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1876–2024
Addison Senatorial District·Vermont

For ninety-two years, Addison Senatorial District voted Republican. Then it stopped.

One of Vermont's most Democratic-leaning senate districts by margin

1876 — 2024·38 elections
VT
Latest
D+38
in 2024
Archetype
Realigner
since the recent cycles
Population
52,887
2024 ACS

Addison Senatorial District, Vermont: Realigner district. In 2024, voted D+38%. Republican peak: R+78 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+38MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
RealignerAkashic typology
Population
52,8872024 5-year
Median household income
$90,4662024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
89.4%2024 5-year
Black
1.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+43 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+78 in 1896MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 3 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
+38.5%
21,4879,12332,145
D
+42.7%
21,5598,33930,930
D
+33.7%
16,0667,09626,594
D
+39.8%
17,1347,20924,960
D
+40.4%
18,6107,74826,875
D
+23.6%
15,6739,59025,792
D
+12.8%
12,5509,45624,149
D
+23.0%
11,5166,59221,424
D
+18.9%
11,3646,89223,619
D
+0.6%
9,5279,41619,250
R
−15.9%
7,60610,51618,334
R
−5.9%
6,1447,10316,239
R
−14.1%
5,9027,90314,165
R
−29.2%
4,7978,79913,708
R
−18.5%
4,4676,59611,488
D
+22.0%
6,9894,47211,461
R
−22.7%
4,5177,16911,685
R
−49.7%
2,6217,79810,420
R
−50.4%
2,5687,81310,414
R
−36.1%
2,4545,3027,897
R
−24.8%
3,1285,1998,335
R
−20.4%
3,6845,5839,298
R
−25.5%
3,7076,2549,992
R
−23.3%
3,9196,34210,385
R
−39.3%
2,7956,4419,267
R
−74.6%
8026,0817,079
R
−72.4%
8525,5076,427
R
−45.7%
1,1963,2764,550
R
−26.4%
8552,1404,870
R
−68.4%
6123,5244,260
R
−73.6%
5123,6954,324
R
−70.3%
6493,8634,569
R
−78.5%
5425,0015,683
R
−60.9%
8353,6614,638
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
20.0%
Irish
16.3%
German
11.1%
American
8.8%
French
8.2%
Italian
6.4%
Scottish
2.6%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 42.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.0%
85+
1.1%
2.8%
75–84
3.7%
6.3%
65–74
6.6%
7.1%
55–64
7.1%
5.8%
45–54
5.8%
5.9%
35–44
5.8%
5.7%
25–34
5.3%
6.5%
18–24
6.9%
6.4%
5–17
5.9%
2.1%
<5
2.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$90,466
Addison Senatorial District ranks near the middle of US counties.
Addison Senatorial District$90,466
Vermont$81,203
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.2%
Working age (18–64)8.5%
Seniors (65+)7.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.1%
speak English only
Other Indo-European3.1%
Spanish1.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
17.2%
Other Christian
6.1%
Non-Christian
5.1%
Mainline Protestant
3.5%
Baptist
2.0%
Methodist
2.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored by Middlebury and the Lake Champlain shoreline, this district delivered a nearly 37-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the college-town and rural-progressive mix characteristic of Addison County.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Addison Senatorial District peaked at forty-three points in 2020; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1988 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of one point. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.

The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $90,466 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Addison Senatorial District, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Addison Senatorial District, Vermont voted Democratic by 38.5 points (D+38), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 32,145 votes cast, 21,487 went Democratic and 9,123 went Republican.
What is Addison Senatorial District, Vermont's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Addison Senatorial 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 11 times, Republican 23 times, and other 0 times.
When did Addison Senatorial District, Vermont last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Addison Senatorial District, Vermont voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Addison Senatorial District, Vermont?
Addison Senatorial District, Vermont has a population of 52,887 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Addison Senatorial District, Vermont?
Median household income in Addison Senatorial District, Vermont is $90,466 — above the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Addison Senatorial District, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Addison Senatorial District, Vermont from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.