Brattleboro, VT, Vermont: Realigner metro. In 2024, voted D+42%. Republican peak: R+72 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+42MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 45,9232024 5-year
- Median household income
- $72,2172024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+49 in 2012MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+72 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Brattleboro, 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 | 18,287 | 7,039 | 26,613 | ||
| D | 18,767 | 6,440 | 26,035 | ||
| D | 14,340 | 5,454 | 22,634 | ||
| D | 16,026 | 5,347 | 21,937 | ||
| D | 17,585 | 5,997 | 24,081 | ||
| D | 15,489 | 7,280 | 23,316 | ||
| D | 11,319 | 7,358 | 21,491 | ||
| D | 10,426 | 5,261 | 18,915 | ||
| D | 11,414 | 5,816 | 21,411 | ||
| D | 9,839 | 8,572 | 18,653 | ||
| R | 8,206 | 9,880 | 18,279 | ||
| R | 5,830 | 7,062 | 16,598 | ||
| R | 6,794 | 7,928 | 15,232 | ||
| R | 5,925 | 9,062 | 15,100 | ||
| R | 5,353 | 6,916 | 12,721 | ||
| D | 8,371 | 4,180 | 12,555 | ||
| R | 4,358 | 9,128 | 13,486 | ||
| R | 2,474 | 9,979 | 12,475 | ||
| R | 2,790 | 9,774 | 12,595 | ||
| R | 2,770 | 7,148 | 10,140 | ||
| R | 3,376 | 6,708 | 10,089 | ||
| R | 4,101 | 7,031 | 11,159 | ||
| R | 3,699 | 7,369 | 11,095 | ||
| R | 3,659 | 7,347 | 11,129 | ||
| R | 2,398 | 8,410 | 10,824 | ||
| R | 1,091 | 7,638 | 9,183 | ||
| R | 1,302 | 5,551 | 6,908 | ||
| R | 1,698 | 3,375 | 5,153 | ||
| R | 1,327 | 2,143 | 5,602 | ||
| R | 906 | 3,738 | 4,758 | ||
| R | 809 | 3,735 | 4,752 | ||
| R | 1,014 | 3,948 | 4,996 | ||
| R | 670 | 4,829 | 5,739 | ||
| R | 1,496 | 3,656 | 5,259 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
19.6%
Irish
18.6%
German
12.0%
Italian
9.2%
French
6.5%
American
4.9%
Polish
4.5%
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: 47.3 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
$72,217
Brattleboro, VT ranks near the middle of US counties.
Brattleboro, VT$72,217
Vermont$81,203
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.4%
Working age (18–64)11.2%
Seniors (65+)9.2%
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 Islander0.6%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 73.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Brattleboro anchors Windham County, one of Vermont's most reliably progressive corners, yet its arts-economy mix and significant unaffiliated voter share give local races an unpredictability rare in the surrounding rural towns.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Brattleboro, VT peaked at forty-nine points in 2012; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1988 election delivered the metro to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of seven points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $72,217 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Brattleboro, VT, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Brattleboro, VT, Vermont voted Democratic by 42.3 points (D+42), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 26,613 votes cast, 18,287 went Democratic and 7,039 went Republican.
What is Brattleboro, VT, Vermont's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Brattleboro, VT, Vermont as a "Realigner" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 23 times, and other 0 times.
When did Brattleboro, VT, Vermont last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Brattleboro, VT, Vermont voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Brattleboro, VT, Vermont?
Brattleboro, VT, Vermont has a population of 45,923 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Brattleboro, VT, Vermont?
Median household income in Brattleboro, VT, Vermont is $72,217 — below the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Brattleboro, VT, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Brattleboro, VT, Vermont from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.