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1876–2024
Essex-Orleans State House District·Vermont

Essex-Orleans State House District votes the way the country votes.

A rural Northeast Kingdom district that leans heavily Republican at the presidential level

1876 — 2024·38 elections
VT
Latest
R+6
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
6,660
2024 ACS

Essex-Orleans State House District, Vermont: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+6%. Republican peak: R+65 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+6MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
6,6602024 5-year
Median household income
$66,2012024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
93.7%2024 5-year
Black
0.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
1.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+30 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+65 in 1904MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 0 D · 2 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
R
−6.4%
1,5821,8113,569
R
−1.4%
1,6661,7163,495
R
−6.3%
1,2091,4013,033
D
+20.0%
1,7161,1322,927
D
+22.5%
1,9291,2073,215
R
−0.8%
1,4891,5133,068
R
−7.5%
1,2971,5233,033
D
+17.2%
1,2428092,524
D
+6.7%
1,1679682,979
R
−18.0%
9881,4272,443
R
−33.0%
7861,5762,392
R
−13.9%
8871,2142,357
R
−6.9%
9521,0952,081
R
−31.3%
6941,3352,045
R
−11.7%
8081,0311,911
D
+30.2%
1,4277652,193
R
−17.8%
9441,3532,298
R
−42.9%
6051,5132,118
R
−44.3%
5921,5392,138
R
−18.3%
6941,0061,708
R
−8.1%
8621,0141,876
R
−4.9%
1,1231,2392,369
R
−21.0%
8941,3692,267
R
−19.6%
9521,4212,389
R
−49.0%
5271,5422,073
R
−56.2%
3271,3311,785
R
−55.3%
3361,1781,523
R
−30.5%
3807201,114
O
−16.0%
2374131,102
R
−55.6%
191690897
R
−64.9%
144697852
R
−54.4%
212728949
R
−64.0%
1798771,091
R
−40.9%
265653948
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
16.0%
Irish
13.4%
French
9.2%
American
7.3%
German
6.7%
Scottish
4.6%
Italian
4.1%
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: 47.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.1%
85+
1.3%
3.8%
75–84
4.1%
7.4%
65–74
7.5%
7.7%
55–64
7.8%
6.5%
45–54
6.0%
5.5%
35–44
5.4%
5.5%
25–34
5.0%
3.5%
18–24
3.2%
7.2%
5–17
6.7%
2.3%
<5
2.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$66,201
Essex-Orleans State House District ranks near the middle of US counties.
Essex-Orleans State House District$66,201
Vermont$81,203
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.1%
Working age (18–64)12.0%
Seniors (65+)11.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.9%
speak English only
Other Indo-European4.6%
Spanish0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
14.6%
Other Christian
2.8%
Mainline Protestant
2.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.8%
Methodist
0.7%
Baptist
0.3%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 78.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Covering sparsely populated Essex and Orleans counties in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, this district backed the Republican presidential candidate by nearly 17 points in 2024, a margin that stands out in an otherwise blue-trending state.

The Democratic margin in Essex-Orleans State House District has rarely exceeded thirty points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded sixty-five points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by six points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 94% non-Hispanic-white share, a 13% poverty rate, and a median household income of $66,201 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Essex-Orleans State House District, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Essex-Orleans State House District, Vermont voted Republican by 6.4 points (R+6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,569 votes cast, 1,582 went Democratic and 1,811 went Republican.
What is Essex-Orleans State House District, Vermont's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Essex-Orleans State House District, Vermont as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.
When did Essex-Orleans State House District, Vermont last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Essex-Orleans State House District, Vermont voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Essex-Orleans State House District, Vermont?
Essex-Orleans State House District, Vermont has a population of 6,660 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Essex-Orleans State House District, Vermont?
Median household income in Essex-Orleans State House District, Vermont is $66,201 — below the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Essex-Orleans State House District, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Essex-Orleans State House District, Vermont from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.