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1876–2024
Chittenden-17 State House District·Vermont

Chittenden-17 State House District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

One of the most Democratic-leaning state house districts in the country

1876 — 2024·38 elections
VT
Latest
D+53
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
1,816
2024 ACS

Chittenden-17 State House District, Vermont: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+53%. Democratic peak: D+55 in 2020.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+53MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
1,8162024 5-year
Median household income
$96,7592024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
86.2%2024 5-year
Black
2.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+55 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+54 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
+53.0%
7592161,024
D
+54.5%
8022251,058
D
+43.4%
586199892
D
+41.6%
574231824
D
+44.8%
638238893
D
+29.5%
528283831
D
+18.2%
419279770
D
+27.1%
388203683
D
+23.2%
378204750
D
+3.1%
312293613
R
−9.5%
266323597
D
+1.4%
203196502
R
−9.7%
192235442
R
−17.4%
173247425
D
+5.8%
176156345
D
+41.2%
23397330
D
+12.8%
181140321
R
−14.8%
112151263
R
−16.4%
104145250
D
+2.1%
9591190
D
+17.9%
11580196
D
+16.2%
11885204
D
+16.9%
11783201
D
+11.4%
9777176
D
+5.4%
9787184
R
−47.9%
2886121
R
−33.6%
3877116
R
−14.1%
304071
R
−1.4%
242569
R
−38.3%
184160
R
−44.8%
154158
R
−37.1%
194262
R
−53.7%
155167
R
−27.6%
213758
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
18.3%
English
18.0%
German
13.0%
Italian
8.4%
French
8.0%
American
4.6%
Polish
3.8%
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: 37.3 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%
7.4%
18–24
7.8%
6.5%
5–17
6.4%
2.2%
<5
2.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$96,759
Chittenden-17 State House District ranks near the middle of US counties.
Chittenden-17 State House District$96,759
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 187.6%
Working age (18–64)10.3%
Seniors (65+)9.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.8%
speak English only
Other Indo-European5.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%
Spanish1.5%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
30.6%
Other Christian
12.2%
Non-Christian
4.3%
Mainline Protestant
2.4%
Baptist
2.2%
Methodist
1.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+73.8, this small Burlington-area district of roughly 4,000 residents sits at the extreme left tail of the national partisan distribution, making it a reliable benchmark for tracking base Democratic turnout in Vermont.

The Democratic margin in Chittenden-17 State House District reached its widest at fifty-five points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was fifty-three points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $96,759, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 1,816 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Chittenden-17 State House District, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Chittenden-17 State House District, Vermont voted Democratic by 53.0 points (D+53), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,024 votes cast, 759 went Democratic and 216 went Republican.
What is Chittenden-17 State House District, Vermont's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Chittenden-17 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-17 State House District, Vermont last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Chittenden-17 State House District, Vermont voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Chittenden-17 State House District, Vermont?
Chittenden-17 State House District, Vermont has a population of 1,816 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Chittenden-17 State House District, Vermont?
Median household income in Chittenden-17 State House District, Vermont is $96,759 — above the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Chittenden-17 State House District, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Chittenden-17 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.