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1876–2024
Washington-3 State House District·Vermont

For ninety-six years, Washington-3 State House District voted Republican. Then it stopped.

A deep-blue slice of Vermont's central spine

18762024·38 elections
VT
Latest
D+43
in 2024
Archetype
Realigner
since the recent cycles
Population
347
2024 ACS

Washington-3 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
3472024 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
1 counties · 1 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.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+43.2%
14253206
D
+46.1%
14652204
D
+34.4%
10846180
D
+41.8%
11847170
D
+40.9%
12953186
D
+24.7%
11166182
D
+12.8%
8866172
D
+25.3%
8345150
D
+13.5%
7855170
R
−2.6%
7377152
R
−9.6%
6579146
R
−0.7%
5556134
R
−10.3%
5163117
R
−23.9%
4472117
R
−8.7%
4554103
D
+35.0%
6933103
R
−19.6%
4161102
R
−43.5%
266692
R
−44.8%
266996
R
−22.7%
284575
R
−10.7%
334175
R
−4.3%
454994
R
−1.1%
474895
R
−19.0%
334984
R
−37.3%
265783
R
−59.1%
104966
R
−53.1%
113749
R
−18.6%
162443
R
−15.4%
101639
R
−39.4%
92233
R
−48.4%
72231
R
−40.6%
92232
R
−51.4%
82635
R
−23.3%
111830
No data
No data
No data
No data

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.
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 57.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Washington-3 backed Biden by 28 points in 2020, reflecting the reliably Democratic lean of Vermont's central region, where small college-town influence and rural progressive voters combine to produce some of the state's widest presidential margins.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Washington-3 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-3 State House District, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Washington-3 State House District, Vermont voted Democratic by 43.2 points (D+43), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 206 votes cast, 142 went Democratic and 53 went Republican.
What is Washington-3 State House District, Vermont's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Washington-3 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-3 State House District, Vermont last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Washington-3 State House District, Vermont voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Washington-3 State House District, Vermont?
Washington-3 State House District, Vermont has a population of 347 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Washington-3 State House District, Vermont?
Median household income in Washington-3 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-3 State House District, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Washington-3 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.