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Rutland-Bennington State House District·Vermont

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

A rural Vermont district where Democrats hold an 8-point presidential edge

1876 — 2024·38 elections
VT
Latest
D+10
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
9,433
2024 ACS

Rutland-Bennington State House District, Vermont: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+10%. Republican peak: R+60 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+10MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
9,4332024 5-year
Median household income
$69,8442024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
92.7%2024 5-year
Black
0.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+30 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+60 in 1896MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 2 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
+9.7%
2,8092,2915,328
D
+14.8%
2,9422,1635,271
D
+8.1%
2,2031,8314,565
D
+24.8%
2,7321,6264,463
D
+26.8%
3,0601,7424,911
D
+8.2%
2,5662,1694,833
D
+3.6%
2,2102,0444,555
D
+13.6%
2,0641,4924,208
D
+7.6%
2,0201,6544,796
R
−10.4%
1,8002,2254,068
R
−22.0%
1,5002,3553,892
R
−6.1%
1,4611,6883,702
R
−8.4%
1,4981,7783,336
R
−25.1%
1,2702,1303,426
R
−7.1%
1,3661,5853,076
D
+30.0%
2,0141,0843,098
R
−15.7%
1,3641,8733,237
R
−48.5%
7762,2383,014
R
−41.8%
8882,1673,061
R
−23.3%
9651,5632,564
R
−15.2%
1,0651,4482,513
R
−11.4%
1,3001,6352,943
R
−7.8%
1,3761,6103,002
R
−10.4%
1,2911,5952,924
R
−20.6%
1,2241,8603,089
R
−56.1%
3831,5812,136
R
−46.3%
4751,3071,797
R
−32.7%
4268561,315
O
−10.8%
3104431,228
R
−54.3%
2278131,080
R
−57.4%
2078261,079
R
−50.8%
2748571,148
R
−59.8%
2359881,259
R
−34.5%
3567461,130
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
19.2%
Irish
18.0%
German
9.7%
French
9.2%
Italian
9.1%
American
7.3%
Polish
4.0%
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: 47.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.2%
85+
1.5%
3.2%
75–84
4.0%
7.1%
65–74
7.6%
7.9%
55–64
8.1%
6.0%
45–54
6.0%
5.5%
35–44
5.5%
5.3%
25–34
5.1%
4.2%
18–24
4.0%
7.2%
5–17
6.5%
2.1%
<5
2.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$69,844
Rutland-Bennington State House District ranks near the middle of US counties.
Rutland-Bennington State House District$69,844
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 1812.5%
Working age (18–64)11.0%
Seniors (65+)14.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.9%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.8%
Spanish1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
19.3%
Other Christian
9.8%
Mainline Protestant
3.9%
Baptist
2.4%
Non-Christian
2.3%
Methodist
1.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Spanning parts of Rutland and Bennington counties, this 4,000-resident district sits in Vermont's hilly southwest corner, where a modest Democratic lean in presidential voting coexists with the independent streak typical of rural New England.

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

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $69,844, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 9,433 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Rutland-Bennington State House District, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Rutland-Bennington State House District, Vermont voted Democratic by 9.7 points (D+10), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 5,328 votes cast, 2,809 went Democratic and 2,291 went Republican.
What is Rutland-Bennington State House District, Vermont's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Rutland-Bennington 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-Bennington State House District, Vermont last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Rutland-Bennington State House District, Vermont voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Rutland-Bennington State House District, Vermont?
Rutland-Bennington State House District, Vermont has a population of 9,433 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rutland-Bennington State House District, Vermont?
Median household income in Rutland-Bennington State House District, Vermont is $69,844 — below the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Rutland-Bennington State House District, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Rutland-Bennington 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.