Franklin-8 State House District, Vermont: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+2%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+2MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 2372024 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+50 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Franklin-8 State House District, VTOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 61 | 58 | 124 | ||
| D | 64 | 53 | 121 | ||
| D | 44 | 41 | 100 | ||
| D | 57 | 35 | 93 | ||
| D | 62 | 37 | 101 | ||
| D | 50 | 42 | 93 | ||
| D | 45 | 39 | 90 | ||
| D | 41 | 22 | 76 | ||
| D | 38 | 26 | 88 | ||
| D | 35 | 34 | 70 | ||
| R | 27 | 41 | 68 | ||
| O | 28 | 28 | 63 | ||
| R | 26 | 29 | 56 | ||
| R | 18 | 38 | 57 | ||
| D | 28 | 24 | 55 | ||
| D | 41 | 15 | 57 | ||
| D | 33 | 26 | 58 | ||
| R | 23 | 33 | 56 | ||
| R | 24 | 33 | 56 | ||
| D | 26 | 23 | 49 | ||
| D | 28 | 21 | 49 | ||
| D | 35 | 25 | 60 | ||
| D | 32 | 26 | 58 | ||
| D | 29 | 23 | 53 | ||
| R | 26 | 28 | 54 | ||
| R | 8 | 22 | 32 | ||
| R | 11 | 23 | 34 | ||
| R | 10 | 13 | 23 | ||
| R | 6 | 7 | 20 | ||
| R | 5 | 11 | 17 | ||
| R | 4 | 12 | 16 | ||
| R | 6 | 13 | 19 | ||
| R | 5 | 16 | 22 | ||
| R | 6 | 12 | 19 | ||
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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
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$81,313
Franklin-8 State House District ranks near the middle of US counties.
Franklin-8 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
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Franklin-8 State House District sits in New England. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Democratic candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.
The Democratic margin in Franklin-8 State House District reached its widest at forty-six points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was two 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 237 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Franklin-8 State House District, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Franklin-8 State House District, Vermont voted Democratic by 2.4 points (D+2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 124 votes cast, 61 went Democratic and 58 went Republican.
What is Franklin-8 State House District, Vermont's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Franklin-8 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-8 State House District, Vermont last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Franklin-8 State House District, Vermont voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Franklin-8 State House District, Vermont?
Franklin-8 State House District, Vermont has a population of 237 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Franklin-8 State House District, Vermont?
Median household income in Franklin-8 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-8 State House District, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Franklin-8 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.