Franklin Senatorial District, Vermont: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+4%. Democratic peak: D+25 in 2008.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+4MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 44,5082024 5-year
- Median household income
- $82,0742024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+25 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Franklin 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 | 11,951 | 10,994 | 23,807 | ||
| D | 12,218 | 9,952 | 23,000 | ||
| D | 8,422 | 7,749 | 19,090 | ||
| D | 10,811 | 6,616 | 17,805 | ||
| D | 11,797 | 6,997 | 19,176 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
15.0%
French
14.0%
English
13.8%
American
13.5%
German
7.9%
Italian
4.1%
Scottish
2.9%
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: 41.2 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
$82,074
Franklin Senatorial District ranks near the middle of US counties.
Franklin Senatorial District$82,074
Vermont$81,203
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.1%
Working age (18–64)9.2%
Seniors (65+)11.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.8%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.9%
Spanish0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Franklin Senatorial District, anchored by the Canadian-border county of Franklin, runs about 7–8 points redder than the state as a whole in presidential contests, making it a reliable outlier in an otherwise heavily Democratic-trending Vermont.
The Democratic margin in Franklin Senatorial District reached its widest at twenty-five points in 2008. The margin in 2024 was four points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $82,074, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 44,508 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Franklin Senatorial District, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Franklin Senatorial District, Vermont voted Democratic by 4.0 points (D+4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 23,807 votes cast, 11,951 went Democratic and 10,994 went Republican.
What is Franklin Senatorial District, Vermont's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Franklin 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 Franklin Senatorial District, Vermont?
Franklin Senatorial District, Vermont has a population of 44,508 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Franklin Senatorial District, Vermont?
Median household income in Franklin Senatorial District, Vermont is $82,074 — above the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Franklin Senatorial District, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Franklin 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.