Washington-5 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
- 6,2032024 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-5 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 | 2,542 | 953 | 3,684 | ||
| D | 2,603 | 923 | 3,649 | ||
| D | 1,922 | 826 | 3,213 | ||
| D | 2,103 | 836 | 3,029 | ||
| D | 2,307 | 943 | 3,328 | ||
| D | 1,982 | 1,184 | 3,250 | ||
| D | 1,579 | 1,183 | 3,075 | ||
| D | 1,474 | 801 | 2,675 | ||
| D | 1,390 | 974 | 3,032 | ||
| R | 1,311 | 1,370 | 2,717 | ||
| R | 1,154 | 1,417 | 2,600 | ||
| R | 988 | 1,004 | 2,393 | ||
| R | 906 | 1,128 | 2,094 | ||
| R | 785 | 1,284 | 2,084 | ||
| R | 809 | 970 | 1,844 | ||
| D | 1,240 | 594 | 1,836 | ||
| R | 735 | 1,081 | 1,817 | ||
| R | 467 | 1,173 | 1,641 | ||
| R | 461 | 1,238 | 1,706 | ||
| R | 500 | 798 | 1,331 | ||
| R | 594 | 740 | 1,334 | ||
| R | 799 | 871 | 1,675 | ||
| R | 834 | 863 | 1,704 | ||
| R | 597 | 867 | 1,503 | ||
| R | 456 | 1,022 | 1,483 | ||
| R | 177 | 881 | 1,186 | ||
| R | 202 | 663 | 875 | ||
| R | 282 | 436 | 763 | ||
| R | 180 | 289 | 701 | ||
| R | 166 | 395 | 582 | ||
| R | 129 | 393 | 546 | ||
| R | 168 | 395 | 573 | ||
| R | 144 | 463 | 633 | ||
| R | 200 | 324 | 537 | ||
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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-5 State House District ranks near the middle of US counties.
Washington-5 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.
With a 2024 presidential margin of D+52.3 in a district of roughly 4,400 residents, Washington-5 sits among Vermont's most lopsided legislative districts, reflecting the heavily Democratic lean of central Vermont's small urban and college-adjacent communities.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Washington-5 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-5 State House District, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Washington-5 State House District, Vermont voted Democratic by 43.1 points (D+43), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,684 votes cast, 2,542 went Democratic and 953 went Republican.
What is Washington-5 State House District, Vermont's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Washington-5 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-5 State House District, Vermont last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Washington-5 State House District, Vermont voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Washington-5 State House District, Vermont?
Washington-5 State House District, Vermont has a population of 6,203 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Washington-5 State House District, Vermont?
Median household income in Washington-5 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-5 State House District, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Washington-5 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.