Burlington-Plattsburgh, Vermont: Bellwether market. In 2024, voted D+23%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+23MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 861,9112024 5-year
- Median household income
- $81,3022024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+34 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Burlington-Plattsburgh, 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 | 287,546 | 176,678 | 481,126 | ||
| D | 294,485 | 165,727 | 473,492 | ||
| D | 223,532 | 144,424 | 415,201 | ||
| D | 252,330 | 132,643 | 393,918 | ||
| D | 275,025 | 140,868 | 423,504 | ||
| D | 231,058 | 170,285 | 409,837 | ||
| D | 187,571 | 162,268 | 378,489 | ||
| D | 178,978 | 111,439 | 339,874 | ||
| D | 164,562 | 124,547 | 373,542 | ||
| R | 143,845 | 170,428 | 317,805 | ||
| R | 117,527 | 186,901 | 307,249 | ||
| R | 108,093 | 133,955 | 284,336 | ||
| R | 109,485 | 143,027 | 257,436 | ||
| R | 91,311 | 164,821 | 258,120 | ||
| R | 95,615 | 120,876 | 225,274 | ||
| D | 155,354 | 76,064 | 231,475 | ||
| R | 104,678 | 135,559 | 240,295 | ||
| R | 62,155 | 159,217 | 221,396 | ||
| R | 67,098 | 155,359 | 222,979 | ||
| R | 71,228 | 110,163 | 184,741 | ||
| R | 84,143 | 104,577 | 188,849 | ||
| R | 97,895 | 116,239 | 214,626 | ||
| R | 93,036 | 118,463 | 212,418 | ||
| R | 88,295 | 110,097 | 200,345 | ||
| R | 73,808 | 121,981 | 196,428 | ||
| R | 33,336 | 109,022 | 150,176 | ||
| R | 36,778 | 99,676 | 137,857 | ||
| R | 36,375 | 56,036 | 94,301 | ||
| R | 26,345 | 35,853 | 91,246 | ||
| R | 23,727 | 59,082 | 85,749 | ||
| R | 22,051 | 61,590 | 86,171 | ||
| R | 25,068 | 62,394 | 88,992 | ||
| R | 19,809 | 69,640 | 92,446 | ||
| R | 30,971 | 54,671 | 88,108 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
18.4%
Irish
16.3%
German
10.0%
French
9.9%
Italian
6.9%
American
6.6%
Scottish
2.8%
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: 43.4 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
$81,302
Burlington-Plattsburgh ranks near the middle of US counties.
Burlington-Plattsburgh$81,302
Vermont$85,974
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.9%
Working age (18–64)10.5%
Seniors (65+)10.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.3%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.9%
Spanish1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Burlington anchors Vermont's most reliably left-leaning corridor, while the Plattsburgh side stretches into Clinton and Essex counties—North Country territory where margins tighten and ticket-splitting remains a live variable.
The Democratic margin in Burlington-Plattsburgh has rarely exceeded thirty-four points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-four points. 2024 delivered the market to the Democratic candidate by twenty-three points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most markets. A 90% non-Hispanic-white share, a 11% poverty rate, and a median household income of $81,302 — all within the broad national range.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Burlington-Plattsburgh, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Burlington-Plattsburgh, Vermont voted Democratic by 23.0 points (D+23), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 481,126 votes cast, 287,546 went Democratic and 176,678 went Republican.
What is Burlington-Plattsburgh, Vermont's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Burlington-Plattsburgh, Vermont as a "Bellwether" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did Burlington-Plattsburgh, Vermont last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Burlington-Plattsburgh, Vermont voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Burlington-Plattsburgh, Vermont?
Burlington-Plattsburgh, Vermont has a population of 861,911 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Burlington-Plattsburgh, Vermont?
Median household income in Burlington-Plattsburgh, Vermont is $81,302 — above the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Burlington-Plattsburgh, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Burlington-Plattsburgh, Vermont from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.