Vermont, Vermont: Urban anchor state. In 2024, voted D+32%. Republican peak: R+63 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+32MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Urban anchorAkashic typology
- Population
- 647,1062024 5-year
- Median household income
- $81,2032024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+37 in 2008MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+63 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Vermont, 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 | 236,598 | 118,804 | 372,835 | ||
| D | 242,820 | 112,704 | 367,428 | ||
| D | 178,573 | 95,369 | 315,067 | ||
| D | 199,239 | 92,698 | 299,290 | ||
| D | 219,262 | 98,974 | 325,046 | ||
| D | 184,067 | 121,180 | 312,309 | ||
| D | 149,022 | 119,775 | 294,308 | ||
| D | 137,894 | 80,352 | 258,449 | ||
| D | 133,592 | 88,122 | 289,701 | ||
| R | 115,775 | 124,331 | 243,333 | ||
| R | 95,730 | 135,865 | 234,446 | ||
| R | 81,891 | 94,598 | 213,207 | ||
| R | 81,044 | 102,085 | 187,855 | ||
| R | 68,174 | 117,149 | 186,946 | ||
| R | 70,255 | 85,142 | 161,404 | ||
| D | 108,127 | 54,942 | 163,089 | ||
| R | 69,186 | 98,131 | 167,324 | ||
| R | 42,549 | 110,390 | 152,978 | ||
| R | 43,355 | 109,717 | 153,557 | ||
| R | 45,557 | 75,926 | 123,382 | ||
| R | 53,820 | 71,527 | 125,361 | ||
| R | 64,269 | 78,371 | 143,062 | ||
| R | 62,124 | 81,023 | 143,689 | ||
| R | 56,266 | 78,984 | 136,980 | ||
| R | 44,440 | 90,404 | 135,191 | ||
| R | 16,124 | 80,498 | 102,917 | ||
| R | 20,919 | 68,212 | 89,961 | ||
| R | 22,708 | 40,250 | 64,475 | ||
| O | 15,350 | 23,303 | 62,805 | ||
| R | 11,496 | 39,552 | 52,683 | ||
| R | 9,777 | 40,459 | 51,888 | ||
| R | 12,849 | 42,569 | 56,212 | ||
| R | 10,640 | 51,127 | 63,847 | ||
| R | 16,325 | 37,992 | 55,796 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
19.1%
Irish
16.8%
German
10.7%
French
8.6%
Italian
7.4%
American
7.0%
Scottish
2.3%
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: 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
$81,203
Vermont ranks near the middle of US counties.
Vermont$81,203
Vermont$81,203
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.7%
Working age (18–64)9.9%
Seniors (65+)9.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.5%
speak English only
Other Indo-European3.0%
Spanish1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Vermont is a political anchor of New England. Its population of 647,106 and its concentration of urban, diverse, and college-educated voters have made it a Democratic stronghold for decades running.
The Democratic margin in Vermont has been steady. It reached its modern peak at thirty-seven points in 2008; the 2024 margin was thirty-two points, still in line with the state's long pattern.
Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $81,203, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Vermont, Vermont vote in 2024?
In 2024, Vermont, Vermont voted Democratic by 31.6 points (D+32), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 372,835 votes cast, 236,598 went Democratic and 118,804 went Republican.
What is Vermont, Vermont's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Vermont, Vermont as a "Urban anchor" state based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the state has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 23 times, and other 1 times.
When did Vermont, Vermont last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Vermont, Vermont voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Vermont, Vermont?
Vermont, Vermont has a population of 647,106 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Vermont, Vermont?
Median household income in Vermont, Vermont is $81,203 — above the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Vermont, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Vermont, Vermont from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The state's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.