Windham-6 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
- 6,9822024 5-year
- Median household income
- $72,2222024 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-6 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 | 2,778 | 1,072 | 4,046 | ||
| D | 2,851 | 981 | 3,958 | ||
| D | 2,179 | 830 | 3,441 | ||
| D | 2,435 | 814 | 3,335 | ||
| D | 2,672 | 913 | 3,661 | ||
| D | 2,354 | 1,108 | 3,545 | ||
| D | 1,721 | 1,120 | 3,268 | ||
| D | 1,585 | 801 | 2,877 | ||
| D | 1,735 | 885 | 3,256 | ||
| D | 1,495 | 1,304 | 2,837 | ||
| R | 1,247 | 1,503 | 2,780 | ||
| R | 887 | 1,074 | 2,524 | ||
| R | 1,033 | 1,206 | 2,316 | ||
| R | 901 | 1,378 | 2,296 | ||
| R | 814 | 1,052 | 1,935 | ||
| D | 1,273 | 636 | 1,910 | ||
| R | 663 | 1,388 | 2,051 | ||
| R | 377 | 1,518 | 1,898 | ||
| R | 425 | 1,486 | 1,916 | ||
| R | 422 | 1,087 | 1,543 | ||
| R | 514 | 1,020 | 1,535 | ||
| R | 624 | 1,069 | 1,698 | ||
| R | 563 | 1,120 | 1,688 | ||
| R | 557 | 1,117 | 1,692 | ||
| R | 366 | 1,278 | 1,646 | ||
| R | 166 | 1,161 | 1,396 | ||
| R | 198 | 844 | 1,051 | ||
| R | 258 | 513 | 784 | ||
| R | 202 | 326 | 851 | ||
| R | 138 | 568 | 723 | ||
| R | 123 | 567 | 722 | ||
| R | 154 | 600 | 759 | ||
| R | 102 | 734 | 872 | ||
| R | 227 | 555 | 799 | ||
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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
$72,222
Windham-6 State House District ranks near the middle of US counties.
Windham-6 State House District$72,222
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-6 covers a small slice of southeastern Vermont, where a population of roughly 4,400 has returned consistent double-digit Democratic presidential margins, reflecting the region's broader shift toward blue-leaning rural college towns and village communities.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Windham-6 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 $72,222 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-6 State House District, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Windham-6 State House District, Vermont voted Democratic by 42.2 points (D+42), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 4,046 votes cast, 2,778 went Democratic and 1,072 went Republican.
What is Windham-6 State House District, Vermont's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Windham-6 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-6 State House District, Vermont last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Windham-6 State House District, Vermont voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Windham-6 State House District, Vermont?
Windham-6 State House District, Vermont has a population of 6,982 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Windham-6 State House District, Vermont?
Median household income in Windham-6 State House District, Vermont is $72,222 — below the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Windham-6 State House District, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Windham-6 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.