Rutland, VT, Vermont: Populist metro. In 2024, voted D+6%. Republican peak: R+59 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+6MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 60,4252024 5-year
- Median household income
- $68,6162024 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
Constituent county margins for Rutland, 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 | 17,478 | 15,377 | 34,312 | ||
| D | 18,230 | 14,672 | 33,970 | ||
| D | 13,635 | 12,479 | 29,615 | ||
| D | 17,088 | 10,835 | 28,609 | ||
| D | 19,355 | 11,584 | 31,617 | ||
| D | 15,904 | 14,440 | 30,975 | ||
| D | 13,990 | 13,546 | 29,362 | ||
| D | 13,230 | 9,934 | 27,229 | ||
| D | 12,829 | 10,963 | 31,144 | ||
| R | 11,496 | 14,482 | 26,261 | ||
| R | 9,545 | 15,236 | 24,985 | ||
| R | 9,596 | 11,142 | 24,234 | ||
| R | 9,868 | 11,565 | 21,819 | ||
| R | 8,261 | 14,143 | 22,563 | ||
| R | 9,000 | 10,318 | 20,127 | ||
| D | 13,241 | 7,165 | 20,406 | ||
| R | 9,246 | 12,166 | 21,412 | ||
| R | 5,165 | 14,570 | 19,735 | ||
| R | 5,970 | 13,980 | 19,986 | ||
| R | 6,452 | 10,206 | 16,853 | ||
| R | 7,111 | 9,544 | 16,655 | ||
| R | 8,798 | 10,829 | 19,681 | ||
| R | 9,543 | 10,794 | 20,391 | ||
| R | 8,924 | 10,821 | 19,951 | ||
| R | 8,609 | 12,621 | 21,262 | ||
| R | 2,477 | 10,642 | 14,320 | ||
| R | 3,192 | 8,940 | 12,229 | ||
| R | 2,785 | 5,926 | 8,932 | ||
| O | 2,079 | 2,999 | 8,324 | ||
| R | 1,542 | 5,643 | 7,454 | ||
| R | 1,367 | 5,772 | 7,484 | ||
| R | 1,874 | 5,901 | 7,904 | ||
| R | 1,661 | 6,794 | 8,710 | ||
| R | 2,426 | 5,210 | 7,835 | ||
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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
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
$68,616
Rutland, VT ranks near the middle of US counties.
Rutland, VT$68,616
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
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Rutland metro consistently outperforms Vermont's statewide Democratic lean, anchored by a deindustrialized core and surrounding hill towns where independent and Republican voters have historically held sway.
The Democratic margin in Rutland, VT peaked at thirty points in 1964. By 1992 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was six points, the most Democratic-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $68,616 sits well below state and national norms, and 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Rutland, VT, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Rutland, VT, Vermont voted Democratic by 6.1 points (D+6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 34,312 votes cast, 17,478 went Democratic and 15,377 went Republican.
What is Rutland, VT, Vermont's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Rutland, VT, Vermont as a "Populist" 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 Rutland, VT, Vermont last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Rutland, VT, Vermont voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Rutland, VT, Vermont?
Rutland, VT, Vermont has a population of 60,425 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rutland, VT, Vermont?
Median household income in Rutland, VT, Vermont is $68,616 — below the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Rutland, VT, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Rutland, VT, Vermont from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.