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1876–2024
Washington-2 State House District·Vermont

For ninety-six years, Washington-2 State House District voted Republican. Then it stopped.

One of Vermont's most lopsided presidential margins in 2024

1876 — 2024·38 elections
VT
Latest
D+43
in 2024
Archetype
Realigner
since the recent cycles
Population
16,156
2024 ACS

Washington-2 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
16,1562024 5-year
Median household income
$83,5762024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
91.9%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
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 2 D · 0 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+43.2%
6,6222,4769,591
D
+46.2%
6,7852,3999,503
D
+34.2%
5,0072,1488,364
D
+41.8%
5,4752,1777,884
D
+41.0%
6,0062,4548,661
D
+24.6%
5,1583,0808,455
D
+12.9%
4,1103,0767,997
D
+25.2%
3,8372,0846,959
D
+13.8%
3,6192,5307,886
R
−2.1%
3,4103,5587,063
R
−10.1%
2,9993,6826,758
R
−0.7%
2,5662,6076,215
R
−10.6%
2,3532,9315,439
R
−23.9%
2,0403,3335,413
R
−8.7%
2,1012,5164,786
D
+35.2%
3,2201,5414,764
R
−18.8%
1,9132,8004,714
R
−42.9%
1,2153,0394,255
R
−45.4%
1,1983,2064,421
R
−22.3%
1,2982,0663,451
R
−10.8%
1,5431,9163,459
R
−4.2%
2,0702,2544,337
R
−1.6%
2,1622,2344,414
R
−17.9%
1,5492,2443,892
R
−38.1%
1,1832,6453,842
R
−59.3%
4602,2803,069
R
−52.6%
5241,7182,268
R
−20.1%
7311,1281,974
R
−15.5%
4677481,813
R
−39.3%
4311,0231,507
R
−48.5%
3341,0191,413
R
−39.7%
4341,0221,482
R
−50.4%
3731,1981,638
R
−23.0%
5198391,391
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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
6.3%
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: 43.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.6%
2.7%
75–84
3.3%
6.3%
65–74
6.8%
7.2%
55–64
7.3%
6.4%
45–54
6.5%
6.4%
35–44
6.7%
5.9%
25–34
5.9%
4.8%
18–24
3.4%
7.1%
5–17
6.8%
2.1%
<5
2.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$83,576
Washington-2 State House District ranks near the middle of US counties.
Washington-2 State House District$83,576
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
Catholic & Orthodox
25.8%
Other Christian
9.0%
Mainline Protestant
3.1%
Methodist
2.4%
Non-Christian
1.4%
Baptist
0.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

This small Montpelier-area district recorded a D+61.4 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most heavily Democratic state house districts in Vermont and reflecting the capital region's concentrated progressive lean.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Washington-2 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 $83,576 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-2 State House District, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Washington-2 State House District, Vermont voted Democratic by 43.2 points (D+43), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 9,591 votes cast, 6,622 went Democratic and 2,476 went Republican.
What is Washington-2 State House District, Vermont's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Washington-2 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-2 State House District, Vermont last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Washington-2 State House District, Vermont voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Washington-2 State House District, Vermont?
Washington-2 State House District, Vermont has a population of 16,156 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Washington-2 State House District, Vermont?
Median household income in Washington-2 State House District, Vermont is $83,576 — above the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Washington-2 State House District, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Washington-2 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.