Windham-2 State House District, Vermont: Realigner district. In 2024, voted D+42%. Republican peak: R+72 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+42MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 10,8542024 5-year
- Median household income
- $72,2172024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+49 in 2012MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+72 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Windham-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 | 4,322 | 1,664 | 6,290 | ||
| D | 4,436 | 1,522 | 6,153 | ||
| D | 3,389 | 1,289 | 5,350 | ||
| D | 3,788 | 1,264 | 5,185 | ||
| D | 4,156 | 1,417 | 5,692 | ||
| D | 3,661 | 1,721 | 5,511 | ||
| D | 2,675 | 1,739 | 5,079 | ||
| D | 2,464 | 1,243 | 4,471 | ||
| D | 2,698 | 1,375 | 5,061 | ||
| D | 2,325 | 2,026 | 4,409 | ||
| R | 1,939 | 2,335 | 4,320 | ||
| R | 1,378 | 1,669 | 3,923 | ||
| R | 1,606 | 1,874 | 3,600 | ||
| R | 1,400 | 2,142 | 3,569 | ||
| R | 1,265 | 1,635 | 3,007 | ||
| D | 1,978 | 988 | 2,967 | ||
| R | 1,030 | 2,157 | 3,187 | ||
| R | 585 | 2,359 | 2,948 | ||
| R | 659 | 2,310 | 2,977 | ||
| R | 655 | 1,689 | 2,397 | ||
| R | 798 | 1,585 | 2,385 | ||
| R | 969 | 1,662 | 2,637 | ||
| R | 874 | 1,742 | 2,622 | ||
| R | 865 | 1,736 | 2,630 | ||
| R | 567 | 1,988 | 2,558 | ||
| R | 258 | 1,805 | 2,170 | ||
| R | 308 | 1,312 | 1,633 | ||
| R | 401 | 798 | 1,218 | ||
| R | 314 | 506 | 1,324 | ||
| R | 214 | 883 | 1,125 | ||
| R | 191 | 883 | 1,123 | ||
| R | 240 | 933 | 1,181 | ||
| R | 158 | 1,141 | 1,356 | ||
| R | 354 | 864 | 1,243 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
19.6%
Irish
18.6%
German
12.0%
Italian
9.2%
French
6.5%
American
4.9%
Polish
4.5%
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: 47.3 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
$72,217
Windham-2 State House District ranks near the middle of US counties.
Windham-2 State House District$72,217
Vermont$81,203
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.4%
Working age (18–64)11.2%
Seniors (65+)9.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.3%
speak English only
Spanish1.5%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 73.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Windham-2 covers a sparsely populated corner of southeastern Vermont where Democratic presidential margins have consistently run wide, reflecting the region's blend of small-town progressivism and longtime rural New England political culture.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Windham-2 State House District peaked at forty-nine points in 2012; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1988 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of seven points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $72,217 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Windham-2 State House District, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Windham-2 State House District, Vermont voted Democratic by 42.3 points (D+42), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 6,290 votes cast, 4,322 went Democratic and 1,664 went Republican.
What is Windham-2 State House District, Vermont's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Windham-2 State House District, Vermont as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 23 times, and other 0 times.
When did Windham-2 State House District, Vermont last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Windham-2 State House District, Vermont voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Windham-2 State House District, Vermont?
Windham-2 State House District, Vermont has a population of 10,854 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Windham-2 State House District, Vermont?
Median household income in Windham-2 State House District, Vermont is $72,217 — below the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Windham-2 State House District, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Windham-2 State House District, Vermont from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.