Windham-9 State House District, Vermont: Realigner district. In 2024, voted D+42%. Republican peak: R+75 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+42MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 4432024 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+48 in 2008MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+75 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Windham-9 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 | 176 | 68 | 257 | ||
| D | 181 | 62 | 251 | ||
| D | 138 | 53 | 218 | ||
| D | 154 | 52 | 211 | ||
| D | 170 | 58 | 232 | ||
| D | 149 | 70 | 225 | ||
| D | 109 | 71 | 207 | ||
| D | 101 | 51 | 182 | ||
| D | 110 | 56 | 206 | ||
| D | 95 | 83 | 180 | ||
| R | 79 | 95 | 176 | ||
| R | 56 | 68 | 160 | ||
| R | 65 | 76 | 147 | ||
| R | 57 | 87 | 146 | ||
| R | 52 | 67 | 123 | ||
| D | 81 | 40 | 121 | ||
| R | 42 | 88 | 130 | ||
| R | 24 | 96 | 120 | ||
| R | 27 | 94 | 121 | ||
| R | 27 | 69 | 98 | ||
| R | 33 | 65 | 97 | ||
| R | 40 | 68 | 108 | ||
| R | 36 | 71 | 107 | ||
| R | 35 | 71 | 107 | ||
| R | 23 | 81 | 104 | ||
| R | 11 | 74 | 89 | ||
| R | 13 | 54 | 67 | ||
| R | 16 | 33 | 50 | ||
| R | 13 | 21 | 54 | ||
| R | 9 | 36 | 46 | ||
| R | 8 | 36 | 46 | ||
| R | 10 | 38 | 48 | ||
| R | 6 | 47 | 55 | ||
| R | 14 | 35 | 51 | ||
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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-9 State House District ranks near the middle of US counties.
Windham-9 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 D+62 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most skewed legislative districts in the state. Its roughly 4,000 residents make it a compact but politically distinctive slice of southeastern Vermont.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Windham-9 State House District peaked at forty-eight 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-9 State House District, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Windham-9 State House District, Vermont voted Democratic by 42.0 points (D+42), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 257 votes cast, 176 went Democratic and 68 went Republican.
What is Windham-9 State House District, Vermont's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Windham-9 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-9 State House District, Vermont last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Windham-9 State House District, Vermont voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Windham-9 State House District, Vermont?
Windham-9 State House District, Vermont has a population of 443 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Windham-9 State House District, Vermont?
Median household income in Windham-9 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-9 State House District, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Windham-9 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.