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1876–2024
Rutland-2 State House District·Vermont

Rutland-2 State House District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

A rural Vermont district trending redder than much of the state

1876 — 2024·38 elections
VT
Latest
D+6
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
6,648
2024 ACS

Rutland-2 State House District, Vermont: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+6%. Republican peak: R+59 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+6MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
6,6482024 5-year
Median household income
$68,6162024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
93.0%2024 5-year
Black
0.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+30 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+59 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
+6.1%
1,9231,6923,775
D
+10.5%
2,0061,6143,737
D
+3.9%
1,5001,3733,258
D
+21.9%
1,8801,1923,147
D
+24.6%
2,1291,2743,478
D
+4.7%
1,7501,5893,408
D
+1.5%
1,5391,4903,230
D
+12.1%
1,4551,0932,996
D
+6.0%
1,4111,2063,426
R
−11.4%
1,2651,5932,889
R
−22.8%
1,0501,6762,749
R
−6.4%
1,0561,2262,666
R
−7.8%
1,0861,2722,400
R
−26.1%
9091,5562,482
R
−6.5%
9901,1352,214
D
+29.8%
1,4577882,245
R
−13.6%
1,0171,3382,356
R
−47.7%
5681,6032,171
R
−40.1%
6571,5382,199
R
−22.3%
7101,1231,854
R
−14.6%
7821,0501,832
R
−10.3%
9681,1912,165
R
−6.1%
1,0501,1872,243
R
−9.5%
9821,1902,195
R
−18.9%
9471,3882,339
R
−57.0%
2731,1711,575
R
−47.1%
3519841,345
R
−35.2%
306652983
O
−11.0%
229330916
R
−55.0%
170621820
R
−58.9%
150635823
R
−50.9%
206649870
R
−58.9%
183747958
R
−35.5%
267573862
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
19.1%
Irish
17.8%
French
9.8%
Italian
8.7%
German
8.5%
American
7.0%
Polish
5.4%
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: 47.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.4%
3.5%
75–84
4.0%
7.2%
65–74
7.7%
7.9%
55–64
8.1%
6.1%
45–54
6.0%
5.6%
35–44
5.4%
5.6%
25–34
5.2%
4.2%
18–24
3.8%
7.0%
5–17
6.4%
2.0%
<5
2.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$68,616
Rutland-2 State House District ranks near the middle of US counties.
Rutland-2 State House District$68,616
Vermont$81,203
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.4%
Working age (18–64)11.2%
Seniors (65+)16.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.8%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.0%
Spanish1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
18.2%
Other Christian
11.5%
Mainline Protestant
3.3%
Non-Christian
2.5%
Baptist
2.3%
Methodist
1.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Rutland-2 backed the 2024 Republican presidential ticket by 8.1 points, a notably wider margin than Vermont's statewide result, reflecting the rural, working-class character common to Rutland County's smaller towns.

The Democratic margin in Rutland-2 State House District reached its widest at thirty points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was six points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $68,616, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 6,648 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Rutland-2 State House District, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Rutland-2 State House District, Vermont voted Democratic by 6.1 points (D+6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,775 votes cast, 1,923 went Democratic and 1,692 went Republican.
What is Rutland-2 State House District, Vermont's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Rutland-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 10 times, Republican 23 times, and other 1 times.
When did Rutland-2 State House District, Vermont last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Rutland-2 State House District, Vermont voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Rutland-2 State House District, Vermont?
Rutland-2 State House District, Vermont has a population of 6,648 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rutland-2 State House District, Vermont?
Median household income in Rutland-2 State House District, Vermont is $68,616 — below the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Rutland-2 State House District, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Rutland-2 State House District, Vermont from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.