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Chittenden South East Senatorial District·Vermont

Chittenden South East Senatorial District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

Vermont's most lopsided presidential district by a wide margin

1876 — 2024·38 elections
VT
Latest
D+53
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
99,790
2024 ACS

Chittenden South East Senatorial District, Vermont: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+53%. Democratic peak: D+55 in 2020.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+53MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
99,7902024 5-year
Median household income
$96,7592024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
86.2%2024 5-year
Black
2.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+55 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+53 in 1896MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
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.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+53.0%
41,68911,89556,265
D
+54.5%
44,06512,35558,146
D
+43.4%
32,22210,93449,035
D
+41.6%
31,52312,68045,311
D
+44.8%
35,04213,07249,049
D
+29.5%
29,02115,53245,673
D
+18.1%
23,01715,34642,334
D
+27.1%
21,33811,18137,539
D
+23.1%
20,75911,22441,220
D
+3.1%
17,15616,09533,710
R
−9.6%
14,59617,76332,828
D
+1.4%
11,15010,76327,595
R
−9.7%
10,57612,94024,311
R
−17.4%
9,50113,55723,339
D
+5.6%
9,6528,59518,958
D
+41.4%
12,8255,32018,145
D
+12.9%
9,9697,68417,653
R
−14.8%
6,1578,29314,450
R
−16.2%
5,7297,95513,747
D
+2.2%
5,2345,00210,428
D
+17.9%
6,3424,41610,758
D
+16.5%
6,5074,65911,205
D
+17.1%
6,4444,56011,037
D
+11.5%
5,3524,2379,661
D
+5.2%
5,3214,79410,131
R
−47.4%
1,5624,7076,634
R
−33.6%
2,0954,2416,387
R
−15.2%
1,6292,2263,915
R
−1.6%
1,3321,3923,783
R
−38.7%
9702,2373,276
R
−44.3%
8422,2623,204
R
−35.9%
1,0712,2973,415
R
−52.8%
8322,7883,705
R
−26.8%
1,1472,0093,211
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
18.3%
English
18.0%
German
13.0%
Italian
8.4%
French
8.0%
American
4.6%
Polish
3.8%
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: 37.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.1%
2.1%
75–84
3.1%
4.8%
65–74
5.3%
6.0%
55–64
6.3%
5.6%
45–54
5.7%
6.5%
35–44
6.5%
7.2%
25–34
6.9%
7.4%
18–24
7.8%
6.5%
5–17
6.4%
2.2%
<5
2.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$96,759
Chittenden South East Senatorial District ranks near the middle of US counties.
Chittenden South East Senatorial District$96,759
Vermont$81,203
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.6%
Working age (18–64)10.3%
Seniors (65+)9.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.8%
speak English only
Other Indo-European5.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%
Spanish1.5%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
30.6%
Other Christian
12.2%
Non-Christian
4.3%
Mainline Protestant
2.4%
Baptist
2.2%
Methodist
1.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored by Burlington's densely populated South End and surrounding neighborhoods, this district recorded a 58-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, making it one of the most one-sided state senate districts in New England.

The Democratic margin in Chittenden South East Senatorial District reached its widest at fifty-five points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was fifty-three points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $96,759, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 99,790 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Chittenden South East Senatorial District, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Chittenden South East Senatorial District, Vermont voted Democratic by 53.0 points (D+53), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 56,265 votes cast, 41,689 went Democratic and 11,895 went Republican.
What is Chittenden South East Senatorial District, Vermont's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Chittenden South East Senatorial District, Vermont as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.
When did Chittenden South East Senatorial District, Vermont last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Chittenden South East Senatorial District, Vermont voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Chittenden South East Senatorial District, Vermont?
Chittenden South East Senatorial District, Vermont has a population of 99,790 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Chittenden South East Senatorial District, Vermont?
Median household income in Chittenden South East Senatorial District, Vermont is $96,759 — above the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Chittenden South East Senatorial District, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Chittenden South East Senatorial District, Vermont from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.