HarrisDemocratic44.5%5,223TrumpRepublican51.2%6,015OtherAll other candidates4.3%502
R+6.7- Lead
- 792
- Total
- 11,740
- vs nation
- R+5.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
President results by year
Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries
BidenDemocratic47.5%5,309TrumpRepublican49.3%5,500OtherAll other candidates3.2%357
R+1.7- Lead
- 191
- Total
- 11,166
- vs nation
- R+6.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic39.1%3,756TrumpRepublican46.6%4,473OtherAll other candidates14.4%1,379
R+7.5- Lead
- 717
- Total
- 9,608
- vs nation
- R+9.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic57.2%5,368RomneyRepublican39.9%3,749OtherAll other candidates2.9%268
D+17.3- Lead
- 1,619
- Total
- 9,385
- vs nation
- D+13.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic58.3%5,979McCainRepublican39.1%4,010OtherAll other candidates2.6%266
D+19.2- Lead
- 1,969
- Total
- 10,255
- vs nation
- D+11.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic47.8%4,751BushRepublican50.3%5,009OtherAll other candidates1.9%189
R+2.6- Lead
- 258
- Total
- 9,949
- vs nation
- R+0.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic41.8%4,078BushRepublican51.7%5,041OtherAll other candidates6.4%628
R+9.9- Lead
- 963
- Total
- 9,747
- vs nation
- R+10.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic49.0%3,908DoleRepublican34.6%2,766OtherAll other candidates16.4%1,309
D+14.3- Lead
- 1,142
- Total
- 7,983
- vs nation
- D+5.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+6.7MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 22,2472024 5-year
- Population density
- 26 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 850 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $64,1412024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+27.0 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+66.2 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Orleans Senatorial District, VT · twin score 97.5
presidential history
Party record book
Vermont Essex Senatorial District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
63.5%
4,406 votes · D+27.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 58.3%
Republican
Theodore Roosevelt1904
82.5%
2,298 votes · R+66.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William McKinley, 1896 · 80.0%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
5,979votes
58.3% of the vote · D+19.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 5,368 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
6,015votes
51.2% of the vote · R+6.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 5,500 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Barack Obama2012
+13.4pts D vs U.S.
Place D+17.3 · U.S. D+3.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · +11.9 pts
Republican
William McKinley1896
+58.7pts R vs U.S.
Place R+64.8 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Alf Landon, 1936 · +48.5 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RRuss IngallsState Senate · Essex
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 3 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 27.0 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 66.2 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 6.7 points.
A population of 22,247, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,141 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Orleans Senatorial District and State Senate District 1.
Political twins — state-senate districts
The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Orleans Senatorial District
Vermont
97.5twin score
elasticity12-yr trendpopulation scale
State Senate District 1
New Hampshire
95.7twin score
elasticity12-yr trendmedian age≠ population scale
State Senate District 5
Maine
95.6twin score
elasticity12-yr trend% unaffiliated
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Vermont Essex Senatorial District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Vermont Essex Senatorial District voted Republican by 6.7 points (R+6.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,740 votes cast, 5,223 went Democratic and 6,015 went Republican.
When did Vermont Essex Senatorial District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Vermont Essex Senatorial District voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Vermont Essex Senatorial District?
Vermont Essex Senatorial District has a population of 22,247 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Vermont Essex Senatorial District?
Median household income in Vermont Essex Senatorial District is $64,141 — below the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Vermont Essex Senatorial District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Vermont Essex Senatorial District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 33 went Republican.