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Franklin-4 State House District·Vermont

Franklin-4 State House District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

A rural northwest Vermont district tilting reliably toward Republican margins

1876 — 2024·38 elections
VT
Latest
D+3
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
7,412
2024 ACS

Franklin-4 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
7,4122024 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%
1,9071,7963,880
D
+9.0%
1,9921,6503,781
D
+2.8%
1,3691,2813,134
D
+23.4%
1,7651,0842,911
D
+24.8%
1,9291,1493,141
D
+8.3%
1,5511,3082,916
D
+5.8%
1,3931,2292,809
D
+25.8%
1,2876762,372
D
+13.4%
1,1728032,745
D
+0.6%
1,0791,0672,171
R
−20.1%
8421,2712,131
R
−0.6%
8668781,968
R
−4.8%
8219061,754
R
−34.9%
5711,1871,766
D
+6.9%
8827641,710
D
+46.0%
1,2914771,769
D
+12.7%
1,0297971,826
R
−19.1%
7081,0431,751
R
−16.1%
7341,0171,759
D
+5.3%
7987171,529
D
+16.0%
8846401,524
D
+17.1%
1,0897701,868
D
+10.6%
9988061,809
D
+10.4%
9047321,652
R
−4.8%
8028831,690
R
−43.0%
2416721,002
R
−34.6%
3437131,068
R
−13.9%
308409726
O
−2.7%
193210632
R
−37.1%
153345517
R
−47.0%
129369511
R
−34.4%
193401604
R
−48.1%
168504699
R
−29.6%
198372588
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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-4 State House District ranks near the middle of US counties.
Franklin-4 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.

Franklin-4 covers a sparsely populated slice of Vermont's agricultural northwest, where the 2024 presidential contest landed nearly 10 points to the right — a sharper tilt than the state as a whole.

The Democratic margin in Franklin-4 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 7,412 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Franklin-4 State House District, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Franklin-4 State House District, Vermont voted Democratic by 2.9 points (D+3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,880 votes cast, 1,907 went Democratic and 1,796 went Republican.
What is Franklin-4 State House District, Vermont's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Franklin-4 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-4 State House District, Vermont last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Franklin-4 State House District, Vermont voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Franklin-4 State House District, Vermont?
Franklin-4 State House District, Vermont has a population of 7,412 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Franklin-4 State House District, Vermont?
Median household income in Franklin-4 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-4 State House District, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Franklin-4 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.