† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupBarre, VTVermontUnited States
English22.0%19.1%9.5%
Irish17.4%16.8%9.4%
German10.5%10.7%12.5%
French9.3%8.6%1.6%
Italian8.5%7.4%4.8%
French Canadian8.0%6.2%—
Scottish6.4%3.0%1.3%
American5.4%7.0%5.3%
Mexican0.5%0.6%11.3%
Spanish0.5%0.2%—
Spaniard0.4%0.2%—
Puerto Rican0.3%0.5%1.8%
Nicaraguan0.2%——
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Barre, VT
Vermont
United States
Median age
43.8
43.4
39.1
Age 18–24
8.2%
10.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.6%
21.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Barre, VT
Vermont
United States
Median household income
$83,449
$81,203
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.7%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
48.1%
44.1%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Barre, VT
Vermont
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.0%
5.5%
22.3%
Spanish
1.1%
1.3%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.0%
1.2%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
Barre, VT
Vermont
United States
Catholic
25.7%
20.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
7.8%
7.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
57.5%
62.4%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
5.3%
5.6%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Barre, VT
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−23.0%
1896
−50.3%
1900
−39.7%
1904
−48.5%
1908
−39.3%
1912
−15.5%
1916
−20.1%
1920
−52.7%
1924
−59.4%
1928
−38.2%
1932
−18.0%
1936
−1.7%
1940
−4.3%
1944
−10.9%
1948
−22.4%
1952
−45.6%
1956
−43.0%
1960
−19.0%
1964
+35.2%
1968
−8.8%
1972
−23.9%
1976
−10.6%
1980
−0.7%
1984
−10.1%
1988
−2.1%
1992
+13.7%
1996
+25.2%
2000
+12.9%
2004
+24.5%
2008
+41.0%
2012
+41.8%
2016
+34.1%
2020
+46.1%
2024
+43.0%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
69.3%Harris24,527
26.4%Trump9,327
1.7%Kennedy596 +6
D+43.0
R+3.1
D+44.4
35,369
All 9 candidates in 2024 · 7 minor / independent
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic69.3%24,527
Donald J TrumpRepublican26.4%9,327
Robert F Kennedy Jr.Independent1.7%596
OtherAll other candidates0.8%293
Cornel WestIndependent0.7%233
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.5%180
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%167
Rachele FruitIndependent0.1%28
SpoiledIndependent0.1%18
D
71.3%Biden25,191
25.3%Trump8,928
3.4%
D+46.1
D+12.0
D+41.6
35,307
D
59.8%Clinton18,594
25.7%Trump7,993
14.5%
D+34.1
R+7.7
D+32.0
31,086
D
69.4%Obama20,351
27.6%Romney8,093
2.9%
D+41.8
D+0.8
D+38.0
29,307
D
69.3%Obama22,324
28.4%McCain9,129
2.3%
D+41.0
D+16.4
D+33.7
32,200
D
61.0%Kerry19,177
36.4%Bush11,461
2.6%
D+24.5
D+11.7
D+27.0
31,448
D
51.4%Gore15,281
38.5%Bush11,448
10.2%
D+12.9
R+12.3
D+12.4
29,749
D
55.1%Clinton14,267
29.9%Dole7,750
14.9%
D+25.2
D+11.4
D+16.7
25,884
D
45.9%Clinton13,452
32.1%Bush9,424
22.0%
D+13.7
D+15.9
D+8.2
29,338
R
48.3%Dukakis12,690
50.4%Bush13,253
1.3%
R+2.1
D+8.0
D+5.6
26,294
R
44.4%Mondale11,163
54.5%Reagan13,706
1.1%
R+10.1
R+9.4
D+8.1
25,158
R
41.3%Carter9,559
42.0%Reagan9,714
16.8%
R+0.7
D+10.0
D+9.1
23,151
R
43.3%Carter8,764
53.9%Ford10,919
2.8%
R+10.6
D+13.3
R+12.7
20,259
R
37.7%McGovern7,596
61.6%Nixon12,421
0.8%
R+23.9
R+15.2
R+0.8
20,169
R
43.9%Humphrey7,826
52.6%Nixon9,387
3.5%
R+8.8
R+43.9
R+8.1
17,839
D
67.6%Johnson12,002
32.4%Goldwater5,750
0.1%
D+35.2
D+54.2
D+12.6
17,763
R
40.5%Kennedy7,116
59.5%Nixon10,458
0.0%
R+19.0
D+24.0
R+19.2
17,578
R
28.5%Stevenson4,520
71.5%Eisenhower11,351
0.0%
R+43.0
D+2.5
R+27.6
15,876
R
27.0%Stevenson4,460
72.6%Eisenhower11,979
0.4%
R+45.6
R+23.2
R+34.8
16,503
R
37.6%Truman4,839
59.9%Dewey7,720
2.5%
R+22.4
R+11.4
R+26.8
12,883
R
44.5%Roosevelt5,749
55.5%Dewey7,162
0.0%
R+10.9
R+6.6
R+18.4
12,911
R
47.7%Roosevelt7,727
52.0%Willkie8,426
0.3%
R+4.3
R+2.6
R+14.3
16,203
R
49.0%Roosevelt8,073
50.6%Landon8,351
0.4%
R+1.7
D+16.3
R+25.9
16,490
R
39.7%Roosevelt5,777
57.7%Hoover8,393
2.5%
R+18.0
D+20.2
R+35.8
14,540
R
30.7%Smith4,408
68.9%Hoover9,891
0.4%
R+38.2
D+21.2
R+20.7
14,353
R
14.9%Davis1,715
74.3%Coolidge8,525
10.8%
R+59.4
R+6.6
R+34.2
11,474
R
23.1%Cox1,953
75.8%Harding6,418
1.2%
R+52.7
R+32.6
R+26.5
8,471
R
37.0%Wilson2,732
57.1%Hughes4,216
5.9%
R+20.1
R+4.6
R+23.2
7,382
R
25.7%Wilson1,743
41.3%Taft2,797
33.0%
R+15.5
D+23.7
R+35.1
6,779
R
28.6%Bryan1,610
67.9%Taft3,823
3.6%
R+39.3
D+9.2
R+29.7
5,634
R
23.6%Parker1,247
72.1%Roosevelt3,807
4.3%
R+48.5
R+8.8
R+28.8
5,282
R
29.3%Bryan1,622
68.9%McKinley3,819
1.8%
R+39.7
D+10.6
R+32.1
5,540
R
22.8%Bryan1,396
73.1%McKinley4,476
4.1%
R+50.3
R+27.3
R+44.2
6,123
R
37.3%Cleveland1,940
60.3%Harrison3,134
2.4%
R+23.0
—
R+24.6
5,199
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
D
68.8%23,979
27.0%9,401
34,850
2022
D
73.5%20,676
22.7%6,371
28,114
2018
D
71.2%19,395
23.9%6,517
27,232
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Barre, VT
Year
Total registered
2016
44,523
2018
46,194
2020
45,702
2022
47,253
2024
47,277
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−118 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −1,200 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Barre, VT in Barre, VT: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−95
2012
−305
2013
−196
2014
−236
2015
−391
2016
−287
2017
−101
2018
−168
2019
+338
2021
+413
2022
+238
2023
+136
2024
−428
2025
−118
Barre anchors Washington County with a working-class identity forged in the quarry industry; its electorate leans Democratic but has shown independence on local races, reflecting the region's Yankee pragmatism more than strict party loyalty.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 46.1 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 59.4 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 43.0 points.
A population of 60,017, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $83,449 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bennington, VT and Brattleboro, VT.
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In 2024, Barre, VT, Vermont voted Democratic by 43.0 points (D+43.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 35,369 votes cast, 24,527 went Democratic and 9,327 went Republican.
When did Barre, VT, Vermont last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Barre, VT, Vermont voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Barre, VT, Vermont?
Barre, VT, Vermont has a population of 60,017 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Barre, VT, Vermont?
Median household income in Barre, VT, Vermont is $83,449 — above the national median of $80,734. The Vermont state median is $81,203.
What is the political history of Barre, VT, Vermont?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Barre, VT, Vermont from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican.
