Chittenden-Franklin State House District State House District (VT) — Elections 1876–2024

Chittenden-Franklin State House District, Vermont: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+52%. Democratic peak: D+53 in 2020.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+52MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 4,6192024 5-year
Median household income: $96,2812024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 86.4%2024 5-year
Black: 2.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+53 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+52 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+51.5%	1,907	568	2,598
2020	D	+53.3%	2,015	586	2,681
2016	D	+42.3%	1,472	515	2,260
2012	D	+41.1%	1,448	590	2,088
2008	D	+44.3%	1,609	608	2,261
2004	D	+29.0%	1,332	722	2,105
2000	D	+17.8%	1,059	712	1,953
1996	D	+27.0%	982	515	1,729
1992	D	+22.9%	954	519	1,902
1988	D	+3.1%	790	742	1,554
1984	R	−9.9%	671	821	1,514
1980	D	+1.3%	517	500	1,276
1976	R	−9.6%	490	598	1,124
1972	R	−17.9%	437	631	1,081
1968	D	+5.7%	450	400	883
1964	D	+41.5%	600	248	848
1960	D	+12.9%	467	360	827
1956	R	−15.0%	290	392	682
1952	R	−16.2%	271	376	650
1948	D	+2.4%	250	238	497
1944	D	+17.8%	301	210	512
1940	D	+16.5%	313	224	539
1936	D	+16.6%	308	220	530
1932	D	+11.4%	257	204	465
1928	D	+4.5%	254	232	487
1924	R	−47.0%	75	224	317
1920	R	−33.6%	101	204	307
1916	R	−15.3%	79	108	190
1912	R	−1.6%	63	66	182
1908	R	−38.9%	46	107	157
1904	R	−44.8%	40	109	154
1900	R	−35.8%	52	111	165
1896	R	−52.2%	41	135	180
1892	R	−27.1%	55	97	155
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

Irish

18.2%

English

17.9%

German

12.8%

Italian

8.3%

French

8.2%

American

4.9%

Polish

3.7%

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: 37.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.1%

2.1%

75–84

3.1%

4.8%

65–74

5.3%

6.0%

55–64

6.3%

5.6%

45–54

5.7%

6.5%

35–44

6.5%

7.2%

25–34

6.9%

7.3%

18–24

7.7%

6.6%

5–17

6.4%

2.2%

2.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$96,281

Chittenden-Franklin State House District ranks near the middle of US counties.

Chittenden-Franklin State House District$96,281

Vermont$81,203

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.7%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 187.8%

Working age (18–64)10.3%

Seniors (65+)9.2%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

91.0%

speak English only

Other Indo-European5.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%

Spanish1.5%

Other languages0.7%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

30.6%

Other Christian

11.9%

Non-Christian

4.2%

Mainline Protestant

2.4%

Baptist

2.1%

Methodist

1.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With just over 8,000 residents straddling two counties, this district's modest D+8.3 presidential margin reflects the tension between Burlington-area lean and the more competitive political culture of Franklin County to the north.

The Democratic margin in Chittenden-Franklin State House District reached its widest at fifty-three points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was fifty-two points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $96,281, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 4,619 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Chittenden-Franklin State House District, Vermont vote in 2024?

In 2024, Chittenden-Franklin State House District, Vermont voted Democratic by 51.5 points (D+52), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,598 votes cast, 1,907 went Democratic and 568 went Republican.

What is Chittenden-Franklin State House District, Vermont's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Chittenden-Franklin 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 20 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.

When did Chittenden-Franklin State House District, Vermont last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Chittenden-Franklin State House District, Vermont voted Republican was 1984.

How many people live in Chittenden-Franklin State House District, Vermont?

Chittenden-Franklin State House District, Vermont has a population of 4,619 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Chittenden-Franklin State House District, Vermont?

Median household income in Chittenden-Franklin State House District, Vermont is $96,281 — above the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.

What is the political history of Chittenden-Franklin State House District, Vermont?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Chittenden-Franklin State House District, Vermont from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Chittenden-Franklin State House District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

Demographics

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