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Franklin Senatorial District·Vermont

Franklin Senatorial District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

Vermont's most Republican-leaning state senate district

1876 — 2024·38 elections
VT
Latest
D+4
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
42,566
2024 ACS

Franklin Senatorial District, Vermont: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+4%. Republican peak: R+48 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+4MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
42,5662024 5-year
Median household income
$82,0252024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
92.1%2024 5-year
Black
0.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+46 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+48 in 1896MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
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.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+3.9%
11,21210,33622,559
D
+9.8%
11,6709,51521,979
D
+3.5%
8,0427,40718,241
D
+23.6%
10,3276,32117,009
D
+25.0%
11,2696,68618,321
D
+8.6%
9,0837,62317,035
D
+5.9%
8,1087,13716,341
D
+25.4%
7,4553,95213,789
D
+13.4%
6,7964,66215,919
D
+0.6%
6,2696,19212,608
R
−20.2%
4,8717,36512,344
R
−0.5%
5,0045,05811,368
R
−5.0%
4,7265,22710,112
R
−34.4%
3,3206,83310,203
D
+6.6%
5,0274,3839,779
D
+45.5%
7,3402,74810,090
D
+12.3%
5,8534,57510,429
R
−19.3%
4,0415,97110,013
R
−16.2%
4,2005,83010,072
D
+5.4%
4,5904,1178,786
D
+15.7%
5,0523,6838,735
D
+17.1%
6,2294,40510,686
D
+10.5%
5,6924,60410,326
D
+10.5%
5,1694,1809,441
R
−4.7%
4,6035,0559,693
R
−42.8%
1,4123,9095,835
R
−35.1%
1,9714,1466,191
R
−13.0%
1,8032,3494,196
O
−2.5%
1,1111,2003,629
R
−36.8%
8901,9882,980
R
−47.1%
7352,1132,923
R
−34.7%
1,0942,2903,445
R
−47.9%
9642,8753,991
R
−29.6%
1,1322,1293,364
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
15.0%
French
14.0%
English
13.8%
American
13.5%
German
7.9%
Italian
4.1%
Scottish
2.9%
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: 41.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.1%
2.1%
75–84
2.5%
5.5%
65–74
5.7%
7.4%
55–64
7.3%
6.4%
45–54
6.0%
6.5%
35–44
6.9%
6.6%
25–34
6.6%
3.6%
18–24
3.4%
8.3%
5–17
7.6%
2.9%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$82,025
Franklin Senatorial District ranks near the middle of US counties.
Franklin Senatorial District$82,025
Vermont$81,203
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.1%
Working age (18–64)9.2%
Seniors (65+)11.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.9%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.9%
Spanish0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
30.2%
Methodist
2.5%
Other Christian
1.9%
Mainline Protestant
1.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.6%
Baptist
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Franklin Senatorial District, anchored by the Canadian-border county of Franklin, runs about 7–8 points redder than the state as a whole in presidential contests, making it a reliable outlier in an otherwise heavily Democratic-trending Vermont.

The Democratic margin in Franklin Senatorial District reached its widest at forty-six points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was four points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $82,025, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 42,566 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Franklin Senatorial District, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Franklin Senatorial District, Vermont voted Democratic by 3.9 points (D+4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 22,559 votes cast, 11,212 went Democratic and 10,336 went Republican.
What is Franklin Senatorial District, Vermont's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Franklin 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 18 times, Republican 15 times, and other 1 times.
When did Franklin Senatorial District, Vermont last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Franklin Senatorial District, Vermont voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Franklin Senatorial District, Vermont?
Franklin Senatorial District, Vermont has a population of 42,566 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Franklin Senatorial District, Vermont?
Median household income in Franklin Senatorial District, Vermont is $82,025 — above the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Franklin Senatorial District, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Franklin Senatorial District, Vermont from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.