Chittenden Central Senatorial District, Vermont: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+53%. Democratic peak: D+55 in 2020.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+53MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 65,3052024 5-year
- Median household income
- $96,7592024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+55 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Chittenden Central Senatorial District, 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.
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 27,950 | 8,054 | 37,442 | ||
| D | 28,837 | 8,085 | 38,052 | ||
| D | 21,087 | 7,156 | 32,090 | ||
| D | 20,630 | 8,298 | 29,652 | ||
| D | 22,932 | 8,554 | 32,099 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
18.3%
English
18.0%
German
13.0%
Italian
8.4%
French
8.0%
American
4.6%
Polish
3.8%
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: 37.3 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
$96,759
Chittenden Central Senatorial District ranks near the middle of US counties.
Chittenden Central Senatorial District$96,759
Vermont$81,203
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.6%
Working age (18–64)10.3%
Seniors (65+)9.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.8%
speak English only
Other Indo-European5.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%
Spanish1.5%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Centered on Burlington and its densely populated neighborhoods, this district recorded a 2024 presidential margin of D+69.9 — among the widest of any Vermont senate district — reflecting a highly educated, urbanized electorate with consistently low Republican vote shares.
The Democratic margin in Chittenden Central Senatorial District reached its widest at fifty-five points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was fifty-three points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $96,759, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 65,305 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Chittenden Central Senatorial District, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Chittenden Central Senatorial District, Vermont voted Democratic by 53.1 points (D+53), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 37,442 votes cast, 27,950 went Democratic and 8,054 went Republican.
What is Chittenden Central Senatorial District, Vermont's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Chittenden Central Senatorial District, Vermont as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Chittenden Central Senatorial District, Vermont?
Chittenden Central Senatorial District, Vermont has a population of 65,305 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Chittenden Central Senatorial District, Vermont?
Median household income in Chittenden Central Senatorial District, Vermont is $96,759 — above the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Chittenden Central Senatorial District, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Chittenden Central Senatorial District, Vermont from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.