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1876–2024
Essex Senatorial District·Vermont

Essex Senatorial District votes the way the country votes.

Vermont's northeast corner, where presidential margins run against the state tide

1876 — 2024·38 elections
VT
Latest
R+5
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
14,233
2024 ACS

Essex Senatorial District, Vermont: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+5%. Republican peak: R+62 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+5MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
14,2332024 5-year
Median household income
$65,5372024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
93.5%2024 5-year
Black
0.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
1.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+32 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+62 in 1904MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 1 D · 2 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
R
−4.7%
3,5083,8757,785
R
−0.1%
3,6513,6577,561
R
−5.9%
2,6403,0326,601
D
+19.1%
3,6992,4846,366
D
+20.8%
4,1302,6756,980
R
−2.3%
3,1803,3346,664
R
−8.9%
2,7473,3316,542
D
+15.2%
2,6481,8135,509
D
+4.8%
2,4772,1676,471
R
−21.7%
2,0593,2155,332
R
−35.6%
1,6373,4805,179
R
−18.0%
1,8212,7445,123
R
−9.9%
2,0252,4764,576
R
−33.9%
1,4913,0394,564
R
−11.4%
1,7922,2724,213
D
+31.7%
3,1681,6434,811
R
−21.2%
1,9873,0535,040
R
−46.1%
1,2813,4734,755
R
−46.2%
1,2643,4484,727
R
−20.3%
1,5542,3503,927
R
−9.1%
1,9072,2874,194
R
−5.5%
2,4962,7875,299
R
−19.5%
2,0383,0285,075
R
−16.8%
2,2333,1405,407
R
−46.7%
1,2363,4114,658
R
−53.7%
7852,9534,034
R
−50.4%
8582,6243,506
R
−24.9%
9281,5562,518
O
−13.4%
5728992,432
R
−50.5%
4751,4922,014
R
−61.6%
3521,5271,906
R
−49.6%
5221,5722,115
R
−60.1%
4331,8642,383
R
−35.7%
6581,4302,161
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
17.1%
Irish
13.9%
French
9.7%
American
6.9%
German
6.4%
Scottish
5.1%
Italian
4.3%
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: 48.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.1%
85+
1.2%
3.7%
75–84
4.1%
7.6%
65–74
7.6%
7.7%
55–64
7.9%
6.5%
45–54
6.1%
5.4%
35–44
5.5%
5.4%
25–34
4.9%
3.7%
18–24
3.3%
7.2%
5–17
6.6%
2.2%
<5
2.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$65,537
Essex Senatorial District ranks near the middle of US counties.
Essex Senatorial District$65,537
Vermont$81,203
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.8%
Working age (18–64)12.3%
Seniors (65+)10.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.1%
speak English only
Other Indo-European4.2%
Spanish0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
15.5%
Other Christian
3.2%
Mainline Protestant
2.2%
Methodist
1.4%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Baptist
0.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 75.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Essex Senatorial District covers the state's remote Northeast Kingdom, a sparsely populated region of working forests and small towns where the 2024 presidential result ran nearly 10 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole.

The Democratic margin in Essex Senatorial District has rarely exceeded thirty-two points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded sixty-two points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by five points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 94% non-Hispanic-white share, a 13% poverty rate, and a median household income of $65,537 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Essex Senatorial District, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Essex Senatorial District, Vermont voted Republican by 4.7 points (R+5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,785 votes cast, 3,508 went Democratic and 3,875 went Republican.
What is Essex Senatorial District, Vermont's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Essex Senatorial District, Vermont as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.
When did Essex Senatorial District, Vermont last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Essex Senatorial District, Vermont voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Essex Senatorial District, Vermont?
Essex Senatorial District, Vermont has a population of 14,233 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Essex Senatorial District, Vermont?
Median household income in Essex Senatorial District, Vermont is $65,537 — below the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Essex Senatorial District, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Essex Senatorial District, Vermont from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.