HarrisDemocratic78.5%1,697TrumpRepublican17.0%368OtherAll other candidates4.5%98
D+61.4- Lead
- 1,329
- Total
- 2,163
- vs nation
- D+62.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
President results by year
Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries
BidenDemocratic82.8%1,836TrumpRepublican13.9%309OtherAll other candidates3.2%72
D+68.9- Lead
- 1,527
- Total
- 2,217
- vs nation
- D+64.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic73.0%1,425TrumpRepublican11.9%233OtherAll other candidates15.0%293
D+61.1- Lead
- 1,132
- Total
- 1,951
- vs nation
- D+59.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic82.8%1,572RomneyRepublican13.9%263OtherAll other candidates3.3%63
D+69.0- Lead
- 1,309
- Total
- 1,898
- vs nation
- D+65.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic82.2%1,720McCainRepublican14.8%310OtherAll other candidates3.0%62
D+67.4- Lead
- 1,410
- Total
- 2,092
- vs nation
- D+60.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic76.6%1,491BushRepublican21.3%415OtherAll other candidates2.1%40
D+55.3- Lead
- 1,076
- Total
- 1,946
- vs nation
- D+57.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic63.6%1,091BushRepublican24.4%419OtherAll other candidates12.0%205
D+39.2- Lead
- 672
- Total
- 1,715
- vs nation
- D+38.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic65.2%1,006DoleRepublican19.6%303OtherAll other candidates15.2%235
D+45.5- Lead
- 703
- Total
- 1,544
- vs nation
- D+37.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+61.4MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 4,0792024 5-year
- Population density
- 1,360 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 3 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $64,9172024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+69.0 in 2012MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+59.2 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Windham-4 State House District, VT · twin score 98.4
presidential history
Party record book
Vermont Windham-8 State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2012
82.8%
1,572 votes · D+69.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 82.8%
Republican
William McKinley1896
78.9%
273 votes · R+59.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Calvin Coolidge, 1924 · 76.1%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
1,836votes
82.8% of the vote · D+68.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 1,720 votes
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
578votes
70.9% of the vote · R+41.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 563 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Barack Obama2012
+65.1pts D vs U.S.
Place D+69.0 · U.S. D+3.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · +64.4 pts
Republican
William McKinley1896
+53.2pts R vs U.S.
Place R+59.2 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Calvin Coolidge, 1924 · +32.4 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DMollie BurkeState House · Windham-8
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 3 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Windham-8 recorded a 2024 presidential margin of D+61.4, placing it among the most heavily one-sided state house districts in Vermont. With a population of roughly 4,000, its small scale amplifies the consistency of its partisan lean across cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 69.0 points in 2012 and a Republican high of 59.2 points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 7.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 61.4 points.
A population of 4,079, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,917 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Windham-4 State House District and Windham-1 State House District.
Political twins — state-house districts
The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Windham-4 State House District
Vermont
98.4twin score
2008–2024 trajectory
Windham-1 State House District
Vermont
97.4twin score
2008–2024 trajectory≠ median age
Lamoille-3 State House District
Vermont
97.2twin score
2008–2024 trajectorypopulation scale≠ Polish ancestry
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Vermont Windham-8 State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Vermont Windham-8 State House District voted Democratic by 61.4 points (D+61.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,163 votes cast, 1,697 went Democratic and 368 went Republican.
When did Vermont Windham-8 State House District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Vermont Windham-8 State House District voted Republican was 1960.
How many people live in Vermont Windham-8 State House District?
Vermont Windham-8 State House District has a population of 4,079 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Vermont Windham-8 State House District?
Median household income in Vermont Windham-8 State House District is $64,917 — below the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Vermont Windham-8 State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Vermont Windham-8 State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 20 went Republican.