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Franklin-1 State House District·Vermont

Franklin-1 State House District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

A rural northern district where Democrats hold an 8-point presidential edge

1876 — 2024·38 elections
VT
Latest
D+3
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
6,144
2024 ACS

Franklin-1 State House District, Vermont: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+3%. Republican peak: R+48 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+3MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
6,1442024 5-year
Median household income
$81,3132024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
92.1%2024 5-year
Black
0.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+46 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+48 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
+2.9%
1,5811,4893,216
D
+9.1%
1,6521,3683,134
D
+2.8%
1,1351,0622,598
D
+23.4%
1,4638992,413
D
+24.8%
1,5999532,604
D
+8.4%
1,2861,0842,417
D
+5.8%
1,1541,0192,329
D
+25.8%
1,0675601,966
D
+13.5%
9716652,275
D
+0.6%
8958851,800
R
−20.1%
6981,0541,767
R
−0.6%
7187281,631
R
−4.8%
6817511,454
R
−34.9%
4739841,464
D
+6.9%
7316331,417
D
+46.0%
1,0713961,466
D
+12.7%
8536611,513
R
−19.1%
5878651,452
R
−16.0%
6098431,458
D
+5.4%
6625941,267
D
+15.9%
7325311,263
D
+17.1%
9036381,548
D
+10.6%
8276681,500
D
+10.4%
7506071,369
R
−4.8%
6657321,401
R
−43.0%
200557831
R
−34.7%
284591886
R
−13.8%
256339601
O
−2.7%
160174524
R
−37.1%
127286428
R
−46.9%
107306424
R
−34.3%
160332501
R
−48.0%
140418579
R
−29.5%
164308488
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
14.9%
French
14.1%
American
13.7%
English
13.6%
German
7.9%
Italian
4.0%
Scottish
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: 40.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.1%
2.1%
75–84
2.5%
5.4%
65–74
5.6%
7.3%
55–64
7.2%
6.4%
45–54
6.0%
6.5%
35–44
6.9%
6.7%
25–34
6.7%
3.6%
18–24
3.4%
8.3%
5–17
7.7%
2.9%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$81,313
Franklin-1 State House District ranks near the middle of US counties.
Franklin-1 State House District$81,313
Vermont$81,203
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.2%
Working age (18–64)9.3%
Seniors (65+)10.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.9%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.9%
Spanish0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
30.1%
Methodist
2.5%
Other Christian
2.0%
Mainline Protestant
1.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.6%
Baptist
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Nestled in Vermont's Franklin County near the Canadian border, this small district of roughly 9,000 residents leans Democratic at the presidential level while reflecting the rural, working-class character common to the state's northwest corner.

The Democratic margin in Franklin-1 State House District reached its widest at forty-six points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was three points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $81,313, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 6,144 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Franklin-1 State House District, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Franklin-1 State House District, Vermont voted Democratic by 2.9 points (D+3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,216 votes cast, 1,581 went Democratic and 1,489 went Republican.
What is Franklin-1 State House District, Vermont's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Franklin-1 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 18 times, Republican 15 times, and other 1 times.
When did Franklin-1 State House District, Vermont last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Franklin-1 State House District, Vermont voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Franklin-1 State House District, Vermont?
Franklin-1 State House District, Vermont has a population of 6,144 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Franklin-1 State House District, Vermont?
Median household income in Franklin-1 State House District, Vermont is $81,313 — above the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Franklin-1 State House District, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Franklin-1 State House District, Vermont from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.