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1876–2024
Rutland-8 State House District·Vermont

Rutland-8 State House District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

A rural Vermont district that now leans narrowly Democratic

1876 — 2024·38 elections
VT
Latest
D+6
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
3,271
2024 ACS

Rutland-8 State House District, Vermont: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+6%. Republican peak: R+59 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+6MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
3,2712024 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%
9468321,857
D
+10.5%
9877941,839
D
+3.9%
7386751,603
D
+21.9%
9255861,549
D
+24.6%
1,0486271,711
D
+4.7%
8617821,677
D
+1.5%
7577331,589
D
+12.1%
7165381,474
D
+6.0%
6945931,686
R
−11.4%
6227841,421
R
−22.8%
5178251,352
R
−6.4%
5196031,312
R
−7.8%
5346261,181
R
−26.1%
4477661,221
R
−6.5%
4875581,089
D
+29.8%
7173881,105
R
−13.7%
5006591,159
R
−47.7%
2807891,068
R
−40.1%
3237571,082
R
−22.3%
349552912
R
−14.7%
385517901
R
−10.3%
4765861,065
R
−6.1%
5175841,104
R
−9.5%
4835861,080
R
−18.9%
4666831,151
R
−57.0%
134576775
R
−47.0%
173484662
R
−35.2%
151321483
O
−10.9%
113162451
R
−55.1%
83305403
R
−58.8%
74312405
R
−50.9%
101319428
R
−59.0%
90368471
R
−35.6%
131282424
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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-8 State House District ranks near the middle of US counties.
Rutland-8 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-8 covers a small slice of Vermont's historically Republican Rutland County, yet its 2024 presidential result tipped Democratic by 2.5 points — a margin thin enough to make it a genuine swing target in state legislative contests.

The Democratic margin in Rutland-8 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 3,271 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Rutland-8 State House District, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Rutland-8 State House District, Vermont voted Democratic by 6.1 points (D+6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,857 votes cast, 946 went Democratic and 832 went Republican.
What is Rutland-8 State House District, Vermont's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Rutland-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 10 times, Republican 23 times, and other 1 times.
When did Rutland-8 State House District, Vermont last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Rutland-8 State House District, Vermont voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Rutland-8 State House District, Vermont?
Rutland-8 State House District, Vermont has a population of 3,271 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rutland-8 State House District, Vermont?
Median household income in Rutland-8 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-8 State House District, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Rutland-8 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.