Bennington, VT, Vermont: Democratic loyalist metro. In 2024, voted D+20%. Republican peak: R+63 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+20MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 37,2692024 5-year
- Median household income
- $73,3252024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+33 in 2008MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+63 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Bennington, VT, VTOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 12,005 | 7,830 | 20,726 | ||
| D | 12,705 | 7,114 | 20,462 | ||
| D | 9,539 | 5,925 | 17,381 | ||
| D | 11,514 | 5,687 | 17,593 | ||
| D | 12,524 | 6,133 | 19,129 | ||
| D | 11,069 | 7,616 | 19,065 | ||
| D | 9,021 | 7,284 | 17,677 | ||
| D | 8,139 | 5,229 | 16,152 | ||
| D | 8,178 | 5,895 | 18,216 | ||
| R | 7,174 | 8,387 | 15,725 | ||
| R | 6,039 | 9,035 | 15,284 | ||
| R | 5,361 | 6,091 | 13,721 | ||
| R | 5,443 | 6,712 | 12,387 | ||
| R | 4,804 | 7,542 | 12,453 | ||
| R | 4,966 | 5,967 | 11,416 | ||
| D | 7,359 | 3,895 | 11,254 | ||
| R | 4,502 | 7,099 | 11,602 | ||
| R | 2,719 | 8,434 | 11,157 | ||
| R | 3,018 | 8,385 | 11,437 | ||
| R | 3,340 | 5,840 | 9,374 | ||
| R | 3,709 | 5,252 | 8,961 | ||
| R | 4,308 | 5,845 | 10,180 | ||
| R | 4,166 | 5,515 | 9,834 | ||
| R | 3,964 | 5,250 | 9,416 | ||
| R | 3,498 | 6,114 | 9,630 | ||
| R | 1,466 | 5,341 | 7,325 | ||
| R | 1,615 | 4,172 | 5,841 | ||
| R | 1,590 | 2,602 | 4,308 | ||
| O | 1,057 | 1,464 | 4,055 | ||
| R | 748 | 2,453 | 3,330 | ||
| R | 745 | 2,419 | 3,256 | ||
| R | 871 | 2,666 | 3,575 | ||
| R | 656 | 3,086 | 3,839 | ||
| R | 1,155 | 2,196 | 3,420 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
19.3%
Irish
18.6%
German
13.0%
Italian
10.2%
American
8.0%
French
7.6%
Scottish
3.9%
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: 46.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$73,325
Bennington, VT ranks near the middle of US counties.
Bennington, VT$73,325
Vermont$81,203
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.8%
Working age (18–64)10.3%
Seniors (65+)10.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.3%
speak English only
Spanish1.5%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Bennington County anchors Vermont's most competitive corner, where small manufacturing towns and a historic arts college produce an electorate that swings more than the rest of the state's reliably left-leaning landscape.
The Democratic margin in Bennington, VT reached its widest at thirty-three points in 2008. The margin in 2024 was twenty points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $73,325, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 37,269 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Bennington, VT, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bennington, VT, Vermont voted Democratic by 20.1 points (D+20), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 20,726 votes cast, 12,005 went Democratic and 7,830 went Republican.
What is Bennington, VT, Vermont's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Bennington, VT, Vermont as a "Democratic loyalist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 23 times, and other 1 times.
When did Bennington, VT, Vermont last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Bennington, VT, Vermont voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Bennington, VT, Vermont?
Bennington, VT, Vermont has a population of 37,269 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bennington, VT, Vermont?
Median household income in Bennington, VT, Vermont is $73,325 — below the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Bennington, VT, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bennington, VT, Vermont from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.