Washington-1 State House District, Vermont: Realigner district. In 2024, voted D+43%. Republican peak: R+59 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+43MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 7,0372024 5-year
- Median household income
- $83,4492024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+46 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+59 in 1924MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Washington-1 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 | 2,884 | 1,081 | 4,180 | ||
| D | 2,954 | 1,047 | 4,140 | ||
| D | 2,180 | 937 | 3,645 | ||
| D | 2,386 | 949 | 3,436 | ||
| D | 2,617 | 1,070 | 3,775 | ||
| D | 2,249 | 1,344 | 3,687 | ||
| D | 1,792 | 1,342 | 3,488 | ||
| D | 1,673 | 909 | 3,035 | ||
| D | 1,577 | 1,105 | 3,440 | ||
| R | 1,488 | 1,554 | 3,083 | ||
| R | 1,309 | 1,607 | 2,950 | ||
| R | 1,121 | 1,139 | 2,714 | ||
| R | 1,028 | 1,280 | 2,375 | ||
| R | 891 | 1,456 | 2,365 | ||
| R | 918 | 1,101 | 2,092 | ||
| D | 1,407 | 674 | 2,083 | ||
| R | 834 | 1,226 | 2,061 | ||
| R | 530 | 1,331 | 1,861 | ||
| R | 523 | 1,405 | 1,935 | ||
| R | 567 | 905 | 1,511 | ||
| R | 674 | 840 | 1,514 | ||
| R | 906 | 988 | 1,900 | ||
| R | 947 | 979 | 1,933 | ||
| R | 677 | 984 | 1,705 | ||
| R | 517 | 1,160 | 1,683 | ||
| R | 201 | 1,000 | 1,345 | ||
| R | 229 | 753 | 993 | ||
| R | 320 | 494 | 866 | ||
| R | 204 | 328 | 795 | ||
| R | 189 | 448 | 661 | ||
| R | 146 | 446 | 619 | ||
| R | 190 | 448 | 650 | ||
| R | 164 | 525 | 718 | ||
| R | 227 | 367 | 610 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
22.0%
Irish
17.4%
German
10.5%
French
9.3%
Italian
8.5%
Scottish
6.4%
American
5.4%
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: 43.8 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
$83,449
Washington-1 State House District ranks near the middle of US counties.
Washington-1 State House District$83,449
Vermont$81,203
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.2%
Working age (18–64)8.5%
Seniors (65+)9.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.0%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.0%
Spanish1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored in Vermont's capital city, this small district of under 9,000 residents consistently returns wide Democratic margins in statewide contests, reflecting the political profile of government-sector and college-educated urban voters.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Washington-1 State House District peaked at forty-six points in 2020; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1992 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of fourteen points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $83,449 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Washington-1 State House District, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Washington-1 State House District, Vermont voted Democratic by 43.1 points (D+43), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 4,180 votes cast, 2,884 went Democratic and 1,081 went Republican.
What is Washington-1 State House District, Vermont's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Washington-1 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 10 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did Washington-1 State House District, Vermont last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Washington-1 State House District, Vermont voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Washington-1 State House District, Vermont?
Washington-1 State House District, Vermont has a population of 7,037 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Washington-1 State House District, Vermont?
Median household income in Washington-1 State House District, Vermont is $83,449 — above the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Washington-1 State House District, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Washington-1 State House District, Vermont from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.