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Vermont Franklin-7 State House District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1876–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1876 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

Irish14.9%16.8%9.4%

French14.1%8.6%1.6%

American13.7%7.0%5.3%

English13.6%19.1%9.5%

French Canadian10.1%6.2%—

German7.9%10.7%12.5%

Italian4.0%7.4%4.8%

Scottish2.8%3.0%1.3%

Mexican0.5%0.6%11.3%

Chilean0.3%——

Spaniard0.3%0.2%—

Puerto Rican0.2%0.5%1.8%

Dominican0.2%—0.7%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	VT HD 7	Vermont	United States
Median age	43.3	43.4	39.1
Age 18–24	7.0%	10.0%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	17.6%	21.5%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	VT HD 7	Vermont	United States
Median household income	$60,966	$81,203	$84,427
Poverty rate	14.4%	10.0%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	30.2%	44.1%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	VT HD 7	Vermont	United States
Owner-occupied homes	77.5%	73.2%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	22.5%	26.8%	34.8%
Median home value	$263,200	$316,600	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$862	$1,234	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	57.7%	48.4%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	18.4%	19.4%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	VT HD 7	Vermont	United States
Mean commute	33.4 min	23.5 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	23.3%	5.9%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	79.6%	68.5%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.2%	0.8%	3.2%
Works from home	11.6%	16.9%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	VT HD 7	Vermont	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	3.1%	5.5%	22.3%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)	1.5%	1.2%	0.7%

Religious landscape

Measure	VT HD 7	Vermont	United States
Catholic	—	20.9%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	7.2%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	62.4%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	VT HD 7	Vermont	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.0%	4.3%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.6%	2.7%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.4%	1.5%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	7.9%	6.2%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.453	0.453	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic50.4%1,064TrumpRepublican46.0%971OtherAll other candidates3.6%77

D+4.4

Lead: 93
Total: 2,112
vs nation: D+5.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic53.7%1,090TrumpRepublican42.7%868OtherAll other candidates3.6%73

D+10.9

Lead: 222
Total: 2,031
vs nation: D+6.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic43.4%804TrumpRepublican35.6%660OtherAll other candidates21.0%390

D+7.8

Lead: 144
Total: 1,854
vs nation: D+5.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic63.8%1,097RomneyRepublican32.6%561OtherAll other candidates3.5%61

D+31.2

Lead: 536
Total: 1,719
vs nation: D+27.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic64.7%1,202McCainRepublican32.0%594OtherAll other candidates3.3%61

D+32.7

Lead: 608
Total: 1,857
vs nation: D+25.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic58.8%1,012BushRepublican39.1%673OtherAll other candidates2.0%35

D+19.7

Lead: 339
Total: 1,720
vs nation: D+22.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic54.4%913BushRepublican38.0%638OtherAll other candidates7.6%128

D+16.4

Lead: 275
Total: 1,679
vs nation: D+15.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic57.8%834DoleRepublican24.0%347OtherAll other candidates18.2%262

D+33.7

Lead: 487
Total: 1,443
vs nation: D+25.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+4.4MIT Election Lab
Population: 3,9942024 5-year
Population density: 38 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 104 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $60,9662024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 91.3%2024 5-year
Black: 0.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+54.6 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+37.5 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Franklin-8 State House District, VT · twin score 99.1

presidential history

Party record book

Vermont Franklin-7 State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Lyndon B. Johnson1964

77.3%

845 votes · D+54.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 64.7%

Republican

Theodore Roosevelt1904

67.1%

190 votes · R+37.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · William McKinley, 1896 · 64.1%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Barack Obama2008

1,202votes

64.7% of the vote · D+32.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 1,097 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

971votes

46.0% of the vote · D+4.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 868 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

Lyndon B. Johnson1964

+32.0pts D vs U.S.

Place D+54.6 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · +27.3 pts

Republican

William McKinley1896

+30.8pts R vs U.S.

Place R+36.9 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Benjamin Harrison, 1892 · +19.5 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RPenny DemarState House · Franklin-7

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 3 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	53.0%963	47.0%854	1,817
2020	D	61.7%1,169	38.3%726	1,895
2018	D	63.9%871	36.1%493	1,364

Vermont Franklin-7 State House District sits in New England. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 54.6 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 37.5 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 4.4 points.

A population of 3,994, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,966 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Franklin-8 State House District and Franklin-3 State House District.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Franklin-8 State House District

population scaleelasticity12-yr trend

Franklin-3 State House District

population scaleelasticity12-yr trend

Franklin-4 State House District

12-yr trendelasticity2008–2012 trajectory

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Vermont Franklin-7 State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Vermont Franklin-7 State House District voted Democratic by 4.4 points (D+4.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,112 votes cast, 1,064 went Democratic and 971 went Republican.

When did Vermont Franklin-7 State House District last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Vermont Franklin-7 State House District voted Republican was 1984.

How many people live in Vermont Franklin-7 State House District?

Vermont Franklin-7 State House District has a population of 3,994 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Vermont Franklin-7 State House District?

Median household income in Vermont Franklin-7 State House District is $60,966 — below the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.

What is the political history of Vermont Franklin-7 State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Vermont Franklin-7 State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.