Essex Senatorial District, Vermont: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+2%. Democratic peak: D+23 in 2008.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+2MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 22,2472024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,2112024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+23 in 2008MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+3 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Essex 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,722 | 5,935 | 12,187 | ||
| D | 5,842 | 5,476 | 11,710 | ||
| R | 4,219 | 4,507 | 10,171 | ||
| D | 5,799 | 3,764 | 9,832 | ||
| D | 6,459 | 4,024 | 10,745 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
16.6%
Irish
13.5%
French
9.1%
American
7.2%
German
6.7%
Scottish
5.0%
Italian
4.3%
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: 47.4 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
$67,211
Essex Senatorial District ranks near the middle of US counties.
Essex Senatorial District$67,211
Vermont$81,203
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.5%
Working age (18–64)11.9%
Seniors (65+)11.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.3%
speak English only
Other Indo-European3.9%
Spanish0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 73.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Essex Senatorial District covers the state's remote Northeast Kingdom, a sparsely populated region of working forests and small towns where the 2024 presidential result ran nearly 10 points more Republican than Vermont as a whole.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached twenty-three points in 2008; the Republican margin reached three points in 2016. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 22,247, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $67,211 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Essex Senatorial District, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Essex Senatorial District, Vermont voted Republican by 1.7 points (R+2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 12,187 votes cast, 5,722 went Democratic and 5,935 went Republican.
What is Essex Senatorial District, Vermont's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Essex Senatorial District, Vermont as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 3 times, Republican 2 times, and other 0 times.
When did Essex Senatorial District, Vermont last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Essex Senatorial District, Vermont voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Essex Senatorial District, Vermont?
Essex Senatorial District, Vermont has a population of 22,247 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Essex Senatorial District, Vermont?
Median household income in Essex Senatorial District, Vermont is $67,211 — below the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Essex Senatorial District, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Essex Senatorial District, Vermont from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 2 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.