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1876–2024
Rutland Senatorial District·Vermont

Rutland Senatorial District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

Vermont's narrowest 2024 presidential margin landed here

1876 — 2024·38 elections
VT
Latest
D+6
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
59,139
2024 ACS

Rutland Senatorial District, Vermont: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+6%. Republican peak: R+59 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+6MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
59,1392024 5-year
Median household income
$68,6252024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
93.0%2024 5-year
Black
0.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+30 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+59 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
+6.2%
17,11415,04633,586
D
+10.5%
17,84814,35633,249
D
+3.9%
13,34912,21028,986
D
+21.9%
16,72710,60328,001
D
+24.6%
18,94611,33530,945
D
+4.7%
15,56914,13030,317
D
+1.5%
13,69413,25628,738
D
+12.1%
12,9509,72126,649
D
+6.0%
12,55710,72830,480
R
−11.4%
11,25214,17225,702
R
−22.8%
9,34314,91124,453
R
−6.4%
9,39110,90523,718
R
−7.8%
9,65711,31921,353
R
−26.1%
8,08413,84122,081
R
−6.6%
8,80710,09819,697
D
+29.8%
12,9597,01119,970
R
−13.7%
9,04711,90820,955
R
−47.7%
5,05414,26019,314
R
−40.1%
5,84113,68319,559
R
−22.3%
6,3129,98916,492
R
−14.6%
6,9589,34216,300
R
−10.3%
8,60810,59719,258
R
−6.1%
9,33610,56319,952
R
−9.5%
8,73010,59019,521
R
−18.9%
8,42012,35120,803
R
−57.0%
2,42310,41514,013
R
−47.0%
3,1238,75011,967
R
−35.2%
2,7255,7988,740
O
−11.1%
2,0342,9358,145
R
−55.0%
1,5095,5227,294
R
−58.9%
1,3375,6487,323
R
−51.0%
1,8335,7757,734
R
−58.9%
1,6256,6498,523
R
−35.6%
2,3735,0997,667
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
19.1%
Irish
17.8%
French
9.8%
Italian
8.7%
German
8.5%
American
7.0%
Polish
5.4%
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: 47.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.4%
3.5%
75–84
4.0%
7.2%
65–74
7.7%
7.9%
55–64
8.1%
6.1%
45–54
6.0%
5.6%
35–44
5.4%
5.6%
25–34
5.2%
4.2%
18–24
3.8%
7.0%
5–17
6.4%
2.0%
<5
2.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$68,625
Rutland Senatorial District ranks near the middle of US counties.
Rutland Senatorial District$68,625
Vermont$81,203
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.4%
Working age (18–64)11.2%
Seniors (65+)16.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.8%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.0%
Spanish1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
18.2%
Other Christian
11.5%
Mainline Protestant
3.3%
Non-Christian
2.5%
Baptist
2.3%
Methodist
1.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Rutland Senatorial District, anchored by Vermont's second-largest city, swung to within 0.7 points in 2024 — making it one of the most competitive presidential geographies in an otherwise reliably blue state.

The Democratic margin in Rutland Senatorial District reached its widest at thirty points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was six points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $68,625, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 59,139 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Rutland Senatorial District, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Rutland Senatorial District, Vermont voted Democratic by 6.2 points (D+6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 33,586 votes cast, 17,114 went Democratic and 15,046 went Republican.
What is Rutland Senatorial District, Vermont's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Rutland 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 10 times, Republican 23 times, and other 1 times.
When did Rutland Senatorial District, Vermont last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Rutland Senatorial District, Vermont voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Rutland Senatorial District, Vermont?
Rutland Senatorial District, Vermont has a population of 59,139 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rutland Senatorial District, Vermont?
Median household income in Rutland Senatorial District, Vermont is $68,625 — below the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Rutland Senatorial District, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Rutland Senatorial District, Vermont from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.