Windham-7 State House District, Vermont: Realigner district. In 2024, voted D+42%. Republican peak: R+73 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+42MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,2512024 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+73 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Windham-7 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 | 498 | 192 | 725 | ||
| D | 511 | 175 | 709 | ||
| D | 391 | 149 | 617 | ||
| D | 437 | 146 | 598 | ||
| D | 479 | 163 | 656 | ||
| D | 422 | 198 | 635 | ||
| D | 308 | 200 | 585 | ||
| D | 284 | 143 | 515 | ||
| D | 311 | 158 | 583 | ||
| D | 268 | 234 | 508 | ||
| R | 224 | 269 | 498 | ||
| R | 159 | 192 | 452 | ||
| R | 185 | 216 | 415 | ||
| R | 161 | 247 | 411 | ||
| R | 146 | 188 | 347 | ||
| D | 228 | 114 | 342 | ||
| R | 119 | 249 | 367 | ||
| R | 67 | 272 | 340 | ||
| R | 76 | 266 | 343 | ||
| R | 75 | 195 | 276 | ||
| R | 92 | 183 | 275 | ||
| R | 112 | 192 | 304 | ||
| R | 101 | 201 | 302 | ||
| R | 100 | 200 | 303 | ||
| R | 65 | 229 | 295 | ||
| R | 30 | 208 | 250 | ||
| R | 35 | 151 | 188 | ||
| R | 46 | 92 | 140 | ||
| R | 36 | 58 | 153 | ||
| R | 25 | 102 | 130 | ||
| R | 22 | 102 | 129 | ||
| R | 28 | 108 | 136 | ||
| R | 18 | 132 | 156 | ||
| R | 41 | 100 | 143 | ||
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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-7 State House District ranks near the middle of US counties.
Windham-7 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.
This small Windham County district recorded a 61.7-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most heavily one-sided state house districts in Vermont despite a population of just over 4,000.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Windham-7 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-7 State House District, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Windham-7 State House District, Vermont voted Democratic by 42.2 points (D+42), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 725 votes cast, 498 went Democratic and 192 went Republican.
What is Windham-7 State House District, Vermont's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Windham-7 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-7 State House District, Vermont last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Windham-7 State House District, Vermont voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Windham-7 State House District, Vermont?
Windham-7 State House District, Vermont has a population of 1,251 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Windham-7 State House District, Vermont?
Median household income in Windham-7 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-7 State House District, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Windham-7 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.