HarrisDemocratic54.1%1,220TrumpRepublican41.9%945OtherAll other candidates4.0%91
D+12.2- Lead
- 275
- Total
- 2,256
- vs nation
- D+13.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
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.
President results by year
Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries
BidenDemocratic57.1%1,290TrumpRepublican39.1%883OtherAll other candidates3.9%88
D+18.0- Lead
- 407
- Total
- 2,261
- vs nation
- D+13.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic49.4%962TrumpRepublican38.2%743OtherAll other candidates12.4%241
D+11.3- Lead
- 219
- Total
- 1,946
- vs nation
- D+9.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic63.3%1,255RomneyRepublican34.4%681OtherAll other candidates2.3%46
D+29.0- Lead
- 574
- Total
- 1,982
- vs nation
- D+25.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic64.6%1,420McCainRepublican33.3%731OtherAll other candidates2.1%46
D+31.4- Lead
- 689
- Total
- 2,197
- vs nation
- D+24.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic55.8%1,212BushRepublican43.9%954OtherAll other candidates0.2%5
D+11.9- Lead
- 258
- Total
- 2,171
- vs nation
- D+14.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic54.2%1,065BushRepublican45.0%885OtherAll other candidates0.8%15
D+9.2- Lead
- 180
- Total
- 1,965
- vs nation
- D+8.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic59.3%1,007DoleRepublican38.9%660OtherAll other candidates1.8%30
D+20.4- Lead
- 347
- Total
- 1,697
- vs nation
- D+11.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+12.2MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 4,5452024 5-year
- Population density
- 1,818 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 2.5 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $53,7502024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+37.3 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+56.5 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Rutland-10 State House District, VT · twin score 98.8
presidential history
Party record book
Vermont Rutland-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
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
68.6%
1,007 votes · D+37.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 64.6%
Republican
Calvin Coolidge1924
77.7%
704 votes · R+56.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William McKinley, 1896 · 77.1%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
1,420votes
64.6% of the vote · D+31.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 1,290 votes
Republican
Ronald Reagan1984
1,011votes
58.0% of the vote · R+16.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956 · 965 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
Barack Obama2012
+25.1pts D vs U.S.
Place D+29.0 · U.S. D+3.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · +24.1 pts
Republican
William McKinley1896
+48.2pts R vs U.S.
Place R+54.3 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William H. Taft, 1908 · +40.1 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RChris KeyserState House · Rutland-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.
Rutland-7 covers a slice of one of Vermont's more traditionally Republican-leaning counties, yet its roughly 4,500 residents gave the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee an 18-point margin, reflecting the broader leftward shift in many Vermont urban and village precincts.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 37.3 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 56.5 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 12.2 points.
A population of 4,545, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,750 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Rutland-10 State House District and Rutland-1 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.
Rutland-10 State House District
Vermont
98.8twin score
elasticitypopulation scale12-yr trend
Rutland-1 State House District
Vermont
98.3twin score
elasticitypopulation scale12-yr trend
Rutland-3 State House District
Vermont
97.3twin score
elasticitypopulation scale12-yr trend
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 Rutland-7 State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Vermont Rutland-7 State House District voted Democratic by 12.2 points (D+12.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,256 votes cast, 1,220 went Democratic and 945 went Republican.
When did Vermont Rutland-7 State House District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Vermont Rutland-7 State House District voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Vermont Rutland-7 State House District?
Vermont Rutland-7 State House District has a population of 4,545 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Vermont Rutland-7 State House District?
Median household income in Vermont Rutland-7 State House District is $53,750 — below the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Vermont Rutland-7 State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Vermont Rutland-7 State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.