Orleans-1 State House District, Vermont: Tossup district. In 2024, voted a near-tie. Republican peak: R+76 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- TiedMIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 2,1972024 5-year
- Median household income
- $70,1032024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+27 in 2008MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+76 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Orleans-1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 538 | 543 | 1,132 | ||
| D | 569 | 518 | 1,122 | ||
| D | 413 | 411 | 959 | ||
| D | 566 | 343 | 930 | ||
| D | 636 | 357 | 1,016 | ||
| D | 504 | 451 | 974 | ||
| R | 435 | 461 | 965 | ||
| D | 409 | 248 | 795 | ||
| D | 376 | 284 | 916 | ||
| R | 336 | 418 | 765 | ||
| R | 262 | 475 | 747 | ||
| R | 292 | 356 | 731 | ||
| R | 283 | 324 | 620 | ||
| R | 222 | 390 | 618 | ||
| R | 220 | 323 | 566 | ||
| D | 390 | 239 | 629 | ||
| R | 267 | 400 | 667 | ||
| R | 163 | 425 | 589 | ||
| R | 159 | 464 | 625 | ||
| R | 175 | 300 | 478 | ||
| R | 211 | 302 | 514 | ||
| R | 262 | 357 | 620 | ||
| R | 212 | 401 | 614 | ||
| R | 201 | 408 | 615 | ||
| R | 105 | 443 | 549 | ||
| R | 49 | 398 | 468 | ||
| R | 59 | 350 | 412 | ||
| R | 83 | 219 | 307 | ||
| O | 50 | 117 | 323 | ||
| R | 31 | 202 | 237 | ||
| R | 26 | 204 | 234 | ||
| R | 35 | 219 | 257 | ||
| R | 35 | 272 | 315 | ||
| R | 50 | 188 | 246 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.4%
Irish
12.1%
American
8.1%
German
7.7%
French
7.7%
Italian
4.1%
Scottish
3.9%
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: 45.7 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
$70,103
Orleans-1 State House District ranks near the middle of US counties.
Orleans-1 State House District$70,103
Vermont$81,203
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.7%
Working age (18–64)10.9%
Seniors (65+)12.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.1%
speak English only
Other Indo-European4.3%
Spanish0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 75.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Orleans-1 covers sparsely populated hill towns in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, where the 2024 presidential result ran roughly 11 points to the right of the state median — a pattern consistent with the region's long-standing rural-conservative tilt.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached twenty-seven points in 2008; the Republican margin reached seventy-six points in 1904. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 2,197, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $70,103 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Orleans-1 State House District, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Orleans-1 State House District, Vermont voted a near-tie (Tied), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,132 votes cast, 538 went Democratic and 543 went Republican.
What is Orleans-1 State House District, Vermont's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Orleans-1 State House District, Vermont as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 25 times, and other 1 times.
When did Orleans-1 State House District, Vermont last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Orleans-1 State House District, Vermont voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Orleans-1 State House District, Vermont?
Orleans-1 State House District, Vermont has a population of 2,197 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Orleans-1 State House District, Vermont?
Median household income in Orleans-1 State House District, Vermont is $70,103 — below the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Orleans-1 State House District, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Orleans-1 State House District, Vermont from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.