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1876–2024
Franklin-5 State House District·Vermont

Franklin-5 State House District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

A rural Champlain Valley district tilting sharply Republican in recent cycles

1876 — 2024·38 elections
VT
Latest
D+3
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
13,663
2024 ACS

Franklin-5 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
13,6632024 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%
3,5163,3107,152
D
+9.1%
3,6733,0426,970
D
+2.8%
2,5232,3625,777
D
+23.4%
3,2531,9985,366
D
+24.8%
3,5562,1195,790
D
+8.4%
2,8602,4115,375
D
+5.8%
2,5672,2655,179
D
+25.7%
2,3721,2464,373
D
+13.4%
2,1601,4805,059
D
+0.5%
1,9891,9684,003
R
−20.1%
1,5532,3433,929
R
−0.6%
1,5961,6183,628
R
−4.8%
1,5141,6703,234
R
−34.9%
1,0522,1883,255
D
+6.9%
1,6261,4083,152
D
+46.0%
2,3818803,261
D
+12.7%
1,8961,4693,365
R
−19.1%
1,3061,9233,228
R
−16.1%
1,3541,8753,243
D
+5.4%
1,4721,3212,818
D
+16.0%
1,6291,1802,809
D
+17.1%
2,0071,4193,443
D
+10.6%
1,8391,4863,335
D
+10.4%
1,6671,3493,045
R
−4.8%
1,4781,6273,116
R
−43.0%
4451,2401,847
R
−34.6%
6321,3141,969
R
−13.8%
5697541,338
O
−2.7%
3553871,166
R
−37.1%
283637953
R
−46.9%
238680942
R
−34.5%
3557391,113
R
−48.1%
3109291,288
R
−29.5%
3656851,084
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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-5 State House District ranks near the middle of US counties.
Franklin-5 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-5 covers sparsely populated agricultural terrain near the Quebec border, where the 2024 presidential margin ran more than 20 points Republican — a striking gap in a state that leans Democratic at the statewide level.

The Democratic margin in Franklin-5 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 13,663 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Franklin-5 State House District, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Franklin-5 State House District, Vermont voted Democratic by 2.9 points (D+3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 7,152 votes cast, 3,516 went Democratic and 3,310 went Republican.
What is Franklin-5 State House District, Vermont's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Franklin-5 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-5 State House District, Vermont last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Franklin-5 State House District, Vermont voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Franklin-5 State House District, Vermont?
Franklin-5 State House District, Vermont has a population of 13,663 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Franklin-5 State House District, Vermont?
Median household income in Franklin-5 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-5 State House District, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Franklin-5 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.