2.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,901
Bennington-Rutland State House District ranks near the middle of US counties.
Bennington-Rutland State House District$70,901
Vermont$81,203
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.5%
Working age (18–64)10.8%
Seniors (65+)13.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.0%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.7%
Spanish1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
20.3%
Other Christian
8.2%
Mainline Protestant
4.4%
Baptist
2.5%
Non-Christian
2.1%
Methodist
1.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Spanning two of Vermont's oldest counties, this sparsely populated district backed the Democratic presidential candidate by more than 26 points in 2024, reflecting the leftward drift that has reshaped even traditionally Yankee-Republican corners of the state.

The Democratic margin in Bennington-Rutland State House District reached its widest at thirty points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was thirteen points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $70,901, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 10,658 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Bennington-Rutland State House District, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bennington-Rutland State House District, Vermont voted Democratic by 12.9 points (D+13), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 5,991 votes cast, 3,253 went Democratic and 2,483 went Republican.
What is Bennington-Rutland State House District, Vermont's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Bennington-Rutland 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-Rutland State House District, Vermont last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Bennington-Rutland State House District, Vermont voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Bennington-Rutland State House District, Vermont?
Bennington-Rutland State House District, Vermont has a population of 10,658 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bennington-Rutland State House District, Vermont?
Median household income in Bennington-Rutland State House District, Vermont is $70,901 — below the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Bennington-Rutland State House District, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bennington-Rutland 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.