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1876–2024
Washington-Orange State House District·Vermont

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

Rural Vermont district that broke toward Republicans by nearly 10 points in 2024

18762024·38 elections
VT
Latest
D+42
in 2024
Archetype
Realigner
since the recent cycles
Population
2,833
2024 ACS

Washington-Orange State House District, Vermont: Realigner district. In 2024, voted D+42%. Republican peak: R+60 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+42MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
RealignerAkashic typology
Population
2,8332024 5-year
Median household income
$83,3722024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
92.1%2024 5-year
Black
0.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+45 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+60 in 1924MIT Election Lab
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.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+41.7%
1,1494481,683
D
+44.7%
1,1764321,664
D
+33.1%
8683841,463
D
+41.2%
9553861,381
D
+40.4%
1,0464341,515
D
+23.8%
8975451,480
D
+12.0%
7165481,404
D
+24.7%
6683671,219
D
+13.6%
6304421,378
R
−2.6%
5916231,231
R
−10.8%
5186451,177
R
−1.6%
4414581,080
R
−11.1%
407512945
R
−24.7%
350582939
R
−10.0%
357440827
D
+34.3%
554271826
R
−20.9%
324495819
R
−44.5%
206536742
R
−46.8%
204564770
R
−24.1%
221366601
R
−13.1%
263342605
R
−6.1%
354400756
R
−4.0%
368399770
R
−19.1%
267397680
R
−40.0%
200469672
R
−60.1%
80405541
R
−53.1%
92306403
R
−20.1%
129199348
R
−14.9%
83131322
R
−40.4%
75183267
R
−49.0%
59182251
R
−40.8%
76184265
R
−51.4%
65216294
R
−24.2%
92153252
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
22.1%
Irish
17.1%
German
10.4%
French
9.2%
Italian
8.3%
Scottish
6.4%
American
5.6%
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
96.1%
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
24.3%
Other Christian
8.5%
Mainline Protestant
3.2%
Methodist
2.3%
Non-Christian
1.3%
Baptist
0.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Spanning Washington and Orange counties, this lightly populated district of 8,470 residents sits in Vermont's more rural interior, where the 2024 presidential margin of R+9.7 stands in contrast to the state's traditionally Democratic statewide lean.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Washington-Orange State House District peaked at forty-five 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 $83,372 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-Orange State House District, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Washington-Orange State House District, Vermont voted Democratic by 41.7 points (D+42), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,683 votes cast, 1,149 went Democratic and 448 went Republican.
What is Washington-Orange State House District, Vermont's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Washington-Orange 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-Orange State House District, Vermont last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Washington-Orange State House District, Vermont voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Washington-Orange State House District, Vermont?
Washington-Orange State House District, Vermont has a population of 2,833 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Washington-Orange State House District, Vermont?
Median household income in Washington-Orange State House District, Vermont is $83,372 — above the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Washington-Orange State House District, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Washington-Orange 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.