Orange-2 State House District, Vermont: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+20%. Republican peak: R+70 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+20MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 3,1702024 5-year
- Median household income
- $82,2322024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+32 in 2012MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+70 in 1924MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Orange-2 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 | 1,088 | 712 | 1,882 | ||
| D | 1,097 | 659 | 1,824 | ||
| D | 803 | 533 | 1,560 | ||
| D | 967 | 489 | 1,497 | ||
| D | 1,044 | 538 | 1,617 | ||
| D | 869 | 684 | 1,586 | ||
| R | 713 | 730 | 1,565 | ||
| D | 650 | 431 | 1,306 | ||
| D | 615 | 453 | 1,428 | ||
| R | 530 | 655 | 1,205 | ||
| R | 435 | 682 | 1,133 | ||
| R | 328 | 496 | 1,001 | ||
| R | 338 | 508 | 866 | ||
| R | 248 | 574 | 830 | ||
| R | 200 | 440 | 666 | ||
| D | 417 | 290 | 707 | ||
| R | 168 | 571 | 740 | ||
| R | 114 | 598 | 713 | ||
| R | 115 | 597 | 716 | ||
| R | 121 | 433 | 562 | ||
| R | 156 | 438 | 594 | ||
| R | 216 | 482 | 701 | ||
| R | 191 | 528 | 720 | ||
| R | 195 | 459 | 662 | ||
| R | 97 | 556 | 657 | ||
| R | 77 | 496 | 599 | ||
| R | 100 | 395 | 501 | ||
| R | 147 | 229 | 386 | ||
| O | 102 | 137 | 402 | ||
| R | 71 | 241 | 324 | ||
| R | 63 | 241 | 312 | ||
| R | 79 | 268 | 356 | ||
| R | 60 | 327 | 407 | ||
| R | 116 | 255 | 385 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
23.9%
Irish
13.0%
German
8.9%
American
8.5%
French
7.7%
Italian
5.8%
Scottish
5.7%
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: 46.9 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
$82,232
Orange-2 State House District ranks near the middle of US counties.
Orange-2 State House District$82,232
Vermont$81,203
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.0%
Working age (18–64)8.4%
Seniors (65+)11.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.4%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.6%
Spanish0.8%
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 89.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With roughly 4,400 residents spread across Vermont's Orange County hill towns, this small district has delivered Democratic presidential margins above 20 points, reflecting the broader leftward tilt of the state's rural interior.
The Democratic margin in Orange-2 State House District reached its widest at thirty-two points in 2012. The margin in 2024 was twenty points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $82,232, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 3,170 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Orange-2 State House District, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Orange-2 State House District, Vermont voted Democratic by 20.0 points (D+20), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,882 votes cast, 1,088 went Democratic and 712 went Republican.
What is Orange-2 State House District, Vermont's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Orange-2 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 9 times, Republican 24 times, and other 1 times.
When did Orange-2 State House District, Vermont last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Orange-2 State House District, Vermont voted Republican was 2000.
How many people live in Orange-2 State House District, Vermont?
Orange-2 State House District, Vermont has a population of 3,170 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Orange-2 State House District, Vermont?
Median household income in Orange-2 State House District, Vermont is $82,232 — above the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Orange-2 State House District, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Orange-2 State House District, Vermont from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.